Work

Case studies in UX research and design – health and social care, cultural heritage, AI UX, and assistive technology.

Case studies

Primary projects

Health & Social Care Field Research Accessibility

Pangolin – Designing for Rural Health Equity

Social prescribing tool for Somerset Village Agent link workers. Research-led design addressing fragmentation in rural referral systems.

Role: Sole researcher & designer  ·  4 interviews  ·  18 survey responses  ·  Ethics process

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Cultural Heritage AI UX Accessibility Live project

AI in the Archives – Accessible Discovery Design for WSHC

Designing AI-powered search and discovery for archive collections – accessible to all users, including those with disabilities.

Role: UX Researcher & Designer  ·  Client: West Somerset Heritage Centre

Coming soon
Voice Interfaces Assistive Tech In development

MultiVox – Designing a Personal Text-to-Speech Tool

A personal TTS application in active development. The design and build process is documented publicly in Writing.

Role: Designer & Developer  ·  Target platform: Apple App Store

Coming soon
Other work

Collaborations & experiments

Collaboration Inclusive Design Primary Research

Inclusive Play – Video Game Design Collaboration

Multidisciplinary team project developing an accessible video game, including primary research conducted with Autism Somerset.

Role: UX Researcher  ·  Collaboration: 4-person team + Autism Somerset

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[ Short case note: team composition, research approach with Autism Somerset, key accessibility findings, Ian's specific contribution ]

MVPs Open Source

GitHub – Experiments & MVPs

Small tools and prototype releases. Updated as projects ship.

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In progress

Live client work

Client work currently in progress – case studies will be added when the work is at a shareable stage.

In progress

WSHC Accessibility Audit

Accessibility consultancy for West Somerset Heritage Centre.

In progress

Park's Machinery

UX design for specialist machinery supplier – early stage.