This is me.

Hi, I’m Daniel

 

I am a designer who believes that useful design is beautiful design. I strive to create visual experiences of quality and simplicity, and do so by building an understanding relationship with the people I am working with.

 
 
 

My Story

I was born into a graphic designer’s home, and started my design career laying out high school football programs and produce packaging catalogues for my dad’s side hustle. I went on to get my BA in graphic design from Western Kentucky University. After school, I worked at a large church creating graphics for signs, digital slide shows, and a ton of other things. I also was introduced to travel photography, and traveled to multiple countries in Africa to document church mission trips and projects.

For the past 5 years I have been at Ramsey Solutions, where I started as a graphic designer, and made the switch to product designer. I currently work on the Ramsey Coaching team, building a product that trains people how to become coaches, and gives them a “business in a box” so as soon as they graduate, so that they have the tools to run their business.

I'm a product designer that strives to have understanding all sides of the business and the user’s perspective. That makes the outcomes of my work stay balanced and provide solutions that meet the goals of both sides of the equation. I'm also skilled at creating seamless user journeys across various mediums like email, text, and product screens. Collaborating with cross-functional teams is my jam, whether it's product managers, developers, or stakeholders. I'm also a pro at prototyping and user testing to gather feedback and make improvements. Overall, I really enjoy communicating ideas, aligning design with business goals, and contributing to the organization's success.

 
Young Daniel Hobbs making art on a old Macintosh computer with the program KidPix.

Anyone remember KidPix?

 
 

Education

BA in Graphic Design -
Western Kentucky University

Experience

Product Designer II
Ramsey Solutions
Jan 2019 - Present

Freelance Designer & Photographer
Daniel Hobbs
2008 - Present

Graphic Designer
Gresham, Smith and Partners
Sep 2014 - Sep 2017

Communications Design Specialist
Long Hollow Baptist Church
Nov 2011 - Aug 2014

Design Editor for WKU Student Publications
Western Kentucky University
Jun 2009 - May 2010

Skills

Product Design
User Interface Design
User Experience Design
Prototyping & Testing
Storyboarding
Website Design
Graphic Design
Photography
Multi-medium User Journeys
Data-driven Decision Making

Tools

Figma
FigJam
Adobe CC
Klayvio
Jira
Kanban
Slack

 
 
 
 

Things close to my heart:

 

I also have a few photo/video projects you can see here.