Stu Collett Art Direction for websitesExperience
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At present Super User Studio Ltd
Bath, UK
Co-Founder & Design Director

I'm the Co-Founder & Design Director of Super User Studio Ltd.

Super User Studio provide user experience research, strategy, user-centred design and evaluation services to leading digital brands. We’re an experienced team of usability consultants, information architects, visual and interactive designers, producers and project managers.

Here's an overview of our services:

Research & Strategy
We use varied research and auditing techniques to uncover and understand the unique challenges involved in your project. Out of this research and analysis, we produce our recommended strategy for your product’s development.

Design
Our user-centred design techniques will help you produce a solution that’s intuitively structured and highly usable. We also combine these techniques with cutting edge visual design to powerfully connect your brand with its target users.

Evaluation
Because your product is always evolving, we offer a range of evaluation and testing techniques to help you stay competitive and compelling in your marketplace.

What products do we work with?

• Information driven websites
• Web applications
• E-commerce websites
• Web software
• Desktop software
• Mobile platform
• Touch Screens
2007 to 2008 Casino.com
Sotogrande, Spain
Creative Team Leader

Responsible for leading and managing design team, implementing UE design processes and creating better design practices across the company. Created effective art directions for daily email newsletters, site redesign, direct mail outs and banner adverts.
2006 to 2007 Reedus Design
San Pedro de Alcantara, Spain
Senior Designer / Art Director

As lead designer at Reedus Design, I was responsible for the art direction of websites, brand creation and print work. In this small company, designed and assisted in the direction and education of other design staff to execute projects to a quick turnaround and high standard.

The user experience design methodology I work to has helped shape both internal procedures and client-facing practises. Working closely with a producer, I helped deliver highly complex information design solutions, brochure-ware sites and corporate branding artwork and documentation (style guides) from conception to delivery.

Varied clients ranging from property, financial, law, interior design, holiday and investment institutions.
2004 to 2006 BBC Interactive Drama
& Entertainment
London, UK
Mid weight / Senior Designer

Knowledge of user experience design process and branding applied to teen-targeted websites, departmental intranets and software interfaces.

Responsible for art direction, photography, design and branding of Jamie Kane; the BBC's first online, interactive adventure, using A.I. This has involved the conceptual design and build of a smorgasbord of websites and applications, flash sites, albums covers, dynamic mp3 players, animations, posters, magazine covers, badges and screensavers in order to create a virtual world encompassing the mystery of Jamie Kane.

Responsible for information architecture, UE & UI design, branding, concept and visual design for BBC Comedy & BBC Comedy Soup.
2002 - 2004 BBC Interactive Drama
& Entertainment
London, UK
Designer / Content Producer
Top of the Pops online


Complete re-design of the TOTP website (2003) - Interviewing pop stars for TV and web - Creating pop features and news - Design and production of a series of themed flash games - Re-design and build of messageboard - A/V editing – Attachment on TOTP magazine working with Art Director.
2001 - 2002 Hyperinteractive
London, UK
Flash Designer

Interactive design solutions for internationally award-winning websites such as Aardman Animations, Snickers and Mitsubishi Motors – Oversaw websites from concept through production - Illustration of interactive maps – Implementation of actionscript, javascript for cross-platform browser detection – Creation of I.D.E.A. (International Digital Excellence Association) website for industry awards association – Design judge for L.I.A.A.
2000 - 2001 One Tel Plc
London, UK
Web Assistant

Working on the One.Tel website and email team - Maintenance of the Virtual Customer Services Centre - Running online messenger customer helpline - Gained general administrator skills and pc networking.
1986 - 1999 Collmart Growers Ltd
Peterborough, UK
Farm Lad

My entire childhood life I have grown up and worked/managed my Father's onion and potato farm, this has given the attitude of nothing in, nothing out along with the ability to easily deal with a severe amount of pressure.
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Stu Collett heads up Super User Studio Ltd, a User Interface Design Agency. If you need help with a design project please get in touch.