Hi, I’m an interaction designer with a particular focus on user experience. I help people to design things to support positive and memorable user experiences.
From the initial impressions of a corporate identity, to the ongoing daily use of a web application, the little experiences that people have with products and services matter. My approach is to design every part with care and understanding of the whole.
Whatever your project is, I’m always up for a chat about how we could work together.
Drop me a line on miek(at)collabo(dot)net
IxDa.org Redesign
I joined in the volunteer efforts to redesign IxDA.org, the home of Interaction Design Association.
Working alongside other interaction designers from across the globe, my role was that of visual designer, creating the visual frameworks for all of the major sections of the website.
Protospace
Conducted by ACID, Protospace was a research project looking into how we may design web-based systems to support video annotation for creatives distributed across different states, countries and timezones. I played the role of designer and researcher, responsible for designing the brand identity, collaborating with a diverse team in development of prototypes, as well as the evaluation of prototypes with user groups.
Wild Ark
The vision of Shoni Ellis, Wild Ark offers children location-based games in zoos, complemented by an online social network where children can play, learn and share their interest in the animal kingdom. I worked with Shoni to visualise the social networking component, and present her concepts online.
Codocs
Codocs allows groups of people to collaboratively share and work on documents online, removing the need for emailing back-and-forth of files. I worked with David Eedle to brand the product through a redesign of the software itself, as well as surrounding identity design, website and advertisements.
The Youth Arena
An illustrated flyer advertising a youth event for Darrebin Youth Services in Melbourne's north.
It was designed to appeal to families and young people unfamiliar with the Yute Crew, whilst still appeal to the familiar community of skaters that the program is involved with.
The event drew record numbers.
New Views
Website and online photo exhibit for the New Views conference and travelling poster exhibition.
The Book of Revelation
I designed a poster which appears as a prop in the 2007 Anna Kokkinos film "The Book of Revelation."
View the trailer (Skip to 0:25)
Akambo Private Wealth
I worked with the boutique financial advisory to create a website that their staff could update easily.
24 Hours Hobart
An online exhibit that creates a dynamic collage from a collection of over 500 photos taken by a group of students and academics over a weekend in Hobart, Tasmania.
I worked closely with Yoko Akama to design and code the exhibit.