Home | Human Centered Design Expert Jamal Nichols

San Francisco-based UX Designer, Writer & Speaker With 10+ Years Experience.

Available for hire June 19

I’ve worked with the absolute best in the industry across the entire UX lifecycle(Google, BMW, Wells Fargo, WalmartLabs).

My priority is to provide measurable business value through great design.

Experience matters. If you’re searching for a doctor to operate on your child, who do you want to work with? The person right out of med school, or the one who has performed hundreds of successful surgeries?

I'm The Right Designer For You If...

You need a partner who you can discuss early-stage ideas with and narrow down on what is the right product or service to build for your audience (Research & Ideation).
You need help crafting a compelling story around your company, product or service (Product Storytelling, Customer Journey).
You want to have full confidence that the end result of your money invested will be a product that works perfectly (Interaction Design), and looks great (Visual & Motion Design).
You are working in an organization where the biggest problem is not making a great design, but getting a large group of smart people to agree on a design that actually gets shipped (Communication & Collaboration).
You need someone who can work independently with very little instruction or clarity on requirements (real-life conditions).

What I've been up to lately

Helped a startup relaunch their identity and UX design in one week
Launched the most successful new UX Design Magazine and learning platform: 70.000 visitors per month just 90 days after launch.
Tried to build out a UX design practice at an old-school corporation, with mixed results.
Trained over 2000 students UX design through bootcamps, online live seminars and weekly online mentoring sessions

Specialties

UX Strategy
UI Design
Storytelling/
Copywriting
Interaction Design
Visual Design
Digital Product Design
User Research
Motion Design
Marketing
Teaching / Mentoring
Public Speaking
Service Design

Jamal brings excellence to your business. His cutting-edge feeling for clear and user friendly interface designs will leapfrog your app's or web service's effect on user experience (and will leverage your success, of course).

Jamal has a great ability to find and suggest solutions and his enthusiasm for the work, excellent communication skills and professional manner has always made him a pleasure to work with. I can give him the highest possible recommendation.