Thunk Ltd.

Working with businesses and organisations across industries. Providing digital product design & research, leadership, strategy, mentoring, hiring design teams, increasing internal design capabilities and design sprint facilitation.
Clients include: Twitter, Reed, NHS, Fine + Rare, Sensat, Babylon Health, Premier Farnell, Forward Partners, Virti Health, FitXR and some other cool start-ups you've not heard of (yet).

Founder & Design Partner

Google

I had three projects at Google I/O in 2017, two of them as a part of Android 8.0 “Oreo” launching in fall 2017.  As a part of the Android design team in London I led various system UI efforts, including the design for data access and management on Android Oreo Go targeting the "Next Billion Users".

In my time at Google I also worked on Enterprise (Google Apps), Ads (Google AdSense), Commerce (Google Offers), Maps (Google Maps for Mobile), Social (Google+ Local), Emerging Markets, Privacy and Search Ad Formats. I have facilitated many workshops and design sprints across the world, whilst working closely with UX researchers, Product Management and Engineering teams to design and deliver world class products and features.

Senior User Experience Designer / UX Lead

Skype

I worked on a couple of projects at Skype focusing on e-commerce and payment interfaces on both the Skype website and within the Skype client for Microsoft Windows.  I produced various ideas in the form of sketches, wireframes and high fidelity visual designs to simplify the purchase of hardware and Skype credit.  During my time here I also began designing some parts of the first Skype applications for mobile devices.

Interaction Designer

BBC Radio & Music Interactive

During my short time at the BBC I worked on a number of projects for Radio 1, 2 and Five Live.  I lead the interaction and visual design of the Five Live website during the 2006 World Cup campaign.  I ran a number of user studies on features and products for Radio 2, suggested and implemented improvements.  As well as supporting, I constantly pushed the boundaries of BBC processes and design standards to deliver innovative solutions.

Interactive Designer

Yahoo! Europe

As a part of the Ad Technology team I took responsibility for the user experience of rich-media advertising, both on UK, European homepages and throughout the Yahoo websites. This included advising on and upholding usability requirements with clients and the implementation of campaigns using various technologies. I delivered creative solutions, advice and consultancy to both internal and external clients, producing concept designs and prototypes for potential campaigns.

Designer & Front End Developer (Ad Tech)

DMG Radio

During my time in Australia I led the digital media for Nova 96.9fm in Sydney.  Again introducing User-centered Design practices to redesign the site for both user and business needs, also handling most of the technical implementation.  Essentially an extension to the work I'd done at Virgin in the UK.

Design Lead & Product Manager

Virgin Radio International Limited

Led the major re-design of the company's website, introducing user research and testing sessions to create a design that answered user and business needs, standing for almost 4 years.   Worked with external advertisers to create ground breaking cross-media campaigns.

Digital Media Design Lead

Ginger Media Group

I had far too much fun working for Chris Evan's Ginger Media Group on broadcast media websites, redesigning Virgin Radio's site entirely whilst trying to hang around the TFI Friday bar celeb' spotting as much as possible.

Oldroyd Publishing Group Ltd

A graphic design education, taught by old masters. :)

Print and Web Designer

A seasoned digital technology leader, designer, and strategist. I’m an expert in UX design, product & service design and user research.

Blending creative innovation with the power of insight to exceed results is what I do best.

Described as a product design strategy “game-changer”, “visionary”, “ideas guy” and “bloody nice chap”, I've reached 100s of millions of people with my work, worldwide. At Google I led design for and released 3 ground breaking products and features at Google I/O. During my decade at Google I worked on Google Maps, Search, Android and more. Other tech and media brands I've worked with include Skype, BBC, NHS, Yahoo, Virgin, Reed and some fantastic start-ups you haven’t heard of (yet).

I work alongside a range of roles from developers, product managers to managing directors and CEOs. But most importantly, customers and users — the result? Outcomes that increases customer loyalty and meets commercial objectives consistently.

In addition to ‘hands-on design’, workshop and design sprint facilitation I am a consultant to C-Level executives on product design strategies. Working with brands already remarkable in their field who want to push for increased growth. 

★	25 years’ experience in digital technology design, including 10 years at Google

★	I speak designer, customer, developer, executive, sales, user research, team building, product development life cycle, project management and product manager. 

★	It feels like a lifetime ago, but I also hold a 1st Class BA in Interactive Multimedia. 

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► About Thunk –  Thunk transforms businesses with digital product design.

We're a bunch of vastly experienced designers and researchers whose focus is the design-led transformation of products and businesses. We deliver true value every day, and form meaningful partnerships with the businesses and organisations we work with. 

We do two things really well:

★ Design world class digital products and services.
Alongside your teams, we create, improve and reimagine the future, using our design-led processes to exceed desired outcomes.

★ Increase the design maturity of businesses and their teams.
With our decades of experience in improving design maturity within organisations, we take teams and companies to the next level.

We've worked with: 
Twitter | Reed | NHS | Farnell | Sensat | FINE+RARE | + Many More

Book a free consultation here https://calendly.com/thunkltd/intro-to-thunk

Rick Farrell

CodeYourFuture

Marketing Director

Digital Director

Cititec Talent

Fractional Marketing Director

The Epic Bazaar

Principal

RYOT

• Creative and Innovation lead for RYOT Studio UK
• Commercial Strategy for Augmented Reality
• Design leadership: process, product dev, team management
• Internal and external communication: training, workshops, pitches and presentations

Director: Creative & Innovation

Tumblr

• Scaling strategy for EMEA Tumblr commercial programmes
• Leading training for sales and clients in commercial Tumblr strategy
• EMEA team leadership: creative, design, social & video teams
• Thought leadership: conferences speaking, panels & workshops

Creative Director, Tumblr EMEA

Yahoo!

• Creative Direction for UK & International content marketing partnerships
• Management of EMEA creative / design teams
• Thought leadership - conference speaking, panels, workshops

Creative Director, Yahoo! Studio UK & Int. 

• Creative direction, strategy for EMEA and global branded content and partnerships
• EMEA team leadership for creative and design teams
• Advising key clients and agencies on how to improve their digital advertising

Head of Creative, Yahoo! EMEA

• Creative Direction for UK & International branded content and advertising partnerships
• UK team leadership for creative team
• Training clients and agencies on how to succeed with Yahoo advertising

Head of Interactive Advertising

• Creative lead for rich media and promotional campaigns  
• Consulting for brands, media and creative agencies on rich media and digital best practice
• Presenting/speaking

Ad Technology Creative

Creative and technical support for Yahoo! homepage and rich media

Ad Technology Specialist

Design and IA for various companies and projects.

Freelance Web Designer

Helping community-driven (or community-driving) organisations to play a meaningful role in society. 

Things I know how to do:

Strategy
- Lead or facilitate departmental strategies and implementation. 
- Lead marketing, digital and training strategies and implementation. 

Technical and delivery
- Build and create useable digital products and compelling content following agile methodology. Alone or leading teams.
- Create and deliver impactful training programmes, courses, and workshops.
- Conduct and synthesise research to inform marketing, digital products and training programmes.
- Script, shoot and edit engaging video.
- Write readable and performative marketing and training copy.
- Create (or help others create) effective social media. 
- Design for print and digital.
- Take decent photographs.
- Speak at conferences, on panels, and to the press.
- Use AI to help me with my work.

People
- Build, Manage and grow significant partnerships. 
- Manage and develop people to increase happiness and productivity.
- Create a positive working environment.
- Lead financial planning and stick to a budget.
- Have difficult discussions with people that lead to positive outcomes.
- Work effectively with people from different backgrounds.

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