Hi! I'm Matt D Woodman^[MISTD]

About

My work

My work spans a variety of different media and disciplines but the core foundational theme is that I’m a passionate advocate for Design as a catalyst of conscientious change, ethical good and social responsibility. I believe that human-centred Design must always place empathy, accessibility and inclusivity for all users before being bold, ambitious, innovative and disruptive.

I collaborate with clients in; arts, healthcare, sports, charity, grassroots community, scientific research, humanitarian and education sectors to help achieve our common goals.

Skills & software

Skills

User Experience (UX), Research, User Testing, Visual Identity, Publication Design, Art Direction, UI Design, 2D Animation, Analytics Reporting, Print & Editorial, Web Design & Development, Prototyping, Photography, Videography, Stakeholder and Client Liaison, eCommerce, A/B Testing, Motion Design, Project Management, Digital Strategy, Native App Design, Digital Product Design, QA & UAT, Hosting/Server/FTP & Domain Configuration, DNS Management, IT & Email Support, HTML Email Template Development, CMS Support & Maintenance, Accessibility & Performance Reporting, Developer Handoff, Branding, Illustration, Social Media, Type Design.

Applications/languages

Sketch, Figma/FigJam, InVision, Axure, Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, Audition), HTML, CSS/SASS, PHP, JS, Microsoft Office, WordPress, WooCommerce, Google Workspace, Google Analytics, Mailchimp, Whimsical, Glyphs App, Slack, Asana, Trello, Lottie, GitHub, CodePen, DevTools, Core Web Vitals.

Experience & accolades

Experience

• Atomic Smash, Sustainability Working Group – Working Member, (2022–present).
• Atomic Smash – Always Evolving UX/UI Designer, (2021–present).
• Freelance Graphic Designer – various clients, (2014–present).
• The Group of Seven – Junior Designer > Digital Manager, (2014–2021).
• Shift Active Media – Intern, (2014).
• Positive Digital – Intern, (2013).

Accolades

• The Cornerman, (2019) – shortlisted for a Press Gazette British Journalism Award in ‘Crime & Legal Affairs’.
• The Ice Cream Slavery Case, (2019) – awarded first prize for a Press Gazette British Journalism Award in ‘Local Journalism’.
• The Cornerman, (2019) – nominated for a Drum Online Media Award in ‘Best Campaigning / Investigative Journalism’.
• Elected with Merit to the International Society of Typographic Designers [ISTD], (2014) – in recognition of typographic achievement.

Qualifications

• Conversion Rate Optimisation – CRO Practitioner training with Ryan Webb, (2022).
• DevelopMe_ – Introduction to UX Design, (2020).
• DevelopMe_ – Introduction to Front-End Web Development, (2020).
• International Society of Typographic Designers Student Assessment Scheme – elected with Merit to the programme, (2014).
• University of the West of England – BA(Hons) Graphic Design, (2014).