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About me – Tania Richardson

I craft digital experiences that not only users love, but meet engineering and business needs. From UX research all the way through to front-end implementation.

Tania Richardson Freelance product designer. Woman looking to the side with laptop.

I have a background in visual communication, completing my degree at Auckland University. Since then I’ve designed user interfaces for mobile, tablet and web apps; built websites for big name brands & crafted award winning marketing campaigns.

I’m passionate about tackling difficult, user centric issues; and learning about new industries where tech is changing the world, one deployment at a time.

My skillset lies in UX research, then building out a UI that is intuitive, fresh and backed by data as much as possible; ensuring that it’s not only usable, but meets WCAG accessibility guidelines.

I work with teams to provide the cross-over from design to development, providing style guides and front-end code to start building great products. Each project starts with user research – interviewing and gathering quantitative and qualitative data that then informs my designs.

I love creating design systems that scale – ensuring that your user experience remains consistent, whilst ensuring efficiency within design teams.  Here’s a selection of what I’ve worked on over the years.

Outside of work I enjoy landscape photography, attempting to surf and hanging out with my little one.  I currently work remotely from Brisbane, Australia and occasionally from Auckland, New Zealand.

If you’re interested in working with me or have a role you think is perfect for me – head over to my contact page to get in touch.

Experience

My product design toolkit.

UX Research

  • Dovetail
  • Product Board
  • Whimsical
  • Pen & paper!

UI Design / Prototyping

  • Figma (preferred)
  • Sketch & Invision
  • Adobe XD
  • Whimsical

Quant Data & Testing

  • Google Analytics
  • Crazy Egg
  • Full story
  • Hotjar

Development

  • Github
  • CodePen.io
  • Material UI
  • Bootstrap

Other

  • Octopus Deploy
  • WordPress
  • Apple music
  • Slack