Hi, I’m Geri.
I'm a UI & UX designer, working on design systems.
I design usable and accessible products, that scale.
Recent projects
Projects
Lloyds Bank design system
I was the lead designer on the Constellation Design System at Lloyds, the UK’s largest retail bank. Here's how we took a product from small beginnings through to a multi-brand, multi-platform design system with an engaged community.
Constellation case study5 things I learned building Constellation
Checkout.com design system
I worked as Principal Product Designer on the foundations of Checkout's Infinity Design System. Here's how we structured a design token taxonomy (without getting component specific).
Design token taxonomy
Accessibility
I’m a keen accessibility advocate, striving to make the web a friendlier place for everyone. I've worked with specialists at AbilityNet and the Digital Accessibility Centre and completed Deque University's curriculum. Recently, I've learned:
How to scale accessibility with a design systemHow to write an accessibility statement
Design club
I've run weekly design thinking workshops at a London secondary school. Read how I've worked with teams of 13 year-old girls to design an app.
Design Club case study
Halifax digital rebrand
I worked on the digital rebrand of Halifax. As the UI lead in the design systems team, I helped take the visual identity and make it work for digital. Here's what my awesome team made happen.
Halifax digital rebrand
Form design
Designing for banks and fintechs has taught me a lot about forms. I'm getting together a repo of the research insights and guidance I've accumulated. It's still a work in progress.
Forms best practice
Design systems drop-in clinic
My team at Lloyds ran a weekly design systems drop-in clinic. Here's what I learned in running over 100 sessions.
Drop in clinic
WCAG for designers
The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) are a complex read. I've put together a checklist for designers.
WCAG design checklist
Design for Startups
I've freelanced for a lot of small startups, often as creative side projects alongside my main gig. Here are some of my favourite UI layouts.
UI design projects
Hi there, it's nice to meet you.
I’m Geri, a UI/UX designer from London.
I'm currently at News UK as Lead Designer on NewsKit design system. Prior to that, I was Principal on the Infinity design system at Checkout.com and before that, was design lead on Constellation, Lloyds Banking Group design system. Way back, I designed digital products at UBS and Bank of America.
I'm a massive form nerd and an accessibility advocate. I've learned how a design system can propagate accessible components at scale.
These days I’m more interested in a product that is inclusive than a product that looks pretty. My work wouldn't get any likes on Dribbble. But I hope it's helping our customers to make informed choices and hopefully in doing so, sleep a little sounder at night.
Be kind and take care of each other ♥️
Other stuff
- I grew up in New Zealand and only pretend to be British.
- I hold a BA in Digital Design from UAL with first class hons.
About this site
- I've enjoyed building and maintaining this little site over the years. It's just straight up HTML/CSS/JS off a Bootstrap template I've customised. A basic understanding front-end code has made me a better designer.
- Typefaces are P22 Underground and Sailec. Please pay for fonts! They take a long time to make.
