UX Designer & Developer

Dave Rees

A Bristol-based User Experience Designer and Front-end Developer with over 20 years of creative agency experience.

Clients

Sectors
  • Automotive
  • Finance
  • Consumer goods
  • Healthcare
  • Transportation
  • Charity
HiQ Tyres & Autocare
Winner of a Fresh Design award for "Best Website"
Masterswiper-slide
Goodyear
Tenderstem
Red Dot Design Award Winnner for "Brand & Communication Design 2023"
Winner of a Judges & Peoples Choice Webby Award for "Website & Mobile Sites Entertainment 2023"
Acer Predator
Dunlop
Motability
Porsche
The Royal Mint
Audi
Aldi
Hyundai
aegon
AIG
Bentley Motors
Arla
Bank of Ireland
CrossCountry Trains
Crown Paints
Danbury Camper Vans
Essilor
Experian
Guinness
Tenvous
Johnny Walker
Müller
NatWest
Oasis Dental Care
Pink Lady Apples
Qatar Airways
Refuge
Severn Trent
Sulis Hospital Bath
Sunseeker
Cravendale
ReadyBed

Expertise

Insight gathering

I help clients uncover visitor insights by combining qualitative research (surveys, interviews, workshops) with quantitative behavioural data from platforms like Hotjar, VWO, Microsoft Clarity and Google Analytics. Competitive analysis, both in-sector and out-of-sector, helps me to establish clear benchmarks for features, functionality and the user experience.

Through collaborative workshops, run in person or remotely, I help client teams align their goals and aspirations for the platform. Using structured ideation techniques such as prioritisation ranking and the MoSCoW method, I help resolve conflicting requirements and define a clear roadmap for future growth.

Post-research, I collate and analyse insights to identify patterns, gaps, and core requirements for the project. I present the research results to clients and workshop participants, helping to ensure all parties are fully engaged and are aligned on project direction.

UX Design & Architecture

Using visitor and business insights, I create personas that define key goals, frustrations, and behaviours. Visitor journeys are created which map the steps the user needs to take and the tasks they need to perform to complete their goals. The mapping exercise highlights patterns in content structure and informs the creation of an information architecture that scaffolds the structure of the new platform.

I specialise in the design of responsive UX wireframes for mobile, tablet and desktop - focusing on usability, information clarity, and accessibility. Interactive prototypes, whether in Figma, Sketch or HTML, help to validate ideas early with clients and users, allowing them to be iterative tested and improved.

My UX process culminates the creation of a detailed UX Specification which formalises personas, visitor journeys, information architectures, accessibility requirements, and the intended experience every template and feature. The UX specification provides a single source of truth for the design, development and client teams for the lifetime of the platform.

Front end development

From early table-based websites to modern component-based frameworks, I’ve evolved alongside the web. I specialise in developing Craft CMS, Vue.js, Nuxt, and 11ty platforms, using modern build tools like Gulp, ES6 JavaScript, and LESS to deliver fast, accessible experiences.

Whether it’s a complex CMS-driven platform or a bespoke campaign site, I focus on delivering robust, performant solutions that exceed project goals.

Soft skills

Business development

Beyond UX and Development, I regularly contribute to business development - writing proposals, scoping projects, pitching for new business, and presenting to clients.

Working with cross-discipline teams, I bridge creative, technical and strategic perspectives - translating complex technical concepts into clear, user-centric plans for clients and colleagues.

personal projects

F1 Pitwall

An on going, experimental project built in Vue.js, NUXT and Prisma ORM to gather and present F1 seasonal data.

Go, go, go!

More to come..