Hello, My name's Martin. I've been creating digital products, user experiences and branding for over 20 years. I like things that are simple, creative and nonsense-free.

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From bases in London and Melbourne I work remotely with start-ups and famous names from all over the world.

I've gained an unusually versatile skill set from a love of side projects, varied client work and six years with a SaaS start-up that was acquired in 2020.

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Things I Do

Things I do

Creative Direction - how to make things different & memorable

End-to-end UX and UI design of websites & apps.

Workshops to clarify brand positioning and messaging.

Branding and design kits/systems

Bespoke illustration, animation & data visualisation.

Design and build creative Webflow websites (like this one).

How I Work

how i work

Whatever I’m working on, I always follow the same simple approach…

Properly understand the project goals, who the audience are, what they want and what already exists.

Test early & often using sketches, mock-ups & prototypes to quickly learn what works.

Create organised systems of design & brand components that are easy to use & maintain.

Continuously refine & develop over time based on methodically gathered feedback.

A customer persona example
customer frustrations from a research document
Hand drawn concept sketches exampleHand drawn concept sketches example
Screenshot from the Goozby mobile app
Screenshot from the Goozby mobile app
dashboard wireframe example
selection of screenshots from the goozby appSelection of elements from the Product school design system
Dataviz heatmap screenshot
example illustration from the Therahive brand kitselection of screenshots from the Known 2 Me app

what people say

“Martin makes my life easy. He’s one of those rare people that I can give a brief to and then relax, because I know he’ll come up with something fantastic.”

Chi Dire
Founder of Rodocodo

“Working with Martin has been a pleasure - he is a true professional who always delivers what he promises!”

Veli-Pekka Julkunen
Co-founder of Game Refinery
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"Martin is an exceptional designer who goes above and beyond to understand and incorporate the client's vision and bring it to life in his design.

Martin worked with us to deliver our responsible technology consumption app Goozby from concept to launch, including focus group testing, design concepts and UX. Goozby was finalist for the prestigious Meffys 'Safety in Consumer Life' award 2019, a testament to the level of quality and innovative thinking he applies. I would highly recommend Martin and look forward to working with him again in the future."

Tarika Marshall
Founder of Humankind Technologies

"We were building a new platform and brand that needed to look modern and cater to the nuanced needs of our customers, and Martin delivered.

I was very impressed with his candid, no nonsense attitude and his UX and design expertise. It was a pleasure working with Martin and we look forward to an ongoing relationship that helps drive our products forward."

David Billings
CTO of Talent Funnel

Here are a few things I've done recently

Creative Direction | Branding | Illustrations | Website | Webflow Build & More

Branding, illustrations and website for a healthcare start-up that helps people improve mental health in a live online setting with trained coaches

Example therahive illustration showing a character going through the stages of treatment and going from sad to happy
Creative Direction | UX | UI | Design System | Branding & More

New branding, design system and website for the world’s biggest product management school

Example elements from the new Product School design system I designed
Creative Direction | Branding | UX | UI | Website | Webflow Build & More

Branding, product UX/UI and Webflow website for a new auto-updating contact management app

screenshots of the Known2me app showing the core self-updating 'k-card' functionality
Creative Direction | UX | UI | Branding | Illustrations | Copy Writing & More

Web app that saves designers and developers much time and effort when creating typography designs.

Screenshot of the Archetype typography designer app
Creative Direction | UX Design | UI Design | Illustrations

Branding and website for a Peter Thiel backed med-tech start-up that's developing a revolutionary treatment for sleep apnea.

Invicta medical site screenshot
Creative Direction | Branding | Logo | Icons

Branding for a habit and task tracking app designed to make life more more peaceful by nudging people towards positive behaviours.

Yourganize Branding
Creative Direction | UX | UI | Illustrations | Copy Writing

Mobile app using game-like challenges and positive nudges to encourage young people to develop healthier tech habits.

Screenshots from the Goozby mobile app
Creative Direction | Branding | Website | Webflow Build | Animations | Illustrations

Branding, website and illustrations for self-flying plane builder Ribbit, who help people operate their own pilotless airline

Screenshot of Ribbit's website showing a self flying plane illustration
Creative Direction | Illustrations | UX Design | UI Design

Promotional websites for the acclaimed trilogy of novels, The Darkest Hand.

Darkest Hand promotional sites screenshot
Creative Direction | UX | UI | Data Viz | Branding & More

Data viz showing what times of the year, month & week require more downloads to reach high app store chart positions.

Reflection heatmap screenshot
Creative Direction | UX | UI | Data Viz | Branding & More

Modular dashboard that allows app developers to track all their disparate sales metrics in one place.

App performance dashboard
Creative Direction | UX | UI | Data Viz | Branding & More

A variety of charts for displaying different app performance data within a single modular dashboard.

Reflection dashboard screenshots
Creative Direction | Branding | Logo | Illustrations | Icons

Branding for a specialist provider of occupational therapy services to kids.

Jigsaw Branding
Creative Direction | UX | UI | Illustrations | Animation & More

Design of a mobile horror game designed to test nerves and reaction speeds.

Arachnophobia mobile app screenshots
Creative Direction | UX | UI | Data Viz | Branding & More

Track commonly appearing words in an app's reviews to spot and solve any issues before they impact the average rating.

App reviews investigator screenshot
Creative Direction | UX | UI | Data Viz | Branding & More

See where in the world an app has potential to make the most money.

App LTV calculator screenshot
Creative Direction | Branding | UX | UI

Product design for a new and improved HR applicant tracking system that reaps big time savings through simple design.

Screenshots from a new and improved HR applicant tracking system that reaps big time savings through simple design.
Creative Direction | Branding | Website | Webflow Build

Branding and website for a CFO-on-demand service aimed at start-ups who need part-time help with their finances.

Run the Numbers Branding
Illustrations | Story & More

Design and production of an interactive storybook for iPad.

Littlest Sumo Book cover
Creative Direction | Branding | UX | UI

Branding, product design & website  for new analytics platform that makes it easier to track the performance of instagram posts.

Square Stats product design screenshot
Creative Direction | Branding | Website | Illustrations

Branding, illustrations and website for app development course 'The Adventure of Inventing'

example illustrations from the Adventure of Inventing project showing the guide/explorer character helping hikers in various situations
Creative Direction | Branding | UX | UI

Product design for ed-tech start-up helping educators with no coding experience teach kids to think like programmers.

Rodocodo product design screenshot
Creative Direction | Branding | Website | Webflow Build

Branding and website for a new music industry data start-up that helps artists track royalties. Backed by some big industry names.

screenshots of Cworks website design
Creative Direction | UX | UI | Data Viz & Illustrations

Design of data viz showing who hogs the world's wealth. (Shortlisted for Kantar Information is Beautiful award)

Who hogs the worlds wealth illustration
Creative Direction | Illustration | Animation | Website | Webflow Build & More

New Branding and website for an investment intelligence platform that gives non-technical investors the ability to use data-based techniques

screenshot of Omega Point's website showing a wall street bull formed from datapoints
Creative Direction | Branding | Illustrations | Website | Webflow Build

Branding and website for a new pediatric virtual therapy start-up that helps families and kids manage ADHD

screenshots of Clarity Pediatrics website
Creative Direction | UX | UI | Animation | Branding

Product design for an app that lets designers and developers create CSS gradients in a new, visual way.

Grad Pad CSS gradient generator app screenshot
Creative Direction | Branding | Logo | Icons

Branding for a platform that helps new car buyers to gather competing quotes from dealers.

Bidly branding