MK Cook
Designer
Location
Boulder, CO, United States
Toptal Member Since
March 30, 2017
MK has ten years of experience designing beautiful and usable interactions and interfaces. She has a reputation for doing great work quickly with abounding user empathy. MK has a BA degree from UT Austin, an MFA degree from SCAD, and six years of agency experience.
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Harmless Harvest
User ResearchIA StrategyUI DesignStyle GuidesContent Management Systems (CMS)Writing & Editing+ 1 more
Danielle LaPorte
UX AuditsVisual ExplorationMood BoardInformation Architecture (IA)Content Management Systems (CMS)Wireframing+ 3 more
Work Experience
2017 - PRESENT
Senior UX/UI Designer
Optimizely
- Designed and redesigned elements of websites and new pages to grow ROI for businesses.
- Developed test ideas for big-name B2B companies to test in design on their website.
- Audited websites for UX/UI design best practices and recommended updates.
Technologies: InVision, Sketch, Figma, Photoshop CC
2012 - 2017
Senior UX/UI Designer
Digital Telepathy
- Designed web experiences for multiple companies from various industries, including premium lifestyle brands, education platforms, eCommerce, editorial, and technology.
- Aligned stakeholders at Pivotal, a large international tech company, under one brand by establishing a unified aesthetic on their new website. Reached the goal of satisfying all stakeholders and communicating the company story through numerous discussions, interviewing, storytelling, and design.
- Developed an e-learning web application for Varsity Tutors.
- Created an editorial and eCommerce experience for Danielle LaPorte, a personal brand with a high-end aesthetic. Through rapid wireframing and prototyping, I was able to create a scalable system that was then layered with her highly aesthetic and emotive brand style. Site architecture, product positioning, and search were also key components that I iterated on in order to achieve a smooth experience for users.
- Attended Information architecture, product design, and experience mapping workshops and brought teachings back to the team.
Technologies: Axure, InVision, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Sketch, Web Design, User Interface (UI), Visual Design
Education
2010 - 2012
Masters of Fine Arts Degree in Graphic Design
Savannah College of Art and Design - Savannah, GA, USA
2005 - 2009
Bachelor's Degree in Journalism
University of Texas - Austin, Texas, USA
Experience
Illustration - 13 yearsUX Design - 10 yearsUI Design - 10 yearsUser Personas - 6 yearsUser Research - 5 yearsDesign Research - 5 yearsInformation Architecture (IA) - 4 yearsProject Leadership - 4 yearsLocation
