Ant Tyler

Category: UX Design

  • Why a Design System?

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    Why does your company need a design system? Thats a very good question which can be answered by this statement: “A design system helps to implement a strong brand by employing a consistent look and feel” A design system is an investment which is usually developed from live style guides that have been produced by…

  • UX Cross Functional Collaboration

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    I’ve been looking at cross functional collaboration and training after reading posts on UX forums. It’s interesting stuff and also the views that go with this subject. I think it’s important and something that I’ve done for all of my design career. Briefly, some benefits that can result from a well trained UX designer in…

  • A Creative Future

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    I’m pleased to reflect on my recent career and the diverse nature of creativity and projects that I’m currently working on. My Lead UI/UX Designer role is winding up as I prepare for part-time study in photography. I want to continue working in the UX field as I really enjoy the creative aspect of my…

  • Internal Design Agency

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    I’m working on improving our product design across our live NHS solutions for our company. This process is to formalise our design resource with an organised approach to production with our wider product team. To implement this I’m starting to run my design team as an internal design agency with a group of ‘clients’ which…

  • UX Benchmarking

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    I’ve been working on implementing a UX Benchmarking strategy for our products. We’re gathering more data now and it’s going to be a busy year for us with new products coming to market. UX Benchmarking is a great way to show our progress as our products develop and we get better at what we do.…

  • Design Concepts

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    I’m currently working ahead of production on design concepts for our projects that are in the discovery phase. Based on stakeholder requirements these concepts help to flesh out the digital solution that will eventually be built by our development teams. The concepts will typically cover the key screens that will enable users to perform certain…

  • User Feedback

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    Working on recent products has highlighted to me again the importance of testing usability with actual end users. This step can sometimes be overlooked when product teams are deep in stakeholder requirements and writing user stories. Getting prototypes infront of actual users in the early discovery phase of a project can save a lot of…

  • User Testing Prototypes

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    I’m currently building two Figma prototypes for a new NHS rostering solution that has a unique approach for the sector. The prototypes demonstrate the user journeys for two user groups of the new system. I’m working in close collaboration with our POs to refine the final prototypes ahead of user testing to validate our ideas…

  • UI/UX Improvements

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    I’m looking at making some UI/UX improvements to two of our products to improve usability and address inconsistent UI elements. Working with our product owners and senior developers we’re going through user stories that I’ve created based on live system adjustments to our UI. I’m writing my user stories to keep these improvements end-user focused…

  • Staff Organisation

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    It is sometimes a significant UI/UX challenge to design solutions for systems that will help organise large staff groups. In my current role I’m working on new ways to roster NHS staff for large UK based trusts. Keeping complex systems easy to use for the main user groups is very important in my user centred…