Our CXO.

For any system, interface or process that requires human engagement, it is only the service design and user experience design considerations that make those systems and processes usable, useful, pain-free and dare I say, pleasurable. Without these fundamental things, any so-called 'design' is nothing but proverbial lipstick on a pig.

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Hello.

I'm Evan Skuthorpe, CXO (Chief Experience Officer) at OldWorld Creative Ltd (OWC). My area of expertise is in the field of Interaction Design - the practice of designing interactive digital products and services with considerations of how people use them, how they consume content, and on what devices they use them on. In short, I 'do' experience design, visual design, accessibility, research (discovery through validation), architecture, and UX copywriting.

I come from a niche background in web design-related disciplines like usability, visual design, user experience, HTML and CSS markup writing, and some long-ago front-end dev.

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Recent projects OWC have been involved in include designing UX-led solutions in the financial services industry for the UK's biggest retail bank, and more recently, leading on the creation of SaaS products during a digital transformation project for a large land referencing and development planning company providing services to government and the private sector. Today, OWC provides design leadership, experience design, and visual design services to NATO, among others.

I enjoy mentoring other designers, leading and contributing to design processes, working with developers, business analysts and others, constantly learning from my peers and the ever-changing design landscape. I particularly enjoy the learning and exposure that comes from working with the varied industries OWC provides services for. I believe that it makes me a better, more well-rounded human and designer. I'm a driven, details-and-big-picture-oriented individual and I think this comes across in the work of OWC, where UCD and accessibility converge.

Elsewhere, and more importantly in life, I'm a father of three, a husband, curious world traveller, dual-national, and I'm an enthusiastic documentary photographer - actively and conceptually recording the world around me. I shoot street photography in the straight photographic style (think a cross-between Joel Meyerowitz and Stephen Shore, only with no skill). See my work on Instagram.

Evan Skuthorpe,
Chief Experience Officer

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