Nicky McAllister

Nicky McAllister

Senior UI DesignerLondon, United Kingdom
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Nicky McAllister

Nicky McAllister

Senior UI DesignerLondon, United Kingdom
Work history
    Little Emperors & Co logo
    Little Emperors & Co logo
    Senior UI DesignerLittle Emperors & Co
    London, United KingdomFreelance
    - Sole designer for everything digital - Internal and External Responsive Websites and Apps - Creating App UI following material design and Apple IOS guidelines - Creating responsive designs for the web to cover all possible breakpoints for main devices - Audited existing UI designs and transformed them into an accessible design system (Figma), using libraries, symbols, auto layout and variants - Creating high fidelity prototypes for the chief product designer to explore new features - Constantly researching industry competitors and trends to give product market edge - Handoff all states, specs, assets and prototypes to developers to clarify new designs and requirements for build - Quality assuring designs in various browsers and devices to ensure pixel perfect quality designs and features work as intended to users
    STA Travel logo
    STA Travel logo
    Senior UI DesignerSTA Travel
    London, United KingdomFull Time
    - Creating design system in Figma to support faster prototyping and A/B testing - Creating styleguide in Figma and Frontify as a single source of truth to be shared company-wide - Creating UI Flows in Figma to show stakeholders how a feature or journey would work - Rapid prototyping in Figma to show stakeholders a clearer picture of interactions - Check all colours and typography for accessibility against WCAG Guidelines - Creating UI designs for A/B tests for web and running tests to optimise components - Mentored Junior designer to follow and use design system for consistency and usabilit
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Skills
  • UI Design
  • Sketch
  • UX Design
  • Invision
  • Prototyping
  • Interaction Design
  • Digital Design
Education
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    Usability and User ExperienceNielsen Norman Group
     - London, United Kingdom
    Score 88% Activities and Societies: Usability testing overview Study locations and remote testing Recruiting Users Defining Tasks and Goals Conducting Usability Sessions Affinity Mapping Reporting Do-it-yourself user tests: Plan, conduct, and analyze your own studies, using in-person, remote, or online methods
    General Assembly logo
    General Assembly logo
    User Experience DesignGeneral Assembly
     - London, United Kingdom
    Score: 84% In this part-time course, I learnt the tools and techniques to design useful, functional, and pleasurable products. With an equal focus on theoretical frameworks and practical applications. Modules included: • Introduction to UX & Design Thinking • Prototypes, Feedback & Critiques • User Research • Competitive Research • Synthesizing Research & Creating Personas • Defining User Goals & User Flows • Paper prototyping & Usability Testing basics • User Stories and Feature Prioritisation • Information Architecture & Navigation • Responsive / Native design & Design Patterns • Wireframing • Visual Design Basics • High Fidelity Prototyping • Advanced Usability Testing • Onboarding & Behaviour Change
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