Hey! I'm Stuart, a remote freelance digital designer
It's great to meet you
I run Stu-dio Design (see what I did there?). Now living in Finland, I was originally raised in the beautiful Isle of Man.
About Stu-dio
Who is Stu-dio Design?
Stu-dio specialises in creating beautiful web and app experiences for products and users worldwide. I provide conversion rate optimisation (CRO) consultation, user interface design and user experience consultation for a variety of clients.
Previous clients I’ve worked with have included The Beatles at Abbey Road Studios, Zipcar, Betsson, HAYS, Smiley Movement, The Co-operative Insurance and Travis Perkins.
With 5 years experience in Central London agencies and 6 years as a digital freelancer, I’m looking forward to connecting with web businesses, entrepreneurs and start-ups whom may require design services.
Remote working
In the past 5 years I’ve had the pleasure of working in multiple countries. This included working remotely in Romania, Barcelona and Estonia in the past few years alone.
As most of my clients are based elsewhere, I ensure a highly collaborative process of working whereby all communication levels are kept to a very high standard.
I also write on my experience whilst remote working over on my blog Soft Office.
Skills
Interpersonal
Enthusiastic
Empathetic
Emotionally Intelligent
Passionate
Curious
Cooperative
Organised
Innovative
Observant
Design
Product Design
UX Design
UI Design
Conversion Rate Optimisation
App Design
Wire-framing and Prototyping
User Journeys and Sitemaps
Email Design
Brand Copywriting
Logo and Brand Identity
Creative Direction
Print Design
Software
Adobe Photoshop CC
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
Adobe XD
Sketch
Zeplin
Marvel
Slack
Skype
Figma (learning!)
Super Hi! (learning!)
Adobe Dimension (learning!)
Employment
Experience
Moken
Freelance Lead UI/UX Designer & CRO Consultant
June 2016 – Present
Onthree Design
Graphic Designer
March 2016 – June 2016
RedEye International
UI/UX Designer
October 2014 – March 2016
Codegent
Graphic Design Internship
July 2014 – September 2014
Cannell Print
Freelance Graphic Designer
August 2013 – September 2013
WaxWing Marketing
Freelance Graphic Designer
May 2013 – June 2013
Degree Education
Education
University of Chester, UK
Graphic Design BA (Hons)
2011 – 2014
First Class Honours
Testimonials
What my colleagues say
Stuart is an excellent member of the UX & CRO team and has done a really great job as one of our UI/UX Designers. His passion and enthusiasm for all things UX makes him a real pleasure to work with. His design work has resulted in some excellent results and uplifts for our biggest clients.
He's one of those guys you can always rely on, and also who never fails to put smile on our faces with his great sense of humour and positive attitude.
Chris Gibbins
Director of UX & Experimentation, Creative CX
Stuart is a talented and enthusiastic designer who is willing to get involved in all aspects of the design process. We works hard and has a genuine desire to push himself to produce work of the highest standard at all times.
Mark McDermott
CEO, ScreenCloud Digital Signage
A bit about me
On a personal note, I have many passions outside of design; this includes vinyl collecting (see image), setlist collecting and attending too many gigs.
Not only this but I’m an avid magazine collector of beautiful, independent publications. These include Offscreen, Backstage Talks, Eye on Design, Perfect Strangers and Market Cafe. Check them out!
Other passions include travelling, podcasts, meeting pugs and receiving my magazine subscription from Stack Magazines.
Earlier in 2019 I was interviewed by 8px Magazine about me, my practice and what drives me to get up in the mornings. You can read the article here.
I'm also on Dribbble
In addition to client projects, I also upload concepts and ideas to Dribbble. Follow the link below to stay up to date with my latest designs.
Soft Office
Soft Office is my remote working, mental health, design and culture blog. I focus on UI and UX, alongside current design topics and events.
Mission
Become a mental health advocate for the design industry and beyond.
Writing Services
Over the past 6 years I’ve wrote for some of the top fashion and culture publications. Specialising in music journalism, I’ve interviewed the likes of Linkin Park, Texas, White Lies, Dan Croll, Tom Walker and many more.
If you’re looking for a writer, I’d love to hear from you. Below are some of the magazines I have collaborated with.
