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Andrew Couldwell

Web Designer/Developer

Andrew Couldwell

Costa Del Sol, Spain

Experience

  • Freelance Web Designer/Developer
    Cornwall, UK
    Sep 2004 - Present
    RoomFive

    For years I have taken on freelance projects, either working directly with clients or designing/building websites for various design agencies.

  • Founder/Editor

    Apr 2006 - Present
    Club Of The Waves

    I am the Founder/Editor of Club Of The Waves, an international surfing, surf art & culture website, showcasing surf artists & photographers from all over the world, including interviews, tutorials, debates, articles, forums and much more... Currently undergoing a big re-brand, design and build...

  • User Interface Designer
    Gibraltar (south of Spain)
    Aug 2009 - 2010
    William Hill Online

    I was invited out to the South of Spain by William Hill Online to help them improve their user interface (UI), online customer experience and also their email campaigns. I compiled various handbooks & reports to showcase my research, recommendations and ideas/designs/concepts, intended for the design, marketing and product teams to work from/to.

    My first big task was a complete re-design of all their email marketing campaigns, looking into customer journeys and designing/building a suitable set of templates covering different products, scenarios and multiple languages. The remainder of my time there was spent working on ideas for various customer focused features aimed at improving the customers' ease of use of the website, concepts for sports marketing campaigns and also concept designs for the various website sections/products, giving them options for the future should they choose to change the website.

  • Web Designer/Developer
    Falmouth, Cornwall, UK
    Sep 2008 - Jul 2009
    Gendall

    Gendall is a leading brand, graphic & digital design agency. In 2009 Gendall was listed in the Top 100 Creative Companies in the South West of England... coming in as the #1 design agency in Cornwall & Devon.

    At Gendall I was responsible for the design and creative development of websites from the original designs, through to the XHTML/CSS/JavaScript build and "researching and implementing the most effective use of suitable technology".

  • Web Designer/Developer
    Yorkshire, UK
    Jan 2004 - Jun 2008
    Harris Associates

    First agency job, straight out of University. I was solely responsible for all the companies' web design projects (it was a small agency!). I learned a lot about project management and working to tight deadlines.

Education

  • BA Multimedia Design

    Sep 2001 - Jul 2005
    University of Huddersfield

Awards & Recognition


  • Awards

    Webby Awards Honoree
    2 W3 Awards (Gold), one alongside Flickr.com
    Pixel Awards Nominee
    PA's People's Champ (voted 2nd out of 100)
    Numerous CSS gallery listings
    4 Nominations at the CMA


  • Publications

    8 page feature on Clubofthewaves.com in Free Magazin (Germany)
    Interview in Talk magazine (Sydney, Australia)

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