Derek Watson Design

Derek

Watson

design

Hi, I'm Derek

I am a visual designer based out of Denver, CO

Data Destruction

web design

ux design

paid social media ads

As the in-house designer here I oversaw all communications collateral, creating assets for print, digital, marketing and environmental mediums. I managed the company's website and expanded it to include scalable solutions for projected growth, implementing a booking feature and troubleshooting issues with front-end and back end code.

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Pamlico Labradoodles

branding & identity

web design

ecommerce

I was contact by this home-based breeder to create a visual identity, design legal documents, and build a website via Wix with an easily updated structure. The website needed to include a payment portal and booking schedule for buyer visits

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sentence Soup EdTech web App

web design

ux design

social media marketing

I worked on a product team to create a Minimum Viable Product for this Ed tech startup. Here I conducted user interviews, created prototypes, implemented feedback and designed the logo and website. I worked with the team to present our findings and advise on future development of features.

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venmo feature expansion

web design

ux design

social media marketing

I worked on a student cohort product team for this project to explore a new feature for the popular fund-sharing app, Venmo. Here I conducted user interviews, created prototypes, and worked out how to implement the new feature through iteration with user feedback, and presented findings.

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Mayberry craftsmen

branding & identity

Mayberry Craftsmen is a team of high-end wood working contractors creating beautiful living spaces in the mountains of Utah. I was contacted to create a visual identity to take the business to the next level.

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kick me signs

retail design

branding

technical design

This entrepreneur contacted me to help him create a visual identity for his product, retail hangtags, and draw up technical specs for production.

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Kick Me Signs hangtag mockup

GetLive PGH

branding

integrated marketing

web design

This Integrated Marketing Campaign was a student cohort project aimed at promoting Pittsburgh's live music scene. Here I created the logo, flyers, and a website which was linked to via a QR code on the flyer where users could log shows that they attended and register to win a patch. The project was adopted by local promoters for a time until it fell into disuse.

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Impactful Graphic Design

Visual treatments to define your brand that stay on mark with your mission and your values.

Engaging Web Design

Present your best face with your always-open online presence. AI-leveraged custom code solutions to ensure that your site behaves optimally for your business.

On-Brand Print Design

Ads, documents, flyers, and more. On-brand and delightful. Layouts to carry your story wherever it is encountered, whether in the wild or for your internal audiences.

Eye-Catching Motion Design

Motion that catches the eye of today’s audiences to ensure that your message is received. Bespoke and platform- optimized across web and social media.

Research-Based UI / UX Design

Visual systems and flows that lessen cognitive load, and let your users achieve the tasks that you’ve created to make their lives easier.

Impactful Graphic Design

Visual treatments to define your brand that stay on mark with your mission and your values.

On-Brand Print Design

Ads, documents, flyers, and more. On- brand and delightful. Layouts to carry your story wherever it is encountered, whether in the wild or for your internal audiences.

Eye-Catching Motion Design

Motion that catches the eye of today’s audiences to ensure that your message is received. Bespoke and platform- optimized across web and social media.

Research-Based UI / UX Design

Visual systems and flows that lessen cognitive load, and let your users achieve the tasks that you’ve created to make their lives easier.

Engaging Web Design

Present your best face with your always-open online presence. Experiences that convert with your customer’s journey at the forefront of thought.

Data Destruction, Inc

web / UX / motion / marketing design

seo

paid ads

As the in-house designer here I oversaw all communications collateral, creating assets for print, digital, marketing and environmental mediums. I managed the company's website and expanded it to include scalable solutions for projected growth, implementing a booking feature and troubleshooting issues with front-end and back end code.

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Sentence Soup Web App

ui / ux / graphic design

user interviews / testing

As the in-house designer here I oversaw all communications collateral, creating assets for print, digital, marketing and environmental mediums. I managed the company's website and expanded it to include scalable solutions for projected growth, implementing a booking feature and troubleshooting issues with front-end and back end code.

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Pamlico Labradoodles

web / branding design

I was contact by this home-based breeder to create a visual identity, design legal documents, and build a website via Wix with an easily updated structure. The website needed to include a payment portal and booking schedule for buyer visits

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Venmo Feature Expansion

UI / ux / graphic design

ia

user interviews / testing

I worked on a product team for this project to explore a new feature for the popular fund-sharing app, Venmo. Here I conducted user interviews, created prototypes, and worked out how to implement the new feature through iteration with user feedback, and presented findings.

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