Lilly-jo Cullen, Designer in London, United Kingdom
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Lilly-jo Cullen

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Bio

Lilly-jo is an intuitive and creative designer with expertise in apps, websites, games, and branding. Having spent several years working in a variety of domains from eCommerce, education, and health, she has a solid understanding of what it takes to lead design projects from scratch with a startup or take a large, established FTSE 100 company into fresh, new territory. Her clients include British Gas, New Look, and Marks and Spencer.

Portfolio

Work Experience

Product Designer

2022 - 2024
Toyota Connected Europe
  • Led the redesign of the subscriptions and payments system in the Toyota app, simplifying payment flows, improving subscription management, and offering more intuitive billing options to enhance the user experience.
  • Directed the redesign of the fuel loyalty program, improving user engagement through a seamless interface, better integration with fuel providers, and personalized rewards, encouraging greater adoption of the scheme.
  • Led the redesign of remote control features in the Toyota app, improving usability for functions like remote start and climate control and optimizing responsiveness for a more convenient and reliable user experience.
Technologies: Figma, Miro, Adobe CC, User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), Web App Design, Mobile Design, UX Design, Mobile, Creativity, UI Design, Product Design, User Research, UX Prototyping, High-fidelity Wireframes, Figma Prototyping, B2C, iOS App Design, Android App Design, Fintech Design, UX Audits, App Design, Mockups, Visual Design, Responsive Web Design (RWD), User Validation, Design Systems

Product Designer

2021 - 2022
Marks and Spencer
  • Led a discovery phase to gather and consolidate existing data and conducted primary research, including surveys, card sorting, and click tests to identify user needs, behaviors, and pain points within the Sparks loyalty scheme.
  • Identified key issues in the loyalty system and led cross-functional ideation sessions to conceptualize innovative solutions. Worked closely with stakeholders to define clear objectives and potential improvements for enhancing the user experience.
  • Created early-stage prototypes and user flows, visualizing and presenting functional requirements to development teams. Ensured smooth project progress, effectively communicating concepts and aligning them with the functionality for development.
Technologies: Figma, FigJam, Adobe CC, User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), Mobile Design, UX Design, Mobile, Web Design, Creativity, UI Design, Product Design, User Research, UX Prototyping, High-fidelity Wireframes, Figma Prototyping, B2C, iOS App Design, Android App Design, Fintech Design, A/B Testing, Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO), Heat Maps, Funnel Optimization, UX Audits, App Design, Mockups, Visual Design, Responsive Web Design (RWD), User Validation, Design Systems, Animation

Product Designer

2020 - 2020
Kin & Carta Create
  • Collaborated with the Kin & Carta Create team (formerly The App Business), working alongside Marks & Spencer to reinvent their loyalty program with individual responsibility for Android.
  • Visualised an entirely different concept, carefully applying the new branding, particularly when it met other in-app journeys.
  • Guided the design based on results from testing versions of the same feature at the Oxford Street in-store lab. Overseeing Android, I was incorporating and adapting designs to ensure the smoothest possible native experience for thousands of users.
Technologies: Zeplin, Principle, InVision, Adobe, Sketch, User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), Mobile Design, UX Design, Mobile, Creativity, UI Design, Product Design, UX Prototyping, High-fidelity Wireframes, B2C, Graphic Design, iOS App Design, Android App Design, Fintech Design, Funnel Optimization, UX Audits, App Design, Mockups, Visual Design, Responsive Web Design (RWD), User Validation, Design Systems, User Research

Product Designer

2019 - 2020
New Look
  • Assisted high street retailer New Look on their mobile applications for iOS and Android.
  • Transformed the existing web views into highly customized native experiences for the increasingly competitive market of bringing fashion into technology.
  • Redesigned major features including Explore, My Account, In-store Mode, and Tab Navigation.
  • Delivered user research, stakeholder and team workshops, app architecture, high fidelity interface design, motion and interaction design, prototyping, and user testing.
Technologies: InVision, Adobe, Sketch, User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), Mobile Design, UX Design, Mobile, Creativity, UI Design, Product Design, UX Prototyping, High-fidelity Wireframes, B2C, Web3, Art Direction, Graphic Design, iOS App Design, Android App Design, A/B Testing, Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO), Funnel Optimization, App Design, Mockups, Visual Design, Responsive Web Design (RWD), User Validation, User Research, Animation

Product Designer

2018 - 2019
Publicis Sapient
  • Designed British Gas’s Next Generation (NGA) app. In an extremely tight monthly delivery cycle.
  • Utilizing existing web features, we took the foundation back through workshop, ideation, prototyping, and testing with a focus on simplifying, and optimizing the customer experience.
  • Developed the the in-app sales journeys, the success of which brought added confidence, and further investment in NGA.
Technologies: InVision, Adobe Suite, Sketch, User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), Mobile Design, UX Design, Mobile, Creativity, UI Design, Product Design, User Research, UX Prototyping, High-fidelity Wireframes, B2C, Art Direction, Graphic Design, Android App Design, A/B Testing, Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO), Heat Maps, App Design, Mockups, Landing Page Design, Landing Pages, Websites, Web, Landing Page Optimization, Visual Design, Responsive Web Design (RWD), User Validation, Animation

Product Designer

2017 - 2018
Inktrap
  • Designed a variety of app products for companies, as well as created our own. These included transport, medical, financial, and educational products.
  • Utilizing our Developed Series workshops and design sprints, we saw clients from the start-up phase to completion of the project.
Technologies: InVision, Adobe Suite, Sketch, User Experience (UX), Marketplaces, Web Design, Creativity, Campaigns, UI Design, Product Design, UX Prototyping, High-fidelity Wireframes, B2C, Art Direction, Graphic Design, Social Media Design, iOS App Design, Android App Design, Fintech Design, App Design, Mockups, Landing Pages, Websites, Web, Landing Page Optimization, Visual Design, Responsive Web Design (RWD), User Validation, Animation

Designer

2016 - 2017
Smack
  • Drafted, designed, and built campaign specific apps, websites, and games within a team setting.
  • Assisted clients who were a mixture of big names, and start-ups. Clients included: The Body Shop, Ted Baker, Dominoes Pizza, and Dishoom.
Technologies: Adobe Suite, Sketch, Marketplaces, Web Design, Creativity, Campaigns, UI Design, UX Prototyping, High-fidelity Wireframes, B2C, Art Direction, Graphic Design, Social Media Design, iOS App Design, Android App Design, Fintech Design, App Design, Mockups, Landing Pages, Websites, Web, Landing Page Optimization, Visual Design, E-learning, Responsive Web Design (RWD), User Validation, Animation

Education

2023 - 2024

Master's Degree in Computer Science

Abertay University - Scotland

2011 - 2011

Short Course in Illustration

University of the Arts - London, UK

2009 - 2011

BTEC in Art and Design

Lewisham College - London, UK

Certifications

JUNE 2020 - PRESENT

Accessibility iOS

Deque University

MAY 2020 - PRESENT

Accessibility Android

Deque University

Skills

Tools

Figma Prototyping, Sketch, Principle, InVision, Adobe, Zeplin, Adobe Illustrator, Premiere Pro CC, Illustrator CC, After Effects CC, FigJam, Adobe CC, Miro

Platforms

Mobile, Figma, Web, iOS, Adobe Suite

Industry Expertise

Fashion, Fashion & Beauty, Education Technology (Edtech), Insurance Technology (Insurtech), Architecture, Banking & Finance, Luxury Goods, Insurance

Other

iOS App Design, Product Design, UI Design, Prototyping, Visual Design, Design Systems, User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), Mobile Design, UX Design, Web Design, Graphic Design, Creativity, User Research, High-fidelity Wireframes, B2C, Social Media Design, App Design, Mockups, Landing Page Design, Landing Pages, Websites, Landing Page Optimization, E-learning, Responsive Web Design (RWD), User Validation, Animation, Accessibility, Mobile Apps, Material Design, Native Mobile Apps, App UI, App UX, Mobile UI, Mobile App Design, Mobile Banking, Illustration, User Testing, Design Sprints, Service Design, Style Kits, Atomic Design, Icon Design, Material UI, Fintech, eCommerce, Branding, Logo Design, Data Visualization, Mobile Payments, Dashboard Design, Motion Interaction, Component Libraries, Apps, Web App Design, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Edtech Design, Marketplaces, UX Prototyping, AI Design, Web3, Art Direction, Android App Design, Fintech Design, A/B Testing, Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO), Heat Maps, Funnel Optimization, Blockchain, UX Audits, Wireframing, Task Flows, Dashboards, SaaS, Responsive UI, Journey Mapping, Problem Management, Quantitative User Research, Interface Design, User Interviews, UI Branding, iPad, Children's Books, Children's Illustration, Energy Utilities, User Flows, Customer Experience, eCommerce UI, Booking UX, Jewelry, Upgrades, Energy, Computer Science, Campaigns

Experience

  • Native Mobile Apps - 10 years
  • Illustration - 10 years
  • App UI - 8 years
  • iOS - 8 years
  • Mobile Apps - 8 years
  • Material Design - 6 years
  • Icon Design - 5 years
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