Hi, I’m Craig Carter. I’m a highly creative and outcome-focused UX/UI and Graphic Designer with over twenty years of commercial experience shaping digital products and visual communication. I currently run my own consultancy, Craig Carter Design Ltd, and I’m eager to transition into a permanent role within a collaborative team where I can apply my expertise to create meaningful, user-centred digital products in collaboration with developers, stakeholders, and end-users. I enjoy contributing across the full product development lifecycle, applying design thinking to solve user problems and Atomic Design to create consistent, scalable interfaces. My work spans user research, information architecture, wireframing, prototyping, accessibility, and usability testing. This holistic UX approach ensures solutions are intuitive, inclusive, and feasible while aligned with business objectives, and always informed by real qualitative and quantitative data. I’m excited to bring my mix of UX research, prototyping, branding, and visual storytelling to a forward-thinking organisation, helping deliver impactful, data-driven products.

Craig Carter

Hi, I’m Craig Carter. I’m a highly creative and outcome-focused UX/UI and Graphic Designer with over twenty years of commercial experience shaping digital products and visual communication. I currently run my own consultancy, Craig Carter Design Ltd, and I’m eager to transition into a permanent role within a collaborative team where I can apply my expertise to create meaningful, user-centred digital products in collaboration with developers, stakeholders, and end-users. I enjoy contributing across the full product development lifecycle, applying design thinking to solve user problems and Atomic Design to create consistent, scalable interfaces. My work spans user research, information architecture, wireframing, prototyping, accessibility, and usability testing. This holistic UX approach ensures solutions are intuitive, inclusive, and feasible while aligned with business objectives, and always informed by real qualitative and quantitative data. I’m excited to bring my mix of UX research, prototyping, branding, and visual storytelling to a forward-thinking organisation, helping deliver impactful, data-driven products.

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Hi, I’m Craig Carter.

I’m a highly creative and outcome-focused UX/UI and Graphic Designer with over twenty years of commercial experience shaping digital products and visual communication. I currently run my own consultancy, Craig Carter Design Ltd, and I’m eager to transition into a permanent role within a collaborative team where I can apply my expertise to create meaningful, user-centred digital products in collaboration with developers, stakeholders, and end-users.

I enjoy contributing across the full product development lifecycle, applying design thinking to solve user problems and Atomic Design to create consistent, scalable interfaces. My work spans user research, information architecture, wireframing, prototyping, accessibility, and usability testing. This holistic UX approach ensures solutions are intuitive, inclusive, and feasible while aligned with business objectives, and always informed by real qualitative and quantitative data.

I’m excited to bring my mix of UX research, prototyping, branding, and visual storytelling to a forward-thinking organisation, helping deliver impactful, data-driven products.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Web Designer and Flash Animator at RealNet Ltd
January 1, 2001 - March 31, 2005
Web design and Flash animation work delivering interactive content and visually engaging websites for clients.
Web/App Designer and Team Leader at Cannon Tomlinson & Mansley (CTM)
March 1, 2005 - April 30, 2009
Led design of user flows, interactive prototypes, and web layouts; contributed to a sustainability initiative that helped collect over 14.4 million devices; aligned UI concepts with brand strategy.
Director/Web/Digital Product Designer at CC Creative Design Ltd
May 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010
Provided UX/UI consultancy and design services for Opportunity Links, delivering accessible UI for UK councils and local authorities in line with WCAG AA standards.
Senior Graphic Designer/Web Designer / Senior Project Leader at TWI Ltd
March 1, 2010 - November 30, 2020
Designed UI for 10+ TWI websites; led UX strategy and research; managed a multi-disciplinary team; rebranded corporate identity across 100+ touchpoints; contributed to a site launch that enabled broad academic enrolment.
Creative Director / UX/UI Designer / Graphic Designer at Craig Carter Design Ltd
November 1, 2020 - Present
Designed branding, wireframes, and prototypes for the Asset Assure tablet app to streamline asset curation and auditing, cutting task times by up to 60% and improving data accuracy, while enhancing estate owner experience with a more engaging digital overview. Created data visualisation components for an investor portal developed for clients of a major private equity firm, following a recommendation from a Fortune 500 financial company after a successful joint project. Translated complex investment, fund management, and performance data into clear, scalable visuals that support confident, consistent reporting. (under NDA)

Education

BTEC National Diploma Graphic Design at Isle College (now College of West Anglia), Wisbech
January 11, 2030 - January 15, 2026
BTEC First Diploma Art & Design at Isle College (now College of West Anglia), Wisbech
January 11, 2030 - January 15, 2026

Qualifications

Google UX Design Professional Certifications - Foundations of User Experience (UX)
April 1, 2022 - January 15, 2026
Google UX Design Professional Certifications- Start the UX Design Process: Empathize, Define, and Ideate
May 1, 2022 - January 15, 2026
Build Wireframes and Low-Fidelity Prototypes
October 1, 2022 - January 15, 2026
Google UX Design Professional Certifications - Conduct UX Research and Test Early Concepts
November 1, 2022 - January 15, 2026
Google UX Design Professional Certifications - Create High-Fidelity Designs and Prototypes in Figma
December 1, 2022 - January 15, 2026

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services