When I began my career as graphic designer, I was lucky enough to work with a small team to develop the graphics for Atomic's 08/09 Freeski lineup (see my visual design section). As time pushed forward, I moved into editorial design creating team magazines for the NFL and College at Fox Sports and Scout.com. During that time, I couldn't look through a magazine without mentally redesigning each layout; moving photos, using different fonts.
I have now come to a natural evolution in my design career. I am a UX/UI Visual designer. When I pick up my smart phone and use an app, I appreciate the good and I see how I would change what doesn't work. When I visit sites, I can see the visual layout and how navigation creates a pleasant experience. I now see the big picture. I see how design is not just created, but that there is a process keeping the focus on the end user. Bottom line, design is my passion and I love what I do.
UX Tools: Pencil and Paper, those count now a days, right? Figma is my go to for rapid prototyping while Balsamiq and Omnigraffle are great for wireframing and fleshing out ideas, user flows and sitemaps.
Other Passions: I really enjoy the outdoors, especially snowboarding and playing in the snow. There is nothing like listening to your favorite music and enjoying the powder. I am also an avid gamer and self proclaimed tech geek. I love technology and keeping up with the latest gadgets, games and VR.
I have now come to a natural evolution in my design career. I am a UX/UI Visual designer. When I pick up my smart phone and use an app, I appreciate the good and I see how I would change what doesn't work. When I visit sites, I can see the visual layout and how navigation creates a pleasant experience. I now see the big picture. I see how design is not just created, but that there is a process keeping the focus on the end user. Bottom line, design is my passion and I love what I do.
UX Tools: Pencil and Paper, those count now a days, right? Figma is my go to for rapid prototyping while Balsamiq and Omnigraffle are great for wireframing and fleshing out ideas, user flows and sitemaps.
Other Passions: I really enjoy the outdoors, especially snowboarding and playing in the snow. There is nothing like listening to your favorite music and enjoying the powder. I am also an avid gamer and self proclaimed tech geek. I love technology and keeping up with the latest gadgets, games and VR.
My UX Process
The UX Process that I follow is Research & Plan, Design & Prototype, Iterate & Evaluate, Testing and finally the Deliver & Ship. My process also allows for Agile development. The opportunity to break from traditional Waterfall cycles allows the team to re-evaluate and check in with the Project Summary and review goals. The process also allows for the development team to stay focused and produce a product that is on time and on budget with multiple iterations that, in the end, preserves a product that the user wants and needs.
Recommendations
"I had the opportunity to work on a team with Garth during our time at General Assembly. To me, Garth was not only a teammate, but a mentor as well. Garth was so open with sharing his talents and was able to bring his previous career experience in graphic design teams to lead us in the design phase. He is an idea guy and came up with some of the most innovative interactions and user flows. It was really amazing to work with him. He works well under pressure, listens to his teammates, and will truly do anything to ensure that the work is done on time and to a very high standard. Any team would be lucky to have Garth."
Helen Wang // UX Designer
"Garth is extremely hard working and dedicated to making sure the end product meets the needs of his clients. He has an exceptional eye for typography and layout. Anytime I asked for his assistance on a project he would jump right in to help out, no questions asked. He would be a great asset to any design team!"
Shannon Coffey // Sr. Designer
Garth is perceptive designer with a felicitous eye for detail and a catalyst work ethic. He has produced my projects posthaste and often filled my blanks in with the cleverest of designs--all without recoil.
He is a true designer, yet ever so professional to blend into any work setting.
Mike Dempsey // Content Strategist
Helen Wang // UX Designer
"Garth is extremely hard working and dedicated to making sure the end product meets the needs of his clients. He has an exceptional eye for typography and layout. Anytime I asked for his assistance on a project he would jump right in to help out, no questions asked. He would be a great asset to any design team!"
Shannon Coffey // Sr. Designer
Garth is perceptive designer with a felicitous eye for detail and a catalyst work ethic. He has produced my projects posthaste and often filled my blanks in with the cleverest of designs--all without recoil.
He is a true designer, yet ever so professional to blend into any work setting.
Mike Dempsey // Content Strategist