Martin Boso - UX Architect

My Journey

A lifelong digital design enthusiast, I began developing websites professionally in 1998 after several years as an internationally recognized medical illustrator at The Ohio State University.

Over the past 18 years as a project-based freelancer and consultant, my experience includes multiple engagements in agency and corporate setings, as well as academia, startups, online services and more.

I have had numerous full time professional roles including User Research & Testing, Information Architecture & Information Design, and Visual UI Design. For the past several years I have focused on providing thought leadership, UX Strategy and mentoring to junior and mid-level UX practitioners on multidisciplinary teams.

I am set up to travel on immediate notice whenever needed for extended onsite stays at the agency or client. I also maintain an office/studio space where I can conduct a full UX practice remotely, with current licenses for Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office & Visio, Axure, and other high-end professional graphics, game development and virtual reality applications.

About UX

What do UXers do?

Analysis

We study users' needs and behavior as they relate to the current project, research industry trends and evaluate competitors' approaches to similar situations. .

Design

Good visual design involves much more than making screens look pretty. Although good esthetics do inspire visitors' confidence in the experience, a good design provides cues to how users can interact with a site or application, emphasize important content, reinforce branding and much more.

A good UXer understands how visual presentation can ensure that users accomplish their transactions easily and the business achieves its objectives.

Communication

We collaborate with stakehholders to devise solutions, and create artifacts like mockups, prototypes, wireframes, and personas to help the team visualize how the proposed solutions will look, feel and work.