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Rob Cornish

Verified Expert in Design

Designer

Location

Marlow, United Kingdom

Toptal Member Since

November 2, 2018

Rob is a full-stack designer with over 17 years of experience designing for a vast array of brands and specializing in entire end-to-end services. His work process begins with first understanding the business goals, brand vision, customers and their needs, and then aligning them visually into successful projects that grow businesses.

Product Design Web Design User Interface (UI)Responsive Web Design (RWD)Full-stack Art Direction Rapid Prototyping Mobile App Design Adobe Photoshop Adobe Experience Design (XD)User Experience (UX)Digital Strategy Illustrator CC InDesign CC Sketch

Work Experience

Full-stack Designer | Founder

2016 - PRESENT

Kuro Kin

Provided an engaging end-to-end service for clients.
Worked in partnership with clients to drive toward outcomes and goals.
Facilitated discovery sessions to understand the business goals, brand, and audience while keeping a strong focus on the user to create successful projects.
Designed and delivered high-fidelity visuals ready for development.

Technologies: MJML, Webflow, Axure, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Animate CC, Prototyping, Sketch, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Experience Design (XD)

Creative Director

2011 - 2016

Artlines

Ran a small design studio with high creative output for a range of national businesses.
Mentored juniors in the art of business design.
Facilitated kick-off sessions and client meetings to understand the scope and user personas.
Designed for the luxury hotel/lifestyle brand Karma.

Technologies: Axure, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Animate CC, Prototyping, Sketch, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Experience Design (XD)

Senior Designer

2004 - 2011

Creative Jar

Was hired as the first employee of the company, as a junior designer, and helped them grow the team to more than 30.
Designed for some incredible brands: McAfee, Homebase, Navteq (HERE), Knight Frank, Coment, Gossard, LeasePlan, The Garden Centre Group, GOP (Bahrain), and British Gas & Pearson.
Worked as part of a fast-paced creative team, making sure that the quality was high and efficient while maintaining a vibrant culture.
Oversaw the entire digital strategy for big brands.
Developed user stories and user flows and managed them to delivery to a high-fidelity creative.

Technologies: Microsoft PowerPoint, Apple Keynote, Axure, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Flash, Prototyping, Adobe Photoshop

Education

2001 - 2003

BTEC Higher National Diploma in Multimedia

Amersham & Wycombe College - Amersham, England

Experience

User Experience (UX) - 17 years User Interface (UI) - 17 years Web Design - 17 years Food - 15 years Technology - 15 years Fintech - 15 years Digital Strategy - 10 years Adobe Experience Design (XD) - 4 years

Tools

Adobe Experience Design (XD)

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