Thoughtful design, built for people

I work on inclusive digital products that balance human needs with real-world constraints

Bringing teams and ideas together, I craft intuitive products for clients including public sector, enterprise and B2C, using storytelling to turn complex workflows into clear journeys that save time and build trust

Senior product designer · London (GMT) · Contract / perm · CV
human focus
inclusive design
journeys & workflows
systems & delivery

Problem to product

A selection of case studies

How I think, collaborate and turn problems into experiences

Designing for clarity and trust case study

Making eligibility checks feel calm and dependable

Faster, clearer eligibility checks and decisions for UK Cabinet Office teams

service design
gov.uk
design systems
accessibility
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Smart onboarding with human results case study

Reducing onboarding friction across teams

 2,000+ HR hours saved via personalised onboarding platform and prototyping

Data Logic
Design → code
Persona strategy
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Accessible journeys that clicked case study

Unifying email journeys into one accessible system

41% engagement boost through accessible email redesign and journey strategy

Journey strategy
Accessible email UX
workflow automation
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Design thinking that delivered case study

Simplifying signup flows through co-creation

23% more signups after reshaping a fragmented journey into a joined-up signup experience

Co-Creation & Design
UX end-to-end
Conversion-led UX
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Why it matters

These are joined-up solutions

They bring clarity, reduce friction and support better outcomes at every stage

Clients I work with

Clients

Startups to enterprise, early ideas to scaled delivery: my experience spans B2B services, B2C products and regulated spaces including public sector, enterprise and consumer environments

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Sectors

I’ve worked across sectors including consulting, public sector, security, finance, and retail

aviation
automotive
consulting
energy
finance
fmcg
health care
industrial goods
pharma
public sector
retail
tmt
travel

I am Ian Bartlett

I'm a designer, creative technologist and problem-solver

My work blends empathy with experimentation, balancing hands-on craft with mentoring, roadmapping and design leadership

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I bring three threads together in my work

Service design

Linking policy, delivery and the people using it

Accessibility

Baked into content, flows and UI

Storytelling

To keep non-designers aligned on journeys and decisions

How I work

Good design is not just how it looks

It’s how it functions, feels, and tells a story

At the core of every project, these four habits consistently power the work:

Connect

Designing for connection, not just conversion

Collaborate

Championing clarity, inclusivity and co-creation

Iterate

Testing early, iterating often, listening more than talking

Celebrate

Celebrating every tiny UX win (big ones too)

What I do and how I do it

I work across the full product lifecycle: research, strategy, pixels, prototypes, delivery, and code when needed

This site itself is one of my projects: hand-coded from scratch using HTML, CSS and JavaScript

Tools I trust most

From prototyping to production, this is my everyday arsenal

Figma Figma
VS Code VS Code
ChatGPT ChatGPT
SFMC Salesforce SFMC Salesforce
HTML5 HTML5
CSS CSS
JavaScript JavaScript
After Effects After Effects

Longer list: Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, Premiere Pro, Animate) • Excel • Framer Motion • Jira • Keynote • Miro • PowerPoint • Salesforce Marketing Cloud (SFMC) • Tumult Hype • Visual Studio Code

Design is a conversation: listen, shape, deliver

I start by listening: to users, to stakeholders, to context

GenAI helps accelerate the shaping: helping me explore, test and refine ideas fast

And I deliver: through accessible, human-centred design that’s engaging and meaningful

Let’s build something together

Playground

The creative sandpit

Space where I tinker with ideas: tomfoolery and experiments that later sneak into real products

Details here

Let’s connect

Let’s make something meaningful

I design with empathy, energy and curiosity, and I’d love to bring that to your next project

Whether you’re hiring, swapping notes, or just curious, I’d love to talk

It all starts with a conversation