‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍Music has always played an important‍‍‍ role in my life. I've been collecting records and DJing for 23 years.‍‍‍
Playing for lots of Artists and festivals.

I founded an electronic music society at University and organised and promoted events and parties for over a decade.

Most important of all; music makes me feel good!

‍‍‍I enjoy Art and Design and visiting exhibitions. I have always enjoyed drawing, painting and photography. Sometimes turning my photos into pai‍‍‍ntings. I also like to make digital designs using photoshop and have been a freelance Graphic Designer for a number of record labels and club nights, and an
Artist agency.

‍‍‍‍‍‍I have over 8 years of product design ex‍‍‍perience. I started out running a futon and bed company in Camden. I soon had the idea to start an online bean bag company. I was in charge of designing all products and visual design and collaborated with a number of big brands. I ran this retail / e-commerce business from 2004-2010. Human Centered Design drove most of our decisions.

In 2001 I got a 2:1 in Philosophy from Cardiff University. I learned to question everything and not make assumptions, very useful in UX. It also helped me develop a bigger picture approach when solving problems.

The more varied life experience a UX designer has the better, so they can have empathy with a variety of users.