Who?

Name

James Mellers

Born

Nottingham, UK

Location

Edinburgh, UK

Tel

Email to request

Email

james@thismanslife.co.uk

Web

thismanslife.co.uk

Web

• Site design
• RIA design
• HTML/CSS coding
• Knowledge of accessibility issues and SEO basics

Employment

Sep '12 - Present

Microsoft, Edinburgh / San Francisco

Title

Senior UX Designer

Role

Working as part of Microsoft Advertising and Studio 415, creating innovative marketing solutions that put consumer needs first and allow brands to connect with consumers – for today and the future.

Site

microsoft.com, Studio 415

Apr '07 - Sep '12

Adobe Consulting, Edinburgh

Title

Senior UX Consultant & Interface Designer

Role

Designing interfaces, defining user experience and helping to pioneer the use of Adobe technology as a platform for developing and delivering highly usable, visually stunning and innovative applications across desktop, web and mobile devices.

Site

adobe.com/consulting

Feb '00 - Apr '07

MEDIAmaker Ltd. Nottingham

Title

Multimedia Designer & Head of Design Dept.

Role

Wide ranging graphic and multimedia design. Produced design work from concepts through to final products. Layout, graphics, typography, illustration, photography, branding. Static, animated and interactive. Extensive use of standards compliant HTML/CSS. Also responsible for managing design workload and overall graphical output from the multimedia design department.

Site

mediamaker.co.uk

Sep '99 - Feb '00

Evening Post Group Ltd. Nottingham

Title

Scanner Operator

Role

Liaising with editors and designers. Scanning, colour correcting, retouching and general editing of photographs to be included in publications produced by the Evening Post Group.

Work Placement

Mar '99 - Aug '99

Unit 5 Digital Ltd. Nottingham

2 Weeks placement + 1 day per week, March - August '99

Title

Mac Assistant

Role

Assisting in many areas of the photographic retouching studio. Montaging, retouching, and colour correcting photographs. Heavy manipulation, creation of virtual room sets and virtual stages for product images.

Further Education

Sep '97 - Jun '99

South Notts College, Nottingham

BTEC National Diploma Photography & Imaging
2 years full time

Grade

Distinction

Core Modules

• Photography (Practical, Theory and History)
• Digital Imaging
• Design Studies
• Communication Studies

Other Modules

• Video, shooting & editing
• Book-binding

Jun '98

Best Environmental (outdoor) Photography

Awarded by South Notts College & ProColour

Early Education

Pre '97

A-Level

A-levels in Photography, Art & Design, Physics

GCSE

9 at Grade A

Itchy City Guides

Restaurant photography for Itchy Nottingham guide books

They said...

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— Jeffrey Zeldman (@zeldman) September 3, 2011

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— Responsive Design (@RWD) January 4, 2012

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— Andy Clarke (@Malarkey) January 4, 2012

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— Veerle Pieters (@vpieters) January 5, 2012

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— Paul Boag (@boagworld) February 23, 2012