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
Post-Its and Sharpies are the hammer & nails of UX. Buy 'em in bulk and start organizing your data.
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
Lean, fast and vector-perfect. This is the go-to app for digital design in the 21st century.
InVision
A prototype is worth a thousand sketches. Get clickable and crank up the user feedback.
Photoshop
Time to push pixels? Nothing beats the grandaddy of design tools.
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