About me

onep1xel is Ryan Smith

You’ll find me at the intersection of design, interaction and data. Looking around, taking it all in. Probably drawing and making things on the computer. I’ve taken a few different roads in the last 20 years - in user interface, marketing CX and design leadership - and each has led me back to this neighbourhood. I love it here; it can be noisy and frenetic and then thoughtful and soothing. And that’s precisely the point, isn’t it?
(I also run Freewheel Weekends.)

My Approach

How I like to team-up & get stuff done

My approach to creating and collaborating is not revolutionary. It’s based on proven methodologies and experience. This is an overview.

01

Start at the beginning

Let’s work to uncover the root cause of what’s going on, making sure it’s the real problem. Then agree on a process, how it will be delivered and measured.

02

Gathering stuff

I watch people, ask them questions, find similes and metaphors, ask my mum, rally a brains trust. I document everything. Then whittle and refine.

03

Explore and develop

Putting pen to paper. Literally - Artline hits Moleskine. I scribble and write lists and I connect boxes with arrows. I rationalise with feeling.

04

Make a billy cart

Prototypes. Bringing the premise to life. A wireframe whipper-snapper that acts like one of the grown-ups.

05

Take it public

Bringing the output to the people that matter; the people who use it and those who understand it best.

06

Test and learn

Using data – from machines and people - to continually evaluate and improve. Collating and formulating how feedback can be introduced.

Cirro

CX and Communications

Ballarat Claredon College

User Interface & Interaction Design

Australia Post

User Interface & Design System

STA Travel

User Interface Design & Design System

Coopers

User Interface, Interaction Design & Design System

Telegram Open House

User Interface Design & Interaction Design

NoteMaker

User Interface Design & Interaction Design

Oracle Marketing Cloud

Creative Studio Manager

VicHealth

User Interface Design & Interaction Design

Next Digital

Creative Director

Turbine

User Interface Design

Vegemite

User Interface Design & Interaction Design

Other brands I’ve worked with

Want to talk?

If you want to shoot me an email you can do that right here. (Just genuine, authentic humans please.)