Rob Cornish
Verified Expert in Design
Designer
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.
Work Experience
Full-stack Designer | Founder
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.
Creative Director
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.
Senior Designer
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.
Education
BTEC Higher National Diploma in Multimedia
Amersham & Wycombe College - Amersham, England
Skills
Tools
Adobe Experience Design (XD), Adobe Photoshop, Sketch, InDesign CC, Illustrator CC, Adobe CC, Animate CC, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Flash, Apple Keynote, Microsoft PowerPoint, InVision, Photoshop Design
Languages
HTML, CSS
Industry Expertise
Healthcare, Technology, Retail & Wholesale, Marketing, Education, Food, Food & Beverage
Platforms
MacOS, Axure, Webflow
Other
Product Design, Art Direction, Rapid Prototyping, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Mobile App Design, Web Design, User Interface (UI), Full-stack, Branding, Digital Strategy, User Experience (UX), Fintech, Prototyping, MJML, Interface Design, UI Design, Digital, FMCG, Packaging, Consumer-facing Product Design, Beer & Brewing, Responsive, Mobile UI, Industrial Design, B2B, RVS, Design, Wireframing, High-fidelity Prototypes, Visual Design, Volunteering, Awareness Campaigns, UX Design, Agency Websites, Strategy, Responsive UI, Digital Agencies, Digital Marketing, Email Marketing, Websites, Corporate Design, Cloud Computing, Cloud Storage, IT Security, WordPress Design
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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