Designing Products

Delighting Users

brett sebbio

About Brett

Thanks for stopping by to see my work.

 

I design products that motivate users to take specific actions. I enjoy the challenge of designing a product that meets business goals, while providing the user with a meaningful experience.

 

I'm a user experience professional who has over eight years experience with designing fancy things like responsive websites, apps, software-as-a-service platforms, IR500 e-commerce websites, and lots more. But if you made me boil it down to one thing, I'd tell you that I'm a storyteller.

 

I have a beautiful wife, two of the cutest dogs in the entire world, and a cat who believes he is James Bond. I like lots of random things like guitars, scotch, football, the beach, and pizza. If you really want to get me excited, ask me about my collection of leather-bound books on my bookshelf made out of rich mahogany.

The Obligatory List of Skills

Proficient In:

  • Product Design
  • Interaction Design
  • Information Architecture
  • Visual Design
  • User Research
  • Usability Testing
  • Audio/Video Production
  • Agile Methodologies
  • Mobile-First Responsive Design
  • Analytics
  • Presentation
  • Product Management

Knowledge Of:

  • Creative Direction
  • Digital Marketing
  • Marketing Strategy
  • Front End Development Languages
  • Content Management Systems
  • Copywriting
  • Project Management
  • QA

A Word About Design Tools and Deliverables

Like most designers, I've used a wide variety of tools to ply my trade. I use tools like OmniGraffle, most of the Adobe Creative Suite, and Sketch on a regular basis. I've used Balsamiq, Axure, Visio, InVision, and many other tools in the past to communicate design ideas (even PowerPoint). One thing I've learned - the tool you use is not important.

 

The real question is, "Can you communicate your ideas to your audience?"

 

So, if that means you need to put together a prototype, that's what you do. Maybe you just need some wireframes and a few annotations. What tool use to get it done is irrelevant. And on the flip side, if you need to create a pixel-perfect mockup nestled sweetly within a deck full of statistics and bullet lists to communicate the message, than that's what you have to do. It's the designers responsibility to communicate his or her ideas to their audience.

Simplicity is Clarity

Work Samples

View my resume and check out some samples of my work. Let me know what you think about it. Feedback is always appreciated.

Portfolio

Weather App Case Study

Resume

CV