Kia ora. Ko Lachie tōku ingoa.
I’m a Wellington based designer that is passionate about user experience design and mobile apps.
I graduated from Massey University with a Bachelor of Design in 2016. Design for me is a truly social endeavour. It isn’t merely about solving problems; it’s about understanding human behaviour and crafting functional and aesthetic experiences.
I’m currently working at Springload creating beautiful, useful digital products and experiences that enable change for good.
Previously, I worked at the New Zealand Police where I helped design OnDuty, a mission critical iOS app used by 10,000 frontline officers. OnDuty enables access to intelligence in the field while increasing the speed and accuracy of reporting.
Tutoring creative coding at Massey allowed me to help students learn the fundamentals of expressive and artistic programming.
Work
Senior Experience Designer at Springload
2021 – present
Experience Designer at Springload
2018 – 2021
Service Designer at New Zealand Police
2017 – 2018
2019 – 2020
Tutor at Massey University
2015 – 2017
Junior Service Designer at New Zealand Police
2015 – 2017
Awards
New Zealand Spatial Excellence Awards and the New Zealand Cartographic Society
Springload & Te Papa, 2019
Student Nga Aho
Kauhanga with Harmony Repia, 2016
Student Spatial
Kauhanga with Harmony Repia, 2016
Self Promotion
Open Lab Visual Identity, 2016
Exhibitions
The Performance Arcade, 2016
Emerging Pixels, Digital Art Live, Aotea Centre, 2016
Publications
Quake Nation
Tuhinga: our research journal Tuhinga: te moheni rangahau a Te Papa, Michael Upchurch, 2021
Kauhanga
The Gisborne Herald, 2016
The Gisborne Herald, 2016
Five Days in Beijing
Space Between, 2017
New Zealand Police: OnDuty
The New Zealand Herald, 2018
Radio New Zealand, 2018
Stuff, 2018
Volunteering
Graphic Designer for the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand
2017 – present
