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Available for new work from March 2027

Hi, I’m Noor. I design calm software for complicated jobs.

Product designer in Manchester. Ten years of making scheduling tools, financial products and public services easier for the people who rely on them every day.

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01 Selected work

  • Rota · w/c 9 MarchPublished
    MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
    AmiraEarlyEarlyLateLateNight
    JoshLateNightNightEarlyNight
    PriyaLateLateEarlyEarly
    TomNightNightEarlyEarlyLateLate

    Swap approved Josh takes Amira’s Thursday late

    The redesigned interface. Reconstruction for a fictional case study.

    Care-home scheduling tool · Lead designer · 2026

    Rota, without the spreadsheet

    Problem
    Managers spent Sunday evenings building next week’s rota by hand.
    Outcome
    Rota built in under 20 minutes; swaps handled by staff in the app.

  • Step 3 of 5

    Proof of address

    Any one of these, dated in the last three months: a bank statement, a utility bill or a council-tax letter.

    Add a photo or PDFContinueSave and finish later

    Saved Steps 1–2 are done

    The redesigned interface. Reconstruction for a fictional case study.

    Fintech start-up · Product designer · 2025

    A bank account for sole traders

    Problem
    Freelancers abandoned sign-up at the identity-check step.
    Outcome
    Redesigned onboarding with progress saving and plain-language help.

  • Before you submit

    • Site location plan
    • Existing and proposed elevations
    • Ownership certificate ANeeded because you own all the landAdd it

    One item left. Nothing is sent until everything is here.

    Submit application
    The redesigned interface. Reconstruction for a fictional case study.

    Local council service · Service designer · 2024

    Planning applications, simplified

    Problem
    Half of applications arrived incomplete and were sent back.
    Outcome
    A guided form that checks documents before submission.

02 The system behind them

Every screen above is built from one small kit. Contrast is calculated from the real tokens — switch the theme in the header and it recalculates.

Colour · light theme

  • --nh-bg#fffdf7
  • --nh-surface#f4f1e81.1:1 on bg Decorative
  • --nh-ink#16161617.8:1 on bg AAA
  • --nh-ink-soft#57544d7.4:1 on bg AAA
  • --nh-accent#15803d4.9:1 on bg AA

Type

  • Display · 48/52Calm software
  • Title · 28/34Rota, without the spreadsheet
  • Body · 17/27Managers build next week’s rota in under twenty minutes.
  • Label · mono 12STEP 3 OF 5

Components

Spacing

  • 4
  • 8
  • 12
  • 16
  • 24
  • 32
  • 48

03 Toolkit

No skill bars — just what I actually do on projects, grouped the way I use it.

Research

  • Contextual interviews
  • Usability testing
  • Service blueprints
  • Analytics reviews

Design

  • Interaction design
  • Design systems
  • Prototyping
  • Accessibility (WCAG 2.2)

Build

  • HTML & CSS
  • React prototypes
  • Content design
  • Working with engineers daily

04 Experience

  1. 2024 — nowIndependentProduct designer for start-ups and public services
  2. 2021 — 2024Fieldwork StudioSenior designer, health and care products
  3. 2018 — 2021Northern Digital ServiceInteraction designer, citizen-facing services
  4. 2016 — 2018Small Batch AgencyJunior designer, websites and brand
“Noor made the hard parts of our product feel obvious. Support tickets about onboarding dropped within a month.”
Priya Shah — Founder (sample)
“The rare designer who sits with the users and with the developers — and makes both happier.”
Ewan Black — Engineering lead (sample)