ABOUT

The Straight Skinny

Hello, I'm Neil Kahn.

UX pro. Design Sherpa. Seeker of elegant solutions.

During my tenure with multiple nationally-recognized brands, I have developed a reputation as a fierce advocate for the user, focusing on innovative design solutions that balance customer needs with business priorities. I am highly adept at creative problem-solving and can bring fresh eyes to seemingly intractable challenges.

 

Primary areas of expertise:

  • User Experience (UX) Design
  • User Interface (UI) Design
  • Creative Direction
  • Wireframing
  • Rapid Prototyping
  • Usability Testing
  • Heuristic Evaluation
  • Creative Problem-solving
  • Contextual Inquiry
  • Requirements Gathering
  • Facilitation of Sketch/Ideation Sessions
  • Taxonomy Creation
  • Persona Creation
  • Recruiting and Managing Designers
  • Translation of Needs into User Stories
  • Interfacing Between Product and Development Teams
  • Superb Written and Verbal Communications

Tools

My indispensable kit bag for turning great ideas into outstanding products.

Sticky Notes

Sticky Notes

Post-Its and Sharpies are the hammer & nails of UX. Buy 'em in bulk and start organizing your data.

Walls & Whiteboards

Walls & Whiteboards

Write on 'em, sketch on 'em, cover 'em with sticky notes. Want to create faster? Get ideas out of your head and onto your walls.

Sketch

Sketch

Lean, fast and vector-perfect. This is the go-to app for digital design in the 21st century.

InVision

InVision

A prototype is worth a thousand sketches. Get clickable and crank up the user feedback.

Photoshop

Photoshop

Time to push pixels? Nothing beats the grandaddy of design tools.

Omnigraffle

Omnigraffle

Still a powerful tool for flow visualization and sitemapping.

New Areas of Interest

LOOKING TO IMPROVE THE USER EXPERIENCE IN ONE OF THESE BURGEONING AREAS? ME TOO. LET'S CHAT!

Design for Civic Purposes

  • Elections
  • Transit
  • Urban Wayfinding

Alternative Platform Interfaces

  • Smart / Streaming Television Devices
  • Automotive Information Systems
  • Smart Home Appliances (IoT)

Miscellaneous

  • Electronic Health Records
  • Airline Passenger Experience
  • Transaction Kiosks