Behold: Thisman

   

Curriculum Vitae
   
Name

James Mellers

Born

Nottingham, UK
1978

Current location

Edinburgh, UK

Tel

Email to request

Email

james@thismanslife.co.uk

Web

thismanslife.co.uk

Skills

UX
User-centred design processes
  • Interface & interaction design
  • Information architecture
  • Experience architecture
  • Wireframing & process flows
  • User interviews & requirements gathering
 

Design
  • Creative concepts
  • Branding
  • Artworking
  • Art direction
 

Web
  • RIA design
  • HTML/CSS coding
  • Flash animation & coding
  • Experience in accessible design & coding
  • SEO basics

Employment

April '07 - Present

Adobe Consulting, Edinburgh

Title

Senior UX Consultant & Interface Designer

Role

Designing interfaces, defining user experience and helping to pioneer the use of Adobe technology as a platform for developing highly usable, visually stunning and innovative RIA's

Site

adobe.com/consulting
 

Feb '00 - April '07

MEDIAmaker Ltd. Nottingham

Title

Multimedia Designer & Head of Design Dept.

Role

Wide ranging graphic and multimedia design. Produced design work from concepts through to final products. Layout, graphics, typography, illustration, photography, branding. Static, animated and interactive. Extensive use of standards compliant XHTML / CSS. Also responsible for managing design workload and overall graphical output from the multimedia design department.

Site

mediamaker.co.uk

Sept '99 - Feb '00

Evening Post Group Ltd. Nottingham

Title

Scanner Operator

Role

Liaising with editors and designers. Scanning, colour correcting, retouching, cropping and cut-outs of photographs to be included in publications produced by the Evening Post Group.

Work Placement

Mar '99 - Aug '99

Unit 5 Digital Ltd. Nottingham

2 Weeks placement + 1 day per week, March - August '99

Title

Mac Assistant

Role

To assist in many areas of the studio. Montage, retouch, and colour correction of photographs. Creation of virtual room sets. All making extensive use of Adobe Photoshop.

Further Education

Sept '97 - June '99

South Notts College, Nottingham

BTEC National Diploma Photography & Imaging
2 years full time

Grade

Distinction

Core Modules
  • Photography (Practical, Theory and History)
  • Digital Imaging
  • Design Studies
  • Communication Studies
Other Modules
  • Video: Shooting / Editing
  • Book Binding

College Awards

June '99

Best Student

Awarded by South Notts College / Fuji

Best Digital Imaging

Awarded by South Notts College / Jigsaw Systems

June '98

Best Environmental (outdoor) Photography

Awarded by South Notts College / ProColour

Early Education

Pre '97

A-Level

A-levels in Photography, Art & Design, Physics

GCSE

9 at Grade A

Other Qualifications

Oct '96
  • Full British Driving License

Press & Accolades

Young Creative's Network

Interview on YCNonline.

TAXI design network

Awarded website of the day: 06 Feb 2006 on TAXI design network
 

Itchy City Guides

Restaurant photography for Itchy Nottingham guide books
 

Computer Arts Magazine

Quoted in article on typography: Everyday inspiration
 

Computer Arts Projects Magazine "Perfect Portfolios"

Featured in article about online portfolios.

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