Director of User Experience at Isotoma
London, United Kingdom
- Current
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- Director of User Experience at Isotoma
- Past
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- User Experience Architect (Director) at LBi
- Head of Information Architecture at Wheel
- Information Architect at Wheel
- Web Designer at Wheel
- Web Designer at Blundell McCallum
- Web Designer at RPS Raven
- Web Designer at Clockwork Web
- Web Designer at Nautique Marketing Communications
- Education
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- University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
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Francois Jordaan’s Summary
I'm an information architect and interaction designer with over 10 years' experience designing large-scale, functionally-rich websites and web applications. From 2000-2007 I worked at LBi (formerly the Wheel Group), the UK's top digital agency. I set up Wheel's information architecture department in 2002, growing it into one of the company's core competencies. At LBi/Wheel I've been the IA lead on accounts including First Choice, Unilever, BAE Systems, Eurostar, Tourism Ireland, the Blacks Leisure Group, Marks & Spencer, Henderson Global Investors and United Biscuits.
Freelance clients include The Oxford English Dictionary, Richer Components and Winward Fearon.
Everything I do is motivated by a passion for the internet, one of the most important revolutions in communication in human history.
Skills:
- User-centred interaction design, bridging technical and creative
disciplines within team
- Creating scalable, user-centred information architectures, both
top-down (structure and navigation) and bottom-up (metadata
and taxonomies)
- Creating personas and user scenarios
- Documenting use cases and creating process flowcharts
- Conducting usability tests and card sorting exercises
- Expert on accessibility issues and ensuring compliance with
the DDA (UK) and Section 508 (US)
- Fluent in standards-compliant, valid XHTML and CSS
- Experienced graphic designer, combining clear communication
with a client's brand values
Francois Jordaan’s Specialties:
Information architecture, experience architecture, user experience architecture, interaction design, usability testing, graphic design, accessibility, web standards, XHTML, CSS, IA, EA, UEA, UXD, UCD
Francois Jordaan’s Experience
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Director of User Experience
Isotoma
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Online Media industry)
May 2007 — Present (1 year 1 month)
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User Experience Architect (Director)
LBi
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Online Media industry)
July 2006 — May 2007 (11 months)
LBi was formed as result of a merger between Wheel (part of the LB Icon Group) and Framfab. I was one of 9 Director-level User Experience Architects in a department of approx. 50 EAs, managing a team of 4.
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Head of Information Architecture
Wheel
(Online Media industry)
2005 — July 2006 (1 year)
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Information Architect
Wheel
(Online Media industry)
2002 — 2005 (3 years)
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Web Designer
Wheel
(Online Media industry)
2000 — 2002 (2 years)
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Web Designer
Blundell McCallum
(Online Media industry)
1998 — 2000 (2 years)
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Web Designer
RPS Raven
(Online Media industry)
1997 — 1998 (1 year)
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Web Designer
Clockwork Web
(Public Company; Online Media industry)
June 1997 — June 1997 (1 month)
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Web Designer
Nautique Marketing Communications
(Online Media industry)
December 1996 — March 1997 (4 months)
Francois Jordaan’s Education
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University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
BA, Graphic Design, 1993 — 1996
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