David TJ Powell

Co-Founder

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom9 yrs 3 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Over a decade of design experience.
  • Expertise in UI/UX for mobile applications.
  • Led successful design initiatives for multiple high-profile apps.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Mobile Application Designer with expertise in UI/UX and digital branding.

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Skills

Core Skills

Product DesignUi/ux DesignUser Experience Design (ued)Graphic DesignDigital DesignBranding & Identity

Other Skills

App DesignDesign SystemsDesign LeadershipProduct ManagementFreelancingMarketing DesignUser Experience (UX)Mobile Application DesignUser Interface DesignTypographyClient ServicesVisual DesignPrint DesignVisual CommunicationSocial Media

About

Lead Graphic & Product Designer specialising in Visual Communication, UI/UX Design and Typography. With over a decade in the design industry, my professional journey spans agency, startups, and freelance, covering print, brand, digital signage, graphic design, UI/UX design, and product design. While I possess expertise in various design domains, my primary focus over the years has centred upon curating experiences for iOS and Android apps, collecting 8+ years of experience in this area. Apps & Products Hubble, Decondition, Squad Bets, Circles, Tressed, Liveliness, Vault Music, Flick Sports, Mallzee. Digital Signage Bubbleology, Burger King, Costa, EAT, GSK, GBK, IKEA, Nationwide, Pizza Express, Premier Inn, Uppercrust. davidtjpowell.com | dribbble.com/davidtjpowell

Experience

David tj powell

Lead Graphic & Product Designer

Sep 2023Present · 2 yrs 6 mos · Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom · Remote

  • Crafting apps, features, and products in stealth mode. Under wraps, high impact, zero spoilers.
Product DesignApp DesignUI/UX DesignGraphic DesignDigital DesignDesign Systems+3

Liveliness

Lead Product Designer

Sep 2023May 2024 · 8 mos · Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom · Remote

  • Liveliness is an iOS app which revolutionises the way sport and wellness communities connect, simplifying the process. Fast, easy, and on the go.
  • Sole Designer bringing Liveliness to life, reimagining the app, and redefining the vibe. With a fresh visual language and sleek UX that sparked 3k+ new users in just a few months. Led design calls, mentored minds, kept iOS sharp, and the design system even sharper.
Product DesignApp DesignUI/UX DesignGraphic DesignDesign SystemsDesign Leadership+2

Vault laboratories, inc

2 roles

Senior Product Designer

Promoted

Jul 2022Dec 2023 · 1 yr 5 mos · Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom · Remote

  • Vault Music is a cutting-edge iOS and Android Web3 app that empowers users to collect limited edition music. Featured in Billboard.
  • Founding Designer shaping the full app experience across iOS and Android, from pixels to product launches. Led design sprints, solved UX with clean visuals, and bridged design with development. Built design systems, wrote user stories, shipped features, and aided app store presence and marketing. Balanced user joy with business logic, crafting campaigns and brought artist brands to life.
Product DesignApp DesignUI/UX DesignGraphic DesignDesign SystemsDesign Leadership+2

Product Designer

Sep 2021Jul 2022 · 10 mos · Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom · Remote

Product DesignUser Experience (UX)User Experience Design (UED)Mobile Application DesignUser Interface Design

Flick sports

Product Designer

Jun 2018Sep 2021 · 3 yrs 3 mos · Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom · Hybrid

  • Flick Sports is an iOS and Android app tailored right for top sports influencers and fans, reaching 15+ million messages in just 6 months.
  • Founding Designer that teamed up with the ex-FanDuel Founders to design an all-in-one sports chat app. Designed live scores, chats, polls, predictions, quizzes, games and more. Shaped the app store presence, crafted the copy, led journeys, docs, handovers, and helped ship features. Fans got in-app currency called Pixels, creators got paid, and I got to make sports feel different.
Product DesignApp DesignUI/UX DesignGraphic DesignDesign Systems

Mallzee

Graphic / UI Designer

Aug 2016Jul 2018 · 1 yr 11 mos · Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom · On-site

  • Mallzee is an iOS and Android app which allows users to browse and buy from 150+ retailers, often referred to as Tinder for fashion.
  • Sole Designer steering UX, UI, and design direction from sketch to ship on both iOS and Android. Built the design system, shaped the brand, bridged teams from development to B2B and B2C. Solved real user problems with wireframes, flows, and prototypes. Led art direction from merch to marketing, PR to print. Mentored and made sure everything looked Mallzee, through and through.
Product DesignApp DesignUI/UX DesignGraphic DesignDigital Design

Beaver trison

Digital Designer

Sep 2014Aug 2016 · 1 yr 11 mos · Ware, United Kingdom · On-site

  • Beaver Trison is an industry-leading creative agency specialising in digital storytelling and enhancing customer experience.
  • Digital Designer working within a team helping reshape retail and food spaces through curated content and digital design. From the UK to Europe and the USA, creating digital solutions for brands you walk past daily. Costa, IKEA, Premier Inn, Burger King, GSK, and more.
TypographyGraphic DesignClient ServicesDigital DesignVisual Design

Arts university bournemouth

Design Intern

May 2014Jul 2014 · 2 mos · Greater Bournemouth Area · On-site

  • The Gallery at AUB is a major resource for contemporary art and design with exhibitions that have received both national and international recognition.
  • Design Intern creating both print and digital work for The Gallery and West Beach, from mockups to vinyls to plaques. Worked closely with the Curator, artists, and clients to deliver fast, clean visuals on tight exhibition deadlines.
Branding & IdentityTypographyGraphic DesignPrint DesignDigital Design

Education

Arts University Bournemouth

Bachelor of Arts (Hons) — Visual Communication

Jan 2011Jan 2014

North Warwickshire and Hinckley College

National Diploma — Graphic Design

Jan 2009Jan 2011

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