Curtis

Lee

Designer, Writer & code Lover

I help companies validate ideas, shape products, and move faster through strategic design and hands-on research.

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recent Projects

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Curt has been a pleasure to work with over the last 2.5 years. He’s worked on solving problems across all corners of the business, and has always put in great care to come up with robust and well thought out solutions. His UI skills are top tier, and he’s left the company in a much stronger place than he found it, and that’s in no small part down to him.

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In a nutshell

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    Designing within constraints & tight deadlines.
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    Setting requirements & avoiding scope creep.
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    Delivering 0→1 products or improving what’s there.
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    Testing solutions with real customers.
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    Working closely with engineers, PM’s & stakeholders.
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    Creating visuals that WOW.
  • Zen Educate

    Sr. Product Designer
    Jun 2023 - Now
  • Zen Locum

    Product Designer
    Dec 2022 - Jun 2023
  • nuom

    Product Designer
    Mar 2021 - Dec 2022
  • Leaf

    Jr. Product Designer
    Feb 2019 - Mar 2021
  • Skillshare

    Online Teacher
    Sep 2018 - Jan 2019
  • Strafe Creative

    Jr. Designer
    Nov 2017 - Aug 2018
  • KInd

    Graphic Design Intern
    Jul 2017 - Aug 2017
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Other stuff I’ve built

Past writing

The Design Playbook

Published in 2020
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My Advice As A Junior Designer

Published in 2019
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Outside of Design

When I’m not at the desk, I’m probably out on the trails with my bike or chilling in the garden with an ale.

As for my love of music, you’ll most likely catch me jamming out to some old school garage sets. What an era that would have been to experience.

Cars are also a big deal for me. My current baby is a Polo GTI called Pablo. My dream though has always been an M4 Competition in Marina Blue... With a carbon wing just to complete the look (obvz).