Hi, I'm Nicola.
I'm a UX Designer, UX Strategist, and Product Designer in Manchester, UK.

Hi, I'm Nicola.
I'm a UX Designer, UX Strategist, and Product Designer in Manchester, UK.

Since 2008, I've worked on various digital projects as part of the team or as the lead. Some of my clients have been Jaguar Land Rover, E.ON, TFL, Asda, and The National Lottery.

How I can help you

UX Design

  • Design Planning
  • Wireframing
  • prototyping
  • User testing

  • Understanding project requirements
  • Playback sessions
  • Workshops (in person and online)
  • Accessible design
  • Design / Reviews with development team

  • Design Planning
  • Wireframing

  • prototyping

  • User testing

  • Understanding project requirements

  • Playback sessions

  • Workshops (in person and online)

  • Accessible design

  • Design / Reviews with development team

  • Design Planning
  • Wireframing

  • prototyping

  • User testing

  • Understanding project requirements

  • Playback sessions

  • Workshops (in person and online)

  • Accessible design

  • Design / Reviews with development team

UX Strategy

  • Align UX requirements and Business goals
  • Providing evidence of user investment = time/money saved

  • Mapping design effort to business payoff

Product Design

  • Ownership from start to finish
  • Product evolution

  • Sanity checking each stage of the project

  • Alignment with existing products for seamless experience

UX Research

  • Desktop research
  • Ethnographic research

  • User testing

  • Organising test sessions / research trips

  • User workshops

  • Finding playbacks / Presentations / Reports

UI Design

  • WCAG / AA accessibility standards
  • Design systems

  • Creating new styles

  • Following existing brand styles

  • Designing with developers

Design Management

  • Building trust in Design
  • Mentoring
  • Leading with best practice methods

  • Writing / creating project briefs with stakeholders

  • Managing projects / time management

  • Documentation

  • Design planning sessions

  • Building trust in Design
  • Mentoring

  • Leading with best practice methods

  • Writing / creating project briefs with stakeholders

  • Managing projects / time management

  • Documentation

  • Design planning sessions

  • Building trust in Design
  • Mentoring

  • Leading with best practice methods

  • Writing / creating project briefs with stakeholders

  • Managing projects / time management

  • Documentation

  • Design planning sessions

Stakeholder Management

  • Questioning decisions to understand underlying needs
  • Understanding benefits to each stakeholder

  • Playbacks / Presentations / Updates

  • Honesty