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About Me• Results driven User
Experience Designer with a passion for user-centric, responsive design.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with an uncanny ability to think both creatively and analytically.
• Strong project leader with demonstrated ability to analyze technical and functional requirements while maintaining a user focus and a commitment to beautiful design.
MY process MY AXIOMS1 DEFINE:
Competitive AnalysisUser InterviewsUser Research
2 PLAN:SketchingPrototypingPersonasScenarios
3 CREATE:WireframingPrototypingDevelopment
4 DEPLOY:Usability TestingSite LaunchAnalytics
1 The user comes first; before functional requirements and before design.
2 Good design not only compels an action, but also informs the user how to do it.
3 At the end of every good experience is a delighted user.
4 The best user experiences are invisible.
5 Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.
6 Mobile is now mandatory.
7 Empathy is always required.
Project ONEClient: iKids, LLC
Brief: Some investors were interested in starting an online photo contest for parents of child models and actors. Each photo entered would cost $10-$20 and monthly prizes would be awarded for the top photos, judged by top agents and photographers in the field.
What I did:In depth research of top competitorBrainstorming sessions with investorsPresented findings to investorsLed the UX design processContest brandingSite Proposal
Deliverables:* UX Brief* Sketches* User Flows* Personas* Scenarios* Wireframes* Site Map* Proposal Text in Red signifies Portfolio Examples on the next pages
SKETCHES
USER FLOW
personas
Project tWOClient: Earth Stone Midwest
Brief:A recycled granite and marble fabricator needed a complete web site overhaul to act as a marketing and sales tool and eventually become an eCommerce portal for their products.
What I did:Led the redesign of the siteCreated personas and user journeysCreated site map and wireframesPresented UX design spec
Deliverables: * User Flows* Personas* Scenarios* Sketched Mockups* Annotated Wireframes* Functional Specifications* Site Architecture Diagram* Prototype* Site Production* Usability Testing* Web Analytics Report Text in Red signifies Portfolio Examples on the next pages
annotated Wireframes
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15 of 31 Project: Earth Stone Midwest Site Redesign Date: 9/20/2012
Document: UX Design Specification Author: D. Finholt
©!2012!Finzie!Studios
Products Notes Header Image 2 Below the global navigation is a space reserved for an image showing the product.
Product Title The word “Product” is shown inside the black semi-transparent box in front of the header image.
Pavers Product Listing Below the Pavers heading are three products listings. Each one has the product title and image, and a “View Details” button that when clicked goes to the individual product page.
Tiles Product Listing Below the Tiles heading are three products listings. Each one has the product title and image, and a “View Details” button that when clicked goes to the individual product page.
Veneers Product Listing Below the Veneers heading are two products listings. Each one has the product title and image, and a “View Details” button that when clicked goes to the individual product page.
SITE ARCHITECTURE DIAGRAM
SITE PRODUCTIOn
OTHER NOTABLE PROJECTS
Campaign Site for US Senator Peter Roskam
www.roskamforcongress.com
Official Facebook Page for US Senator Peter Roskam
www.facebook.com/RoskamForCongress
The Soufan Group Website (international security consulting company)
www.soufangroup.com
Qatar International Academy for Security Studies Website
www.qiass.org
America’s National Debt Website (for Roskam PAC)
www.americasnationaldebt.com
Commercial Real Estate Management Web Application
confidential
Commercial Real Estate Management Mobile Application
confidential
SKILL CHARTS
Axure RP
Balsamiq
OmniGraffle
MS Visio
Photoshop
0 2.5 5 7.5 10
Software
HTML
CSS
JavaScript
AJAX
PHP
0 2.5 5 7.5 10
Languages
recommendations Dan provided my company with an amazing website. He really listened to our feedback and was able to provide the exact website that we all had envisioned.
Zach Mills,Director of
Sales & MarketingEarth Stone Midwest
Katrina Blando,Owner,Blando
Massage, Inc.
The final product looks awesome! You’re awesome. I know I keep saying that, but seriously.
thanks for checking me out
Ready to get in touch?Dan Finholt
Chicago, IL
mobile: 312.320.0287
email: [email protected]
site: www.danfinholt.com
