shannon tinkley

Design is life's soundtrack; if done well, it goes unnoticed.

Projects and experience.

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    Seamless

    Contracted by Seamless to update the iOS app and give it a fresh look. Not only was this my first project at Atimi, I was assigned to it on my first day. After reviewing the current app I broke down the major flows and redesigned it from the ground up, making sure each flow was as concise and intuitive as possible. I got the chance to work directly with the client, reviewing and discussing feedback on a bi-weekly schedule. The turnover and churn was very rapid in order to accommodate the tight deadline and I worked simultaneously with creative and dev. Review involved documenting and filing bugs while setting priorities and severity levels to assist the QA team. The product was launched in December and has retained a 4.5 star rating to date. Follow this link to download the app - Seamless Food Delivery and Takeout

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    Hookt Messenger

    Conceived two years ago, Hookt has evolved into a simple cross platform messenger. Although basic, it was very ambitious as I designed for four different platforms simultaneously. Became familiar with device capabilities and limitations as well as platform best practices for BlackBerry, Android, iPhone, and web. Provided my team of 15 developers with specs, features, and wireframes for each sprint. Also responsible for sign off and feature review before handing over to QA. In February Hookt had a viral spike across all platforms and reached number one under Top Free in the Social Networking category of the apple app store, beating out Facebook, and appeared in the top ten trending topics on Twitter.

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    Vodafone Slider

    Took on the Vodafone project after experimenting and presenting an idea that explored touch interaction and "gamification" for the airG community. The idea was sold and embedded into a series of Vodafone models.

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    Verizon Snack

    Assigned a third party application that required an understanding of Motricity's design best practices for 'snack' apps. Designed, revised, and reviewed with the custom program manager of Motricity before launching in the Fall.

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    Nokia Messenger

    Partnered with Nokia in an effort to integrate Hookt into their new 2012 handsets. Prepared all the third party documentation and put together a high-level feature list to hand over to the Nokia developers. Reviewed, commented and made suggestions on their initial design doc and info map and worked together on revisions.

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    momo⋅jobs

    Teamed up with two friends to start up a recruiting/job finding site as a side project. Wrote up proposals and business plans then prioritized feature ideas for some early sketches. Researched and explored branding (colors, icons, language) and put together a branding 'best practices' guide along with a logo. Designed the initial web flows including main screens and on boarding, reviewed the implementation and provided the art assets. Launched beta in March of 2012 and within a few weeks had 90 connectors and 8 partner companies, and still growing.

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    airG.com Website

    Started exploring some new concepts for our web presence and got assigned to do a full redesign based on some early mockups and suggestions. Created a high fidelity prototype in html for internal testing and review.

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    airG 3.0

    Took initiative with two teammates to explore and attempt to breathe new life into our outdated flagship product. Worked extra hours to design and develop an html5/javascript mobile version that was an industry leader in regards to technology amongst other social network competitors.

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    Made In Brunel

    Submitted and presented a capstone project from Simon Fraser University for the MADE IN BRUNEL competition in London. Wrote the copy, which was published in the "Thinking Out Loud" book, and designed all the print work with two teammates at the world-renowned design conference.

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    BeyondSIAT

    Spoke at BeyondSIAT and presented for SFU interactive arts and technology undergrads about career paths and industry highs and lows. Had the opportunity to meet and greet some of the 200+ students afterwards and exchanged stories and projects with the two other speakers. This was such an exciting and nerve racking experience, completely out of my comfort zone, but it was extremely rewarding.

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    Android Slider

    The Slider evolved from early concepts with Vodafone and became a full product with built out functionality across a range of popular Android devices. The multi-device platform required extensive testing and layout adjustments dependent on screen size.

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    Orange Widget

    Specced out and designed a basic airG spinoff product with a narrow feature scope for Orange UK in one month that evolved into a scalable release and joint marketing with that carrier.

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    Palm Launcher

    Volunteered to take on a brand new platform with one other co-worker and designed, developed, and tested a 'lite' community app in two weeks - the launcher turned into a multimillion-dollar deal with a handful of carriers.

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    airG Buzz

    Redesigned a subscription-based news 'value added service' product that lived within the airG community. Mocked up the screens in html and tested on multiple platforms which resulted in a subscriber increase. The update spawned redesigns across the remaining VAS products.