Australia

Graphic Design

UX Design

UI/ Visual Design

Motion Design

Product Design

Customer Experience (CX)

Interaction Design

UX Testing

UX Research

Monash University

Shannon Towell

Freelance Experience Designer

Portfolio

Instagram

Bookings

Usability Testing

Typography

Product strategy

Communication

Collaboration

Problem-solving

Time management

Critical-thinking

Empathy

Organisation skills

Presentation skills

2D Animation

Accessibility

Branding

Design systems

Illustration

User research

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Figma

Miro

Adobe Creative Suite

Adobe After Effects

Mural

Introduce yourself, define mentoring expectations and goals. Learn and grow together.

General mentorship

Making remote and globally distributed teams work for you and your needs.

Working remotely

Learn essential burnout prevention techniques and replenish physical and emotional energy.

Managing burnout

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

Dealing with imposter syndrome

Navigating micro-aggression, getting paid what you are worth and finding a community.

Being a woman in tech

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 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

Practice HR, technical and behavioural interviews with mentors.

Practice mock interviews

Methods of prototyping and solution validation. When to use which kind of prototype (eg. Webflow, Notion, etc)

Prototyping methods and tips

Tips on how to work and collaborate with designers.

Working with designers

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

Explore different generative and evaluative research techniques. User research synthesis and presentation.

Conducting good user research

Ways and resources to improve your design skills.

Improving design skills

How to define an ambitious product vision and how to best communicate it to stakeholders?

Creating a product vision

How to conduct interviews, what to ask, and how to analyze your results? (eg. user interview)

Conducting effective customer interviews

While I've been doing small gigs on the side for years, 2023 was the year to transition to working for myself full time! 😎

As a Senior Experience Designer at Wongdoody I was crucial in fostering and growing their account with HCF by creating design systems, and improving/building UI from the ground up. 

Within the studio I assisted with improving internal processes for sharing work internally, lead initiatives and efforts to improve the design teams confidence and capabilities within Figma, and assisted with company wide initiatives within Wongdoody to improve our offerings in new and existing areas.

In my Experience Designer role I provided user experience, creative concepting, visual design, and prototyping for a wide variety of exciting, innovative, and interactive installations, and digital experiences for some of Australia's most beloved cultural institutions. Through my tenure I had the pleasure of working closely with clients such as State Library Victoria on the GLAMi award winning Map-O-Matic, Zoos Victoria, Melbourne Museum, Australian Sports Museum, Google, and Jewish Museum of Australia.

Shannon Towell🇦🇺