Nick Quinn
Verified Expert in Design
Designer
Barcelona, Spain
Toptal member since November 16, 2022
Nick is an award-winning product designer with over 14 years of industry experience. He has worked for some of the biggest global brands, including Sky, Three, BBC, The Times, Deutsche Bank, Ford, Aviva, Euronews, and GlobalData. Nick is an expert in crafting digital experiences, utilizing his UI/UX, branding, and strategy skillset. This expertise led him to design native web apps, software tools, brand identity systems, and strategic solutions for a range of B2B and B2C clients.
Portfolio
Website UI/UX Redesign | The Samling Hotel
Work Experience
Creative Director
Self-employed
- Acted as a creative director with startups, SMEs, and global clients on digital products, including native apps, software products, brand identity, and web design.
- Designed complete UI/UX for the Happy Joe app, including initial concepts to progress through each round of funding. The app is now live on App Store.
- Redesigned Apprentice Nation's online experience across web, mobile and social media. Managed all brand direction of their online and printed collateral, including brand identity for a festival in Japan.
- Advised and revamped an eCommerce platform, designed a website, and provided brand identity for a significant US-based company in mining and steel supplies.
- Designed and developed Storeganise's self-storage software for their global audience and supplied a style guide and pattern library.
UI Design Lead
Ford Motor Company
- Created a design system from scratch for the new Ford B2B product for digital upfitting.
- Presented research documentation to the client to validate the proposed design direction and principles.
- Developed high-fidelity prototypes, including animations, to aid the development team and visualize the design direction for senior stakeholders.
- Provided extensive documentation and developer support to ensure the product met design standards.
Senior Product Designer
Verdict Media
- Redesigned the entire Verdict news platform of over 40 websites with a 55 million industry professionals readership.
- Spearheaded the design direction and presented it to the board of directors.
- Supplied customer journey mapping and low-fidelity prototypes to align with Google Analytics findings.
- Built a design identity guide, including typography, language, color, and components.
- Designed a modular framework of news components to meet the deadline while eliminating design choices for the editorial team.
- Led the design team and managed the design system's output and implementation.
- Supplied handover documentation for the development team and led 30-minute feedback meetings to ensure quality control.
UI Design Lead
The Times
- Created and designed a component library consisting of news modules, image galleries, polls, and data visualization to be applied across the company's global website.
- Led the design output for the Times' digital products search section.
- Provided creative solutions for their magazine layout featured in the culture section.
Senior Product Designer
GlobalData
- Introduced a design methodology to their core and development team in India.
- Led the redesign of their entire B2B data software across 16+ websites.
- Applied UX principles to improve key areas such as navigation, core user journeys, and search.
- Provided the global design system across all sector websites.
- Operated within an Agile framework to reach the challenging deadline.
Design Lead
Forpeople
- Led all visual design for the Deutsche Bank wealth management app.
- Supplied style guide and pattern library for their native application.
- Pitched design work for their digital products to the Deutsche Bank team.
Senior Product Designer
Aviva
- Operated on several digital products, including pension tools and home insurance, within a hybrid UI/UX role.
- Delivered a proof of concept to encourage customers to invest in their future and educate them about money, working within a small team.
- Designed an innovative solution for effortless home insurance quotes.
Senior Product Designer
Small Back Room
- Led the UI/UX design for one of Small Back Room's clients' operating the architecture space.
- Presented to the client three designed concepts, each based on a big idea.
- Developed the visual branding and provided a brand style guide for product and marketing purposes.
Senior Creative
Brand42
- Led the design work of the award-winning Top Gear website for the BBC.
- Directed the design work of the award-winning web project for VisitBritain, celebrating the launch of Skyfall, a James Bond movie.
- Art directed photo shoots for a global supplier of sports materials and designed billboards and other printed collateral.
- Provided VisitBritain's social media and digital transformation.
- Designed the UI and UX of the Euronews media platform.
Education
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Graphic Design
Leeds Beckett University - Leeds, UK
Coursework Toward Degree in Graphic Art and Design
University of the West of England - Bristol, UK
Certifications
Brand Strategy Fundamentals
The Futur
User Centered Analysis & Practical Usability
Human Factors International
Skills
Tools
Sketch, Apple Keynote, Illustrator CC, Adobe CC, InVision, Microsoft PowerPoint, Adobe Illustrator, Zeplin, Photoshop CC, Slack
Languages
Visual Design Language
Platforms
Figma, Mobile, Web, iOS, Android, WordPress, Webflow
Industry Expertise
Consumer Products, Professional Services, Health & Wellness, Hospitality
Other
Web Design, App UI, UX Prototyping, Brand Identity, News, Design Systems, Modular Design, eCommerce UI, UX Design, UI Design, Product Design, Style Guides, Landing Page Design, Responsive Web Design (RWD), User Interface (UI), Visual Design, Presentations, Advertisement Design, SaaS, Websites, Responsive Design, Mobile Design, Wireframing, UX Wireframes, Layout, Software as a Service (SaaS), Dashboard Design, Web App UX, Prototyping, Web UX Design, Web UI Design, UI Style Guides, Mobile App Design, Mockups, High-fidelity Prototypes, Web App Design, Brand Strategy, User Experience (UX), App Design, Customer Journeys, Graphic Design, eCommerce UX, Branding, Fintech, Pitch Decks, Logo Design, Email Design, User Flows, Journey Mapping, Strategy, UX Strategy, Agile, Management, User Testing, Art Direction, Art, Design, UI Pattern Library, UIP, PDF to PPT, Web UX, Branded Content, Web Content, Iterative Design, UI Testing
Experience
- Graphic Design - 14 years
- Brand Identity - 12 years
- Web Design - 12 years
- App UI - 12 years
- User Experience (UX) - 8 years
- UX Prototyping - 6 years
- Design Systems - 5 years
- Brand Strategy - 3 years
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