The Portfolio of Luke Andrew Murphy
This bit is so professional, I've even included my middle name. 👋 Hi there, I'm Luke, a designer, developer, writer, and consumate professional. I've been working in the industry for almost 20 years, and have lots of fun things to show you.
Table of Contents
<Case Studies>
Baseline Design System
An enterprise-level design system, a suite of Figma plugins, and a working demo app, built from scratch for zeroheight, and the proving ground for how design systems feed AI tooling.
Design System Maturity Model
A six-axis maturity model for design systems, a book, and a free assessment tool, built for zeroheight to give teams a language for where their system actually is.
Year in Review
A standalone microsite for zeroheight, showcasing our customers' activity on the platform from the previous year, using live data and animations to create a dynamic and engaging experience.
Converge Conference
Creative direction and organization of the Converge conference, an annual design systems conference run by zeroheight.
Memrise Learning Redesign
A complete redesign of the core learning experience on Memrise's web platform.
Single Continue Button
Reworking the primary action in Memrise learning sessions to be intuitive and smart, based off of user needs.
Mr & Mrs Smith Members Portal
A UX redesign of the Mr & Mrs Smith membership portal, focusing on improving the user experience and accessibility.
Nothing Sounds Good
Launching and running a vinyl subscription service, with a focus on curating and promoting new music.
<Resume>
Experience
zeroheight
Feb '21 – Present
Head of Advocacy
Managing the design and developer advocacy for zeroheight, including stategy and execution. My day-to-day switches between creating content, running events, consulting with customers, and building tools and resources for the team.
Memrise
Mar '16 – Jan '21
Head of Design / Snr. Design Manager / Product Design
Design strategy, hiring, design management, design advocacy, product design, product strategy, User testing, product illustration, front-end development.
Mr & Mrs Smith (contract)
Jan '15 – Mar '15
UX Lead - Membership
Product design, UX design, visual design, prototyping, testing.
Microsoft (contract)
Sep '13 – Jun '14
Program Manager
Influencer management, sponsorship management, content marketing, program management
Freelance
Jul '13 – Mar '16
Designer, developer, illustrator, and speaker.
33 Digital
Dec '09 – Jul '13
Creative Account Director
Creative direction, design, UX, front-end development, project management
Education
Macquarie University
2003 – 2008
BA: Contemporary Music Studies; Media and Cultural Studies.
Skills
- Product Design
- Front-end development
- Product management & strategy
- Public speaking
- Writing
- Illustration
- Audio production
- Communications & marketing
- Bow fighting*
* Not technically true, but I thought it might get me an interview.
