Martin Gray
Interaction designer
User interface designer
Contractor for hire

Martin Gray

I am an interaction designer who creates web interfaces and customer journeys with users at the heart of the design. I have over twenty years experience designing web sites and digital interactions for both public and private sectors.

I am passionate about delivering good user centred design. I have recently completed a contract at TPX Impact for DLUHC creating prototypes and journey maps for Digital Planning Data. I now available for a new contract.

For further details see below or find me on LinkedIn.

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Skills

UI Design

User Interface design. Creating production ready visuals based on the wireframes. These are on brand and pixel perfect ready for development.

HTML, CSS, GDS, Heroku

Code HTML prototypes for testing. Experienced with the GOV.UK Prototype Kit and the standard patterns using Nunchucks. Publishing on the web via Github and using Heroku hosting service to share it with others.

Wireframing

Wireframes are created in Balsamiq or Sketch and turned into interactive prototypes using InVision. Perfect for testing key concepts and layouts without the distractions of branding and cost of development.

Research, test, repeat

Understanding user behaviours, motivations and goals to build successful product experiences. Card sorting, A/B testing, user journeys, personas and analysis..

Testimonials

I reported into Martin whilst at Healthspan and during that time found him to be controlled and professional under pressure, offering solid creative solutions for all aspects of the company. More importantly he was a pleasure to work with and I still enjoy speaking to him outside of work.

Lee Evans

Lee Evans

Art Director at Immersive Labs

I've had the privilege of working with and managed by Martin. He truly understands brand and how to best use it effectively in the digital space. Martin is hardworking, forward thinking, shows great attention to detail and a great team player. He would be a fantastic asset to any design/digital team

Nathan Meek

Nathan Meek

UI/UX Designer at Bud Systems

Martin was my Senior when I started my first design role at Confused.com. A fantastic and relatable manager with an inspiring and clear approach to design projects and the communication and stakeholder management involved. I learn't some of the best ways to develop, present and manage projects through Martins examples and guidance.

Eriol Fox

Eriol Fox

Designer Lead at Open Food Network

CV

20 Years of Experience

Experience

Nov 2020 onwards
DLUHC, DWP, PINS

Interaction Designer contractor

DLUHC - Creating prototypes and journey maps for planning.data.gov.uk
DWP - Digitised the case manager review process for Personal Independent Payments.
PINS - Produced back office screens for planning appeals. Met the Beta assessment.

May 2016 - Oct 2020
Polecat Intelligence

Lead User Experience Designer

Designed initial sketch to final design of RepVault the company's core product. Own Polecat Hub interfaces and prepare style guide and interface guidelines.  Created product tours and personalisation.

Dec 2013 - Apr 2016
Muddy Boots Software

Visual and UX Design Lead

Ensuring the consistent look and feel across the company's product range by continuously reviewing, testing and recommending ideas to improve the user interface of each application.

May 2012 - Nov 2013
Healthspan

Senior Digital Designer

Responsible for the art direction of all digital projects. Design and layout of the e-commerce website, email design, marketing campaigns.

Nov 2009- May 2012
Confused.com

Lead Web Designer

Grew an in-house design team responsible for the website and email marketing campaigns. This included a redesign of the Confused.com homepage and the quote process increasing traffic and revenue.

Nov 2005 - Nov 2009
Bristol and South West

Freelance Web Designer

Contracted for agencies and in-house teams. Designed and built Brunel Promotions website and website re-design at Screwfix.

Aug 1998 - Sep 2005
London Agencies

Web Designer

Designing websites and advertising campaigns at Dorling Kindersley, Icon MediaLab, Modem Media, Cisco Systems.

Education

1994-1998
University of Plymouth

BSc (Hons) Media Lab Arts

4 year sandwich course in Digital Media, communication, HCI and design. Now i-DAT

 

 

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Skills

Web Design

95%

HTML, CSS, CMS

78%

UI Design

90%

Prototyping

85%

Digital Marketing

65%

Software

Adobe Creative Suite

100%

Sketch

90%

Invision

85%

Balsamiq

85%

Intercom

75%

Github, Visual Studio Code, Heroku

75%

Javascript, Nunjucks

65%

Miro, Mural, Whiteboard

80%

Portfolio

My Works
DHLUC – Planning Data Platform

DHLUC – Planning Data Platform

Gov, Mockups, UI Design
DWP Digital – PIP case review

DWP Digital – PIP case review

Gov, Prototype, UI Design
Inspector Screens – Planning Inspectorate

Inspector Screens – Planning Inspectorate

Gov, Prototype, UI Design
Hub Homepage Testing

Hub Homepage Testing

UI Design, UX Design
Polecat Hub and RepVault Design

Polecat Hub and RepVault Design

UI Design
Muddy Boots Software

Muddy Boots Software

UI Design, UX Design
Grower Management Mapping Screens

Grower Management Mapping Screens

UI Design
Weight-Away wireframes and purchase designs

Weight-Away wireframes and purchase designs

Branding, HTML Email, Mockups, UI Design
E-Commerce checkout process

E-Commerce checkout process

Mockups, UI Design, UX Design

Blog

My Blog

Contact

Get in Touch
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If you would like to discuss a contract, please get in touch. I work in and around Bristol but remotely too.

Call or Message

07976 763045

Around Bristol or remote

Yatton, North Somerset

Drop me an email

[email protected]