Patch Leishman
Highly creative and multi-talented generalist User Experience Designer. Passionate about user experience, quality design, white space, and typography.
Highly creative and multi-talented generalist User Experience Designer. Passionate about user experience, quality design, white space, and typography.
UX Designer
Freelance | 2013 – current
My role as product designer in my freelance work is one of many hats. I am responsible for all aspects of user experience, design, and development. Through my efforts, I have seen all companies continue to grow, and traffic to their websites have consistently been increasing, especially on mobile devices.
Responsibilities:
UX Designer
Automotive Workwear | 2015 – current
Utilizing UX principles, I generate concepts for multiple responsive e-commerce sites. Using the latest design trends I create functional and aesthetically pleasing experiences for the user. I work with different departments to design solutions that meet business goals and user needs.
Responsibilities:
My designs, and competencies in UX, have lead to:
Visual Designer
Ideaville | 2014 – 2015
I designed several WordPress websites, as well as print material for a major healthcare company. I worked within a team environment to produce designs based on user research and iterative processes.
My work on the Modern Domestic website has lead to:
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS IN GRAPHIC DESIGN Oregon State University | 2010 – 2014
I graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design with a minor in new media communications. During my time at OSU, I held several design internships, started the AIGA student group, and served as President of that group for two years. I also graduated with the SDHE Scholar Award for Dean’s list standing, and the SHDE All-Star Award for exemplary leadership and design skills.
Noteworthy achievements in college:
Human-Centered Design: an Introduction
UX Foundations: Prototyping
UX Foundations: Multidevice Design
UX Foundations: Paper Prototyping
UX Foundations: Ideation
UX Foundations: Creating Personas
UX Foundations: Analyzing User Data
UX Foundations: Overview
UX Foundations: Planning A Career in User Experience
Empathy in UX Design
Sketch for UX Design
Illustrator for UX Design
Become a User Experience Designer