Lee Beckwith
Lee Beckwith
Product Designer
Creating exceptional experiences for over a billion users
More projects
Google One
Making cloud storage fun and accessible
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Dojo Planner
Martial arts B2B SaaS
View Project
Apple TV & Siri
Multimodal experiences for TV & Voice
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Dataset Studio
Increasing scalability with product invention
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Writing
I write articles on design on Medium
I occasionally write articles on design as a contributor to UX Collective on Medium.
Why iterative design is better than major redesigns: 13 reasons
I wrote 13 reasons why it’s better to iterate on what you have now instead of waiting for a redesign or other kind of overhaul. 1) Major redesigns throw out legitimate work, both design and dev, that may have been working fine. 2) While it’s nice to start with a fresh slate as a designer or developer even, you will also have to learn from new mistakes you don’t know about yet.
“UX” is a horrible name that doesn’t explain what we really do, here is a better option.
I will explain how “experience” is not something that can be designed because it is the subjective experience of the individual. What is designed is the object or artifact, and the individual’s reception of it belongs to themselves.
I made some improvements to the checkout experience for the Nike iOS app.
Today I decided to take on the difficult task of attempting to improve the checkout experience of the Nike iOS app. First of all I had to take stock of the screens and interactions on this page. It was very hard to find any flaws. However there are some things that could be improved in terms of being creative, rather than fixing something.
Testimonials
Here are some nice words from people I've worked with
Andy Gough
Dataset Studio
“I was seeking someone that got the big picture, could see a huge vision and had the understanding of design and experience.

We started with something very complex but when Lee was finished it was simple, beautiful and elegant.”
Scott Barrow
Samsung
“As an indispensable design lead, Lee has single-handedly guided, matured and empirically improved the Milk Video user experience.

Thoughtful and considered in approach yet swift in execution, Lee is the right kind of raw talent who adds immediate value to any design team.”
Cecilia Zhou
Apple
“Lee is an incredible thinker. The way he approaches design and problem solving is always inspiring to others. He’s also genuine and holds a strong integrity. Great people to work with.”
Victor Ng Thow Hing
Honda Research Institute
"Looking at Lee, I was attracted not only to his traditional UX design and communication skills, but more importantly to his broader knowledge of design as a philosophy.

He was instrumental in conceptualizing very fundamental design directions.
Design process
Let's keep it simple.
The methods and tools we use are always changing, but the design process always shares some things in common.
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Research
So often, designers only specialize in either just research or just design. The key is being able to cross that bridge from research to concepts.

I will perform research on your users and your market enough to generate insights before designing for those user and business needs.
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Concept
Usually we limit our thinking to what is incrementally possible based on our current situation.

The design thinking way is to understand what the real problem we’re solving is, and if there is a more innovative way to solve it by brainstorming all kinds of solutions.
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Design
We all know that UX design can 10x the companies most invested in it. But do you have designers who can pull off the right design, not just any design?

I connect our designs back to our research and ideation. So it’s not just beautiful, it makes sense.
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