ABOUT ME
My name is Luke Thornton and I am born and raised in Atlanta, GA for all of my life. I went to school at Georgia State University for Graphic Design and started my career in Graphic and Web Design. Soon after I eventually pivoted towars doing UX Design which I found to be a field of work that was more intuitive and allowed me to be creative in many ways along with Visual Design.
Along with design, Music and Movies are my 2 other passions in life. I play guitar, a little bit of piano and bass and also sing in my own band called Secret Towns. We put out our 1st album in 2020 too. Big into science fiction and comedy with one of my all-time favorite movies being 2001: A Space Odyssey which also influenced me as a designer. I can talk all day about those things.
In my personal and professional life, it is important for me to friendly and supportive to those who I surround myself with. I’m also big on having a sense of humor in order to deal with everything life can throw at you. Currently looking for remote opportunities with companies that care about design.
EXPERIENCE
- PRODUCT DESIGNER @ AUGUST HOME / YALE
03 /2021 – Present
IoT Product Designer for Smart Lock company. Contributed and helped lead the design processes for new products, features and components via Figma Specs, Mockups, User Flows, User Research, and Prototypes. - VISUAL DESIGNER @ CYBRAICS
05 /2018 – 01 /2021
Working apart of the user experince team at Cybraics, a security software company, I am responsible for designing features that help users manage and analyze their network security. In this role, I create comps, prototypes, and conduct user interviews. - UX DESIGNER @ JARRELL SYSTEMS
06 /2017 – 02/2018
Contract: Jarrell Systems is a development agency where I focused on visual design and user research, producing comps, competitive analysis, and user personas for B2C clients. - UX DESIGNER @ SOLTECH
11 /2016 – 05/2017
Contract: For SOLTECH, a software development agency, I designed native desktop and mobile applications in an Agile and D School designmethodology. Conducted research and produced user flows, wireframes, style guides, comps, prototypes that would develop into user friendly apps for B2B and B2C clientele. - UX DESIGNER @ SPRINGBOT
06 /2015 – 11/2016
Springbot is a software company in Atlanta where I designed features for their SaSS marketing platform. Based off of white boarding sessions, userfeedback, business requirements, and working with the development team, I developed the interaction and visual design to improve and expand theuser experience. - DESIGNER & FRONT-END DEVELOPER @ APPVAULT
05 /2018 – Present
Contract: I worked on both designing and coding sites for our clientele based in the transportation industry that helped them reach more of their
respective audiences. In this role I was responsible for wireframes, mockups, and front-end development.