Work Experience

My time in college

Interactive Media Design

2016 - 2018

As the only person with programming knowledge in my class,
I was a key player in facilitating smooth communication between developers, designers and clients.

TELUS SmartHome

  • Created the first iteration of the TELUS SmartHome application design.

  • Regularly met with stakeholders to confirm application requirements, intended functionality, prototyping and app styling.

  • Worked within branding guidelines to plan the layout, design a wireframe and create an interactive prototype.

  • Bridged the communication gaps between stakeholders, designers and developers.

  • Developed a web-based UI design with simplified stylesheets accompanied by a branded style guide.

Algonquin College Corporate Training

  • Re-designed Algonquin College Corporate Training’s website for LEAN Six Sigma training.

  • Created corporate training using Articulate 360.

  • Designed graphical assets for courses.

Canada Revenue Agency

  • Maintained and updated internal learning applications to be used by auditors.

  • Created branded designs for internal awards, posters and web graphics.

  • Edited training videos.

Work Experience

2018 - present


Since graduating, I’ve worked with various CMS platforms, designing interfaces for many clients.

Canada Post

2019 - present

  • Updating and maintaining internal websites reaching 70 000+ Canada Post employees.

  • Cross-collaborating with all HR Teams to attribute metadata to over 1000 web pages, smooth SEO, timely content updates and accessibility for future AI programs.

  • Producing branded web graphics and short videos to be used in training materials and internal web platforms.

  • Developing responsive ads to be displayed on Smart TVs within post offices across Canada.

Masterpiece Studio

2018

  • Updating the design of the Masterpiece Studio website.

  • Creating an official online forum for users to send their feedback and discuss potential modifications and uses of their software.

  • Designing the UI of the rigging and recording features of Masterpiece Motion’s 3D VR software.

  • Performing usability tests to gather feedback on the software’s UI functionality in VR.

Years of experience

10 years - graphic design.

7 years - web development.

7 years - UI design.

2 years - usability testing.

Digital tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Clip Studio Paint | Illustrator | Photoshop

Microsoft 365 | Articulate 360 | Figma

Google Analytics 4 | Jira | Slack

SharePoint Admin | OpenText TeamSite

WordPress | Shopify

Webflow | Squarespace

Languages

English | French ( intermediate )

HTML | XML | CSS | Sass

JavaScript | GD Script

A sample of what I can make.

I start by brainstorming with clients to gather their requirements.
I’ll draw up a quick hand-drawn idea of what they need and get their thoughts on it.

Then I make a quick wireframe of some of the views within a user story.

Once I have the sign-off on the wireframe, I make a mock-up of the final design.

Adjustments are made to the mock-up after getting feedback.

Once the mock-up is completed, the design is handed off to developers to implement.

Sometimes, a prototype is needed to even further communicate required interactions.

Since I am strong with web styling, I can set up responsive stylesheets to streamline the process even further.

I can create scalable assets that both sit within the client’s brand and pass accessibility standards.

Interested in working with me? Let’s talk!

You can email me at harmony.hawthorn@gmail.com

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Use the contact form below!