Nicole Tanska

My work doesn't die after the pitch. I make things that see the light of day. I advocate for the user, remain flexible to business needs and navigate technical constraints. It's my goal to make sure the delightful and useful experiences are prioritized and delivered to the user.

My Story

I can handle every aspect of the design process from creating the brief, adjusting to scope creep, doing discovery, to designing for products that are already in market. At any stage of the process, I can handle the design work. I'm used to working cross-functionally, getting alignment through compromise and collaboration. I bring people into the process while making it fun and engaging.

Skills

Interaction Design

I'm strongest in this area. I can design market ready products to spec using an existing design system. I have contributed components and patterns to design systems. I am also an excellent collaborator with visual design.

Rapid Protoyping

I create rapid prototypes using a variety of software and prototyping services.

User Research

More specifically, I'm more than competent in the following:

Usability Testing
Concept Testing
Focus Group Facilitation
Card Sorting
Tree Testing

UX Design

I can create all of the traditional deliverable such as:

Personas
User Journeys
User Flows
Wireframes

Design Thinking

I run design thinking workshops as a collaborative tool. I also incorporate different aspects of design thinking throughout my creative process as an individual contributor.

Design Ops

I don't love doing it, but I'm pretty good at rallying the troops and getting it all shipped.