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My name is Jon and I'm an Interaction Designer with a drive to design elegant, seamless, and delightful experiences for users of all things digital.
Over the last four years I have been working as an Interaction Designer for Nokia, working on exciting projects helping to build beautifully crafted, engaging mobile experiences for users across Nokia's expansive marketplace.
This website is the showcase of my work, displaying my skills in interaction design as well as my talent for visual and product design. If you would like any more information, please do not hesitate to get in touch.
professional experience
Senior Designer, User Experience
Nokia | Mobile Phones Product Development
March 2010 - Present
Responsible for the design of the end-to-end experience of native contacts applications for Nokia’s feature phone platform, as part of a multi-disciplinary Agile software team. I am currently responsible for integrating the experience of 3rd party social networking applications throughout all native features, on a new touch UI style. This has been designed as part of Nokia’s core strategy to ‘bring internet to the next billion’ users, throughout the emerging markets.
UI Designer
Nokia | S40 Devices, Mobile Phones User Experience
October 2007 - March 2010
Lead user experience designer solely responsible for the Java framework design within the S40 software platform. Key responsibilities included iterative interaction design, usability evaluation, and specification.
Graphic/Web Designer
Self-employed | Cardiff
April 2007 - October 2007
This role included filming and editing video content for the UWIC MSc and BA/BSc Product Design websites, and designing and building websites for Fennel Media, Alan Barnes Consulting, and Jo Crump Equine Physiotherapy.
Graphic Designer
Tidal Exhibitions Ltd | Pontyclun
July 2004 - July 2005
This role entailed working on the design of exhibition stand graphics from the beginning of a project and following it through the printing process.
Structural Engineering work placement
Buro Happold | Bath
October 1999
Work experience. This role involved worked alongside Buro Happold’s Structural Design Engineers, gaining knowledge and understanding of the business as well as the processes and technology used in Structural Engineering.
education
First Class BA Honours Degree | Multimedia Product Design
University of Wales Institute, Cardiff (UWIC)
2002-2006
Level 3 National Diploma | Art & Design Foundation Studies
Wiltshire College, Trowbridge
2001-2002
A Level | Design & Technology, Art & Design, Mathematics
Frome Community College, Somerset
1999-2001
testimonials
“I hired Jonathan on the basis of not only having a solid background in user experience design, but also his creative talent and focus. In the years that he was a part of my team, my decision did not disappoint.
He is a concientious designer, always willing to help others, and able to stretch his skills to deliver beyond expectations.”
Miyon Im | User Experience Manager, Nokia Mobile Phones via Linkedin
“Jonathan is a competent and flexible interaction designer who has both ideas and an analytic approach to ideas. Jonathan is easy to work with and can be relied on to produce his work within the given schedule. I can whole-heartedly recommend Jonathan to similar positions.”
Minna Hekanaho | User Experience Lead, Nokia Mobile Phones via Linkedin
“Jon is amazingly meticulous, organized, sharp and has a great attention for detail. I worked with Jon on a complex project, mainly on the user experience design process with tight deadlines. He was always well prepared and on top of things under his responsibility which made all the difference in delivering the project on time. Jon is also practical when it comes to solving problems, which is an extremely important aspect when designing user experiences for complex embedded systems. Jon is definitely a bonus to have on the team.”
Aditi Bimalkhedkar | Product Experience Owner, Nokia Mobile Phones via Linkedin
“Jon Barnes was a very thorough student. An excellent time manager, Jon was also thoroughly competent and talented. If he does have a fault it is that he lacks the will to self advertise. Don't be fooled.”
Steve Gill | Professor of Interactive Product Design, UWIC via Linkedin