Joshua Crowley
UX Designer
Based in Sydney, Australia.
Recent Case studies
Modern Quota System
UI/UX FIGMA 2023Contributing as an interactive designer at the Department of Agriculture, our team built a system for consolidating trade quota, consolidating existing projects.
Our team won a 2024 Good Design award for this work.
Tiny Talking Todos
WEB AI VOICE 2024Introducing Tiny Talking Todos. Following on the lessons and feedback from Omnivore, Talkies is a web-based voice assistant I've designed and built. In this case study I unpack my motivations, the various versions of the app and learnings from the project 3 months in.
What makes a Design System play well?
Design systems TALKSWith apologies to Geoff McFetridge, I take you on an illustrated journey of what it's like to be onboarded to a strange new a design system. How ultimately, I felt shared ownership and made some friends along the way.
I presented this talk to Design System Meetup in Sydney.
About me
Hello, I'm Josh :)
I'm an award-winning UX Designer with over 10 years of experience in interaction design, prototyping, and user-centred design methods. Skilled in leading teams, defining product vision, and collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders. Passionate about creating intuitive and impactful user experiences, with expertise in web development, generative AI and conversational interfaces. Recognised speaker on AI and design systems.
Older Case studies
MathsBURST
Web app Remote 2019-2022Working remotely with a team of educators I designed and developed an educational web platform for teachers and students, used in classrooms across Australia.
My case study details the challenges using technology in the classroom and how I was able to balance design and development in this hybrid role.
Bundle
Web MVP PrototypingWorking with a talented team at CHOICE, I helped develop and design a minimum viable product to evaluate a market opportunity.
In my case study I reflect on our user research, collaboration with product experts, rapid prototyping with Framer.js and our successful MVP.
ELSA
Native Apps EducationThe ELSA program brings STEM Learning to early years educators and children. As a UX Designer I supported the design process of 6 native apps across iOS and Android, tablets and phones.
My case study details the challenges of user testing with preschoolers and some insights on how to apply technology effectively in an early childhood service.
Happy People
Web appPrototyping
The Happy People program is a 4 week wellbeing campaign for businesses delivered as a web app. I co-designed the app with experts and users through an exhaustive prototyping approach enabled by Framer.js and Sketch.
In my case study I reflect on how prototyping can help drive decisions and push for strong design outcomes, and the right way to deliver prototypes to your team.
Design mantra
Ever tried.
Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.
– Samuel Beckett.
Side projects
🍐 Omnivore
OPEN AI REACT 2024My first open source app, Omnivore is my exploration of what an AI powered app can be. Set in the kitchen, Omnivore is a helpful meal planner, with omnimodal features and smart context for helping you prepare your meals. It's easy to get up and running, and built with self-reflexive features, for any designers wanting to experiment with AI functionality.
This case study talks through the design of the app, the functionality enabled by OpenAI's platform and what I have planned for it next, after open sourcing the app.
Oma
Web App Side ProjectOma was a meal planner app I designed and developed with my mate as hobby to expand my web development skills.
In my case study I reflect on some fun features I implemented and why dog fooding is so important in product development.
Wriveted
Hardware PrototypingWriveted finds books that match a child’s interests, increasing their desire to read and improving literacy. As a developer, I helped support the Wriveted team build their 1st MVP.
My case study reflects on the opportunity for low code prototypes to enable a lean approach and playing with hardware to deliver a memorable user experience.
Life, Love & Death
Side Project ZineI have a background in print design, it's where I first fell in love with product design. I still scratch that itch by making zines from time to time. One of my latest series of zine were constituted of 3 booklets that contained my small observations about Life, Love and Death. A tiny run of 200, printed by me on 100% Cotton paper with a Heidelberg Platen Letterpress Printer.
I respect and honour Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders past, present and future. I acknowledge the stories, traditions and living cultures of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples on this land and commit to building a brighter future together.
Always was, always will be, Aboriginal Land.