Hi, I'm James Foster.

Hi, I'm James Foster.

I design products people actually want to use and keep coming back to.

I design products people actually want to use and keep coming back to.

10+

Years designing across fintech, healthcare, and retail

85%

Increase in DAUs at Legalpath after rebuilding onboarding

£150k

Saved in staff overtime at Medflow Systems

4,200

Traders onboarded to Harvest Exchange in 6 months

Jim Foster, product designer
Jim Foster, product designer
Jim Foster, product designer

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My Design Process

My Design Process

1

Discover

Deeply analyze the problem space through targeted user research and business alignment before sketching a single screen.

2

Define

Synthesize research findings to map user pain points and establish clear, measurable success criteria.

3

Design

Explore multiple directions through rapid prototyping, collaborating closely with stakeholders to finalize the strongest concept.

4

Deliver

Ship polished designs with comprehensive handoff documentation, measuring real-world outcomes against initial goals.

Design process diagram showing discovery, definition, design, and delivery stages

What I do

What I do

Product Design

Designing clear, scalable, end-to-end experiences from early discovery to final delivery.

Design Systems

Building shared component libraries that align design and engineering to help teams ship faster.

UX Research

Conducting usability testing and synthesis to drive design decisions with real user data.

From the people I've worked with

From the people I've worked with

"Working with James changed how our clinical teams feel about their tools. He didn't just redesign the interface — he fixed the workflow underneath it. The improvement in staff confidence was immediate"

Priya Nair

Head of Product — Medflow Systems

"We came in with a fragmented product and left with something our traders genuinely trust. The research phase alone changed our entire product strategy. Rare to find a designer who thinks that commercially"

George Davies

UX Design Director — Harvest Exchange

"Working with James changed how our clinical teams feel about their tools. He didn't just redesign the interface — he fixed the workflow underneath it. The improvement in staff confidence was immediate"

Priya Nair

Head of Product — Medflow Systems

"We came in with a fragmented product and left with something our traders genuinely trust. The research phase alone changed our entire product strategy. Rare to find a designer who thinks that commercially"

George Davies

UX Design Director — Harvest Exchange

"Working with James changed how our clinical teams feel about their tools. He didn't just redesign the interface — he fixed the workflow underneath it. The improvement in staff confidence was immediate"

Priya Nair

Head of Product — Medflow Systems

"We came in with a fragmented product and left with something our traders genuinely trust. The research phase alone changed our entire product strategy. Rare to find a designer who thinks that commercially"

George Davies

UX Design Director — Harvest Exchange

Got a problem worth solving?

Got a problem worth solving?

Got a problem worth solving?

I'm open to freelance projects and full-time opportunities. If you're building something that matters and need a designer who'll go deep on the problem — let's talk.

I'm open to freelance projects and full-time opportunities. If you're building something that matters and need a designer who'll go deep on the problem — let's talk.

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Hi, I'm James Foster.

I design products people actually want to use and keep coming back to.

10+

Years designing across fintech, healthcare, and retail

85%

Increase in DAUs at Legalpath after rebuilding onboarding

£150k

Saved in staff overtime at Medflow Systems

4,200

Traders onboarded to Harvest Exchange in 6 months

Jim Foster, product designer
Jim Foster, product designer
Jim Foster, product designer

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