Who Am I

The name’s Shane Doherty, from Derry (N.Ireland). I’m a visual designer of new media.

My main focus is using my design knowledge to push products, sites, devices etc… into new territories by providing innovative designs, eye catching interfaces and welcoming yet original designs.

At the age of 21 I completed a degree at The University of Ulster (N.Ireland) after studying Interactive Multimedia Design for 4 years. I built myself a portfolio and client base by designing for musical artists and bands worldwide via Stellar Artist Management and their record labels. Everything from posters, logos, web sites, cd covers etc… Anything you could throw at me!

When I turned 25 I joined the design department of Sony Ericsson in their Lund (Sweden) headquarters as a graphical designer and together we have designed many Sony Ericsson interfaces and themes including the world famous Walkman ™ and Cybershot ™ brands. A big challenge for any graphical designer with the goal of continuing Sony Ericsson’s reputation as a world leader in user interface design.

A few years ago Sony Ericsson has undergone a huge transformation as it adopts the Android platform and with everything being fresh and open the job as a graphical designer is very exciting. The screens getting bigger, the resolution is getting intense and in the era of the Smartphones and the open markets the sky is the limit. Our latest line of Sony Ericsson Xperia phones has really set a benchmark and has received many awards and thumbs up from gadget mags worldwide.

Now I’ve been hired by Sony as a graphical designer to help design their interfaces beginning with the Xperia smartphones, a challenge that now has a worldwide audience scrutinising the smallest details of everything I design. A very exciting time for me which sees me travelling between offices in Sweden, Beijing & Tokyo.

Outside of Sony I’ve recently became the Creative Director of SurveyLegend. A newly found company of entrepreneurs focusing on creative and innovative user friendly survey tools. My goal is to design a complete brand for the company and an exciting interface for a new survey tool aimed at a being young, fresh and focused on the social networking generation. As of now the tool is currently being BETA tested and it has attracted some big names looking for a sneak peek and has won a few innovation awards worldwide, including Venture Cup in Sweden and Seedcamp in New York.

I always keep my ear to the ground for exciting projects for inspiration so if your interested in discussing something feel free to contact me

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Shane Doherty