Mobi Pizza App
MobiMeeds | August 2011
Designed my first iPad app. MobPizza was a quick and fun project, allowing me to show off my design, interaction and branding skills. Good fun and picked by Apple as a New & Noteworthy App!
Introduction
I am a digital designer and developer in Tucson, AZ. I returned home in 2009 to show my children what the sun looks like. I spent well over 13+ years in London (and a year or so in New Zealand) working for some of the largest marketing agencies and blue chip companies in the world.
Having worked for over a decade in digital, I have a wealth of experience working with such brands as Guinness, Hewlett Packard and Microsoft to name a few. My career has spanned everything from pure concept & visual design to UX and IA, all the way down the LAMP stack, Actionscript and marketing.
I have also been lucky enough to travel all over the globe, including Antarctica. I have lived and worked on three continents and hold both US and UK passports.
My wife is from the US, my three lovely children are from England and my cat is from New Zealand.
I also have a hugely successful royalty free portfolio of illustrations and photographs, with over 71,000 downloads and counting ( istockphoto.com/grajte ).
Selected Work
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HealthTrio LLC
HealthTrio LLC | November 2009 - Present
Lead UX / Web Designer and UI Team Lead, creating and implementing new design architecture, workflows and standards.
The Cocktail Catalog™
Striped Candy | April 2011
The Cocktail Catalog™ was a fun project for me and my mate Pete to get our feet wet in the world of iPhone Apps. I did the design and front-end coding and Pete did a brilliant job on the iOS build. Hopefully this is the start of many apps to come for us!
Performance1
Performance1 | May 2010
Complete branding and design refresh for my good friends at Performance1. Every thing from a new mark and type face to compliant XHTML. Rebuilt and designed from the ground up!
Ann Summers Parties
Rockabox | September 2009
Micro site build for my mates at Rockabox Media, London. Coded in PHP & MySQL, XHTML and CSS with a healthy dash of jQuery & AJAX functionality. SEO best practices were used in the coding of the site. The new site and data capture has far exceeded the clients expectations.
GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Microsoft | June 2009
Design for the new GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra movie micro site for MSN. Always nice to design for the fun of it and take a beak from all the thought work involved in UX design!
MSN Canada Homepage
Microsoft | April 2009
Complete overhaul of the MSN Canada Homepage. The project involved extensive work with local and international product managers, researchers and developers to get the final design and build just right. Focusing heavily on the streamlining of content and the user's needs, the new MSN Canada delivers a fresher more intuitive experience that has been well received. I also built a jQuery prototype used by the research team.
Window Live Messenger for Web
Microsoft | January 2009
UX Design for the new Window Live Messenger for Web. Full project life cycle included working directly with key stake holders, product managers and developers. Complete UX Design, graphic design with full application specifications and asset delivery to offshore vendors.
Executive Offices Group
Catch | November 2008
Design refresh for the new Executive Offices Group site for my good friends at Catch Digital. EOG wanted a clean new look and feel to go along with all the new functionality added to the site. The new design focused on better user experience and information architecture, while maintaining a professional look.