sandra reid

design researcher

About

Currently engaged in design research at designCORE at The Institute of Technology Carlow. I'm investigating education in post-primary schools to develop design thinkers. In collaboration with the Design & Crafts Council of Ireland (DCCoI), research is informing the DCCoI's design thinking programme for schools.

Country

canada

City

kitchener

Industry

research

Skill

web design, cms, graphic design, logo design, digital marketing, layout, photoshop, web development, graphics, information architecture, interaction design, indesign, user experience, wordpress, dreamweaver, website development, seo, corporate identity, corporate branding, brochures, user interface design, web analytics, typography, html5, project management, search engine optimization, front end, web content management, google analytics, branding, copywriting, vector illustration, design research, design thinking, content management systems, web marketing, research interviewing, paper prototyping, co design, ux

Experience

design researcher

design core

2017-1 - Present · 9 yrs 9 mos

Building an Early Years Community of Design-led Thinkers to support an Innovation-based Society".

interaction and digital user experience designer

zofo creative

2006-7 - 2016-12 · 10 yrs 6 mos

User Experience Designer, designing clean usable websites. Loves information architecture and organising information to enhance end users experience. Has many years' experience working with clients on a one-to-one basis.

website designer

márla communications

2005-6 - 2006-7 · 1 yr 2 mos

Designed websites, set up the information architecture, wrote briefs and designed simple clearly defined websites. Project managed website production worked with backend programmers, focusing on both the end user's experience along with the client's needs.

website and graphic designer

webtrade limited

2000-4 - 2001-11 · 1 yr 8 mos

Employed as a website designer. I originated the interface and architecture for clients’ websites, incorporating Webtrade’s content management system. Worked closely with project managers and programmers to integrate frontend design with backend functionality. Designed print based graphics and the company's corporate identity including logo, stationery, exhibition stand advertising and folders.

freelance website and graphic designer

hosting ireland

2004-1 - 2005-6 · 1 yr 6 mos

Designed website interface layouts for Protocol Web Development, Waterford on a freelance basis.

forms and information designer

commonwealth bank

2003-5 - 2003-11 · 7 mos

Part of a team of twenty designers and programmers designing the Commonwealth Bank of Australia's forms for both online and print output, to improve the end-user experience.