United Kingdom

Product Design

UX Design

UI/ Visual Design

Motion Design

Project Management

UX Testing

UX Research

Adrian Van Cooten

Lead Product Designer - UX, UI, ID

Communication

Problem-solving

Empathy

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Negotiation

Figma

Framer

Strategies for maximizing your design internship or co-op program.

Getting the most out of my internship

Tips for transitioning into a new role or company.

Changing roles

How to ask for a promotion and negotiate for salary raise?

Negotiating a job offer

How to think about design career paths and what progression looks like for designers?

Design career path

Get actionable feedback on your resume or portfolio.

Resume and portfolio review

How to create a positive workplace culture that drives collaboration and productivity?

Fostering a good team culture

Steps to building and maintaining a strong, cohesive and effective team.

Building an effective team

Talk to people who have learned to manage their imposter syndrome.

Dealing with imposter syndrome

How to work with team members with different skill sets but towards a common goal?

Working cross-functionally

Methods and models of exploring, deciding and delivering design.

Building a design process

Managing being the only designer at your company and working with non-designers.

Being the only designer

Ways and resources to improve your design skills.

Improving design skills

What are design systems and how to work with them?

Building successful design systems

David Zwirner is a contemporary art gallery with locations in New York, London, Paris and Hong Kong.

Designed and developed a proof of concept user journey flows for a revolutionary new insurance tech start up.

Aesop is an Australian luxury skin care brand. Aesop's objective has always been to formulate skin, body and hair care products of the finest quality, as well as fragrance and accessories for the self and home.  Each Aesop store has a unique interior design developed in collaboration with various architects, interior designers and artists.

Thread is a clothes discovery service and personalised shop that makes it easy for people to dress well.

I was hired by Double Noire to concept, develop the user experience, design, prototype and create a design system for an MVP for a well known mobility app.

Pelico is a start up that helps manufacturers boost their operational performance with data. I was tasked with  redesigning the application that their clients, specifically Supply Chain Managers will use to boost productivity from within their organisation.

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