A designer in your corner. Without the overhead.
Hi, I’m Dave. I work with agencies and businesses that need senior design firepower, without hiring for it. I embed, I deliver, and I make your team look good. No fluff, no management overhead, no waffle.
ROI for a hotel website redesign
Revenue increase from a UX overhaul
Across industries, platforms and team sizes
Proud to have worked with
One day or six months. Embedded or independent. Just great design, delivered at pace.
Senior resource. Zero hand-holding.
Stretched, under-resourced, or need a specialist fast? I slot into your team and deliver. White-label, embedded, or sprint-based. Your client never needs to know.
Bring me in as resource
Senior design, without the senior hire.
Need a designer who leads, not just executes? I work with founders, product teams and stakeholders from discovery to shipped. No overhead, no ramp-up.
Work hard and don't be a dick
Twenty years in, that's genuinely all there is to it. Show up, do the work properly, be someone people actually want to work with. The rest takes care of itself.
Work that moved the needle
These are surface-level. Deeper detail available on request.
Social app for a leading global private bank
LinkedIn-style social features, learning tools, and events built for private banking clients. Can't say who, you'd recognise the name.
Atomic design system for Standard Chartered's global site
Ground-up atomic design system and complete global site redesign for one of the world's largest banks. Built to scale across markets, products, and teams.
CRO and experimentation for category leader Blinds2Go
Worked across the full purchase funnel, research, UX redesign and a structured experimentation programme to find what actually moved the needle.
I can help you with...
Discovery
Get the problem right before you design the solution.
Workshops
Design sprints, discovery, stakeholder alignment.
User Research
Qual and quant. Insights that lead somewhere.
UX/UI Design
Wireframes, prototypes, apps, sites, brand UI.
Design Systems
Consistency and speed for growing product teams.
CRO
Experiment design and iteration that improves real metrics.
Don't see exactly what you need? Get in touch anyway. If I can help, I will. If I can't, I'll point you in the right direction.
I've worked across...
I'm not a big fan of being "an expert in [insert industry]". As a product designer I'm here to solve problems, irrespective of industry. That said, here's a list of industries I've helped clients in.
Derv, Div, Dev, Dave
I'm a proud Northerner (will shoehorn this into most conversations), living, playing and designing from Northampton, UK.
When I started out in design, all I wanted to do was create the 'nicest' looking work. 20 years on and that's all changed. Yes, I still obsess over the UI, but it's not about me. It's about the end user and making their digital experience as simple and seamless as possible. If you get that bit right, the results will follow.I've worked with banks, Premier League clubs, global brands and early-stage startups. The job's always the same: understand the problem, design the solution, ship the thing.
I love the power of teamwork and collaboration, working closely with clients and stakeholders to achieve shared goals. Maybe it's because I'm a friendly Northerner (shoehorned in). So, let's connect.
My 'go to' tools
Figma
Webflow
Useberry
Google Analytics
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