Meet the designer behind the work

Hi, I'm Oli. I've designed high-performing products and services that meet user and business needs for 10 years. Outside of design, you can find me watching cutting-edge medical documentaries and exploring as many countries as I can.

Oli Batstone

Background

I owned website design for 10+ consumer credit brands at NewDay, receiving over 10 million annual hits. Masabi, a scrappy public transport startup, was where I learned to work with engineering at pace, designing multi-language ticketing apps enabling 20 million global daily commutes. Candide gave me closer access to users, leading the design of multi-platform public garden ticketing and visitation experiences.

I joined Genomics to use design where the stakes were higher: on products that affect how people understand and manage their own health. Health is undergoing a technological revolution and the design challenges are significant. Setting up independently was a way to work on them in a focused way: embedded in the problem without employment overhead. It's an incredibly exciting time.

What to expect

I work carefully and ask a lot of questions upfront to work without direction. A favourite is 'who or what is missing?' - most of the time someone or something is. Listening more than talking, asking for and offering constructive feedback. And a personal appreciation and empathy for accessible design, thanks to my stammer.

Qualifications

  • UX Certificate, Nielsen Norman Group (distinction in all exams)
  • Service Design Masterclass, Royal College of Art
  • Business Design Course, dMBA
  • BA Digital Media Production, Arts University Bournemouth

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