In my career & my spare time I am passionate about sharing knowledge
I have been fortunate enough to learn from some amazing Designers. Whether its establishing principles, portfolio reviews or just support, the best tool a Designer can have, is another Designer
“Thanks to Luke's ongoing mentorship and encouragement, I was able to land my first role as a Junior UX Designer!!”
~ Vaishali M, Junior UX/UI Designer
Training & stakeholder workshops
One of the most important parts of any Designers responsibilities is educating and justifying the value of Design within an organisation
From simple documentation to stakeholder workshops and company wide presentations, over the years I have taken every opportunity I can to drive user-centricity, give my teams the support they need and drive better product delivery
Mentoring, career development & design advice
Personal development is very important to me and mentoring Designers of all levels, has given me a fantastic opportunity to meet people from all over the world, and help Designers develop their careers.
For as long as I can add value, I will continue to mentor and help wherever possible.
Meet~ups & events
I love standing up, posing different ways of thinking and driving debate about design practices.
From arguing why personas are dead, to feeding people cake to get them to consider how think creatively, speaking at events has ultimately been a lot of fun and has challenged me in some very unique ways.
The talks, workshops and courses I have written and delivered.
Talks
What is User Experience?
Life at sea & other adventures in user research
Design is not just pretty pictures; the importance of experience mapping
Challenges of Enterprise UX
Workshops
It’s just a house; the basic fundamentals of user experience
Two princes; why understanding your users is so important
Build me some stairs; why you always need user research
Let them eat cake! - creative thinking is a skill and you already have it
Courses
Talk about Experiences, not Designs; integrating Design into Product
Don’t just follow; the three most important principles for job hunting
Show me the conflict; how to create more effective portfolio case studies
“Luke is a great mentor, I've known him for about two years now and I still catch up with him for advice, as he's one of the best designers I've known”
~ Anastasiia S, Product Designer