About me

I turn deep research into meaningful products.

An iF Design Award winning product designer who moves between research, strategy, and craft with equal confidence.

10+Years experience
200+User studies
1.4M+Users delighted 
2xiF Design Awards
Josh Simpson

Josh Simpson

Lead/Snr Product Designer

London, UK · Hybrid & Remote

After 200+ user testing sessions and years in senior positions on cross-functional teams, I know how to talk strategy with Founders and PMs, earn trust with engineers, gain insight from users and present work that genuinely moves stakeholders.

🏆Awards & Accolades

Winner • iF Design Award
May 2022

Winner • iF Design Award
May 2020

Shortlist • MADE TalentLAB
Nov 2018

Shortlist • Lexus Design Awards
Jan 2016

🎓Education

AI Coding for Designers

Memorisely • 2026

Masterclass: AI Design

Memorisely • 2026

UX Design Bootcamp

The School of UX • 2019

BA (Hons) Design for Industry

1st Class Honours • 2018

Experience

Studio Soren
CharityB2BB2C

Principal Product Designer

London, UK | Remote

Dec, 2025 - Present

Led Product Design for Studio Soren's website redesign, increasing session duration by 81.5% through analytics-led design. Shaped strategy with the founder, introduced AI workflows with Figma × Claude Code, and mentored junior designers.

Brandborne
PharmaB2BB2C

Lead UX & UI Designer

London, UK | Hybrid | Full Time

Apr, 2021 - Dec, 2025

Led Product Design for Brandborne's largest client, improving patient outcomes on the flagship product of a $1.1B pharma company. Delivered 3.3× faster onboarding and 3× more successful searches for people with Parkinson's, led discovery through to launch, presented in large meetinings with CEOs and CTOs, and grew the design team to five.

UX & UI Designer

Dec, 2020 - Apr, 2021

Recruited by a key client as a full-time UX & UI Designer to lead Product Design, UX Research and Product Strategy for Roche's $325B business, improving diabetes management before promotion to Lead Product Designer.

ProdActive Solutions
PharmaB2BB2C

Lead Product Designer

Haifa, Israel | Remote

Apr, 2021 - Apr, 2025

Led Product Design from discovery to launch for ProdActive's largest client, a leading Middle Eastern pharma company. Redesigned a bug reporting platform, increasing key workflow engagement while reducing drop-off by 82%.

Product Designer

Dec, 2020 - Apr, 2021

Product Design from discovery to launch, partnering with engineers, product managers and cross-functional teams.

Josh Simpson UX Design
FinTechMedTechB2C

UX Designer • Freelance & Contract

York, UK | Hybrid

May, 2019 - Apr, 2021

Delivered UX Design work for startups and entrepreneurs, contributing to Kody's $20M Series A and improving diabetes management for Roche's $325B business. Published on UX Planet & built long-term partnerships with Brandborne, ProdActive & Durham Grange.

Foxwood Properties
In-houseB2BB2C

Junior Product Designer

York, UK | Hybrid

May, 2019 - Dec, 2020

Product Design for Foxwood Properties, worked with the Director to turn commercial goals into intuitive digital experiences to let office space. User research, content strategy, UX and UI design, continuously iterating and building websites in Webflow.

LAYER
Big techB2BB2C

Product Design Intern

London, UK | On-site | Full Time

Feb, 2019 - May, 2019

Joined LAYER, a leading design studio with 200+ awards and 2,500+ press features, working on a Meta product that gained 1.4M users, an iF Design Award-winning NIO product, and pitch work for Samsung.

Design Bridge
FMCGB2BB2C

Product Design Intern

York, UK | On-site | Full Time

Jan, 2019 - Feb, 2019

Joined leading design agency Design Bridge an agency with 200+ awards, contributed to design work for Unilever and Cadbury, including a winning pitch for Unilever.

Special Agent
FitnessB2BB2C

Industrial Design Associate

Cambridge, UK | On-site | Full Time

Apr, 2017 - Aug, 2017

Designed concepts for Adidas, including the concepts taken forward, and contributed to a Keurig product that won an iF Design Awards and Red Dot Design Award.

Stage One Creative Services
EngineeringB2C

3D CAD Engineer

York, UK | On-site | Full Time

Apr, 2016 - Sep, 2016

Studio Soren
CharityB2BB2C

Principal Product Designer

London, UK | Remote

Dec, 2025 - Present

Currently a core member of a tight cross functional team at Studio Soren:

  • Led the Product Design & Product Strategy for the complete Studio Soren website overhaul.
  • Used analytics, event tracking and heat maps to shape the design leading to an 81.5% boost in session duration and several new leads.
  • Planned, moderated and analysed user interviews and tests to uncover product pain points.
  • Engaged in strategy meetings with the founder to shape the direction of the agency.
  • Introduced AI-enhanced workflows into the Studio using Figma x Claude Code.
  • Mentored junior team members.
Brandborne
PharmaB2BB2C

Lead UX & UI Designer

London, UK | Hybrid | Full Time

Dec, 2025 - Present

Worked within a large inter-company network of designers, engineers, researchers and other cross-functional partners:

  • Led Product Design working predominantly on Brandborne's highest paying and largest client.
  • Led UX Design work to improve patient outcomes on the flagship product of a $1.1B Pharma company.
  • Achieved 3.3x faster average onboarding for a complex healthcare product and increased successful search results for people with Parkinson's by 3x, with a clear boost in patent satisfaction.
  • Explored new product opportunities, from discovery and user research to launch.
  • Sold design & research findings in meetings of 40+ including the CEO and CTO.
  • Grew the Product Design team to five designers and mentored junior team members.

UX & UI Designer

Dec, 2025 - Present

Recruited by a key client as full-time UX & UI Designer:

  • Took responsibility in client work-streams for Product Design, UX Research and Product Strategy.
  • Owned Product Design tasks for $325B company Roche, improving diabetes management.
  • Hired as full-time employee and promoted to Lead Product Designer.
ProdActive Solutions
PharmaB2BB2C

Lead Product Designer

Haifa, Israel | Remote

Dec, 2025 - Present

Currently a core member of a tight cross functional team at Studio Soren:

  • Led the Product Design & Product Strategy for the complete Studio Soren website overhaul.
  • Used analytics, event tracking and heat maps to shape the design leading to an 81.5% boost in session duration and several new leads.
  • Planned, moderated and analysed user interviews and tests to uncover product pain points.
  • Engaged in strategy meetings with the founder to shape the direction of the agency.
  • Introduced AI-enhanced workflows into the Studio using Figma x Claude Code.
  • Mentored junior team members

Product Designer

Dec, 2025 - Present

Product Design work from discovery & problem framing to shipped features:

  • Worked in squads with engineers, PMs and other cross-functional partners to ship products.
Josh Simpson UX Design
FinTechB2BB2C

UX Designer • Freelance & Contract

York, UK | Hybrid

Dec, 2025 - Present

Contract UX & Product Design work for startups, entrepreneurs and software companies:

  • Product Design for FinTech startup Kody helping them achieve $20M in their Series A.
  • Product Design and user interviews for $325B company Roche to improve diabetes management and patient adherence.
  • Improved qualitative UX outcomes across several products.
  • Work published on UX Planet & participated in multiple Google Ventures Design Sprints.
  • Nurtured consistent work through Brandborne, ProdActive & Foxwood Properties.
Foxwood Properties
In-houseB2BB2C

Junior Product Designer

York, UK | Hybrid

Dec, 2025 - Present

Currently a core member of a tight cross functional team at Studio Soren:

  • Partnered with the Director to nail down product requirements, then translated them into intuitive web experiences to let office blocks.
  • Conducted User Research, created user personas, mapped user journeys.
  • Product Design work across Content Strategy, UI Design and UX Design.
  • Continuously iterated the site as new insights and priorities emerged.
  • Built and maintained websites in Webflow.
LAYER
Big techB2BB2C

Product Design Intern

York, UK | Hybrid | Full Time

Dec, 2025 - Present

Post-university internship within thought-leading design studio with 200+ awards, 2500+ press features and 15M+ impressions on socials:

  • Worked on product for Meta that gained 1.4M users & received praise from Meta’s CTO.
  • Worked on UI and designed outputs for a product for NIO that won the iF Design Award 2020.
  • Worked on presentation decks and pitch decks for clients including Samsung.
Design Bridge
FMCGB2BB2C

Product Design Intern

York, UK | Hybrid | Full Time

Dec, 2025 - Present

Post-university internship within a leading multidisciplinary design agency with 200+ awards:

  • Immersed in brainstorming, critiques and prototyping for clients including Unilever and Cadbury.
  • Owned design on a pitch deck used to win a project from Unilever.
Special Agent
FMCGB2BB2C

Design Associate

York, UK | Hybrid | Full Time

Dec, 2025 - Present

Summer job working at an Industrial Design agency:

  • Designed several product concepts used in client presentations for Adidas.
  • Owned the design & prototyping of a concept taken forward by Adidas.
  • Worked on a product for Keurig that later went on to win the iF Design Award 2022 & Red Dot Design Award 2022.

My superpowers

Fascination with people

I love talking to users, listening to their stories with empathy, and get a huge amount of joy from being surprised by their behavior.

Openess & curiosity

I am a truly open and curious person. I enjoy learning and do my best work when faced with new or novel subjects.

Lean to the core

My mind is constantly scanning for shortcuts and fast methods of approaching problems. I love planning lean research.

Love of storytelling

I love telling stories that engage with people, light them up inside and truly reach into the core of who they are.

Teams I designed for

Early work

With a background in Industrial Design, I have designed connected products and helped craft thoughtful products and experiences extending beyond the screen.

Silhouette of a person standing under a pier on a beach with long shadows cast by the setting sun.Crowd of people gathered around and on a two-story outdoor venue with a large wooden sign showing a stylized number 3 and colorful lighting inside.Intricately carved religious sculpture of a seated figure with two attendants in a decorated alcove inside a church, with stained glass windows and ornate red ceiling above.Sunlight shining through a large honeycomb-like metal sculpture elevated on white pillars in a grassy park.

Teams I designed for

In spare time

Outside of work, I love exploring new places and photographing beautiful scenery and moments that spark my curiosity.

Silhouette of a person standing under a pier on a beach with long shadows cast by the setting sun.Crowd of people gathered around and on a two-story outdoor venue with a large wooden sign showing a stylized number 3 and colorful lighting inside.Intricately carved religious sculpture of a seated figure with two attendants in a decorated alcove inside a church, with stained glass windows and ornate red ceiling above.Sunlight shining through a large honeycomb-like metal sculpture elevated on white pillars in a grassy park.

Teams I designed for

Books I love

Book cover for 'The Brain: The Story of You' by David Eagleman featuring a glowing, digital-style brain illustration on a black background.

The Brain The Story of You

David Eagleman

Book cover of Just Enough Research by Erika Hall, yellow background with black and white text, from A Book Apart series, No. 9, second edition.

Just Enough Research

Erika Hall

Book cover titled 'Design for How People Think: Using Brain Science to Build Better Products' by John Whalen, PhD, featuring a detailed illustration of a blue bird with an ornate feather crest.

Design for How People Think

John Whalen, PhD

Book cover for 'A Wizard of Earthsea' by Ursula K. Le Guin featuring a person holding a staff walking on dark blue hills with misty mountains in the background.

A Wizard of Earthsea

Ursula K. Le Guin

Book cover for 'The Design of Everyday Things' by Don Norman featuring a red teapot with steam on a yellow background.

The Design of Everyday Things

Don A. Norman

Book cover of Pascal's Pensées by Blaise Pascal with a dark background and a cracked design revealing yellow light in the center.

Pascal’s Pensées

Blaise Pascal

Book covers for Volume I and Volume II of 'The Matter with Things' by Iain McGilchrist, featuring abstract landscape art and subtitles about brains and the unmaking of the world.

The Matter With Things

Iain McGilchrist

Book cover of Fyodor Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment featuring a cracked cement wall with a hole in the center and the Penguin Classics logo.

Crime And Punishment

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Cover of the book 'Emotional Design' by Don Norman featuring a metallic juicer with a half lemon on top against a black background.

Emotional Design

Don Norman

Book cover of Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman featuring a yellow pencil with a curved graphite line extending from it.

Thinking, Fast and Slow

Daniel Kahneman

Book cover of Livewired by David Eagleman featuring a colorful, stylized brain illustration on a black background.

Livewired

David Eagleman

Book cover of 'Laws of UX' by Jon Yablonski, featuring colorful geometric shapes and the subtitle 'Using Psychology to Design Better Products & Services'.

Laws of UX

John Yablonski

Book cover titled 'Super Normal Sensations of the Ordinary' by Naoto Fukasawa and Jasper Morrison, featuring a moka pot, a glass, and a bottle opener on a table.

Super Normal

Naoto Fukasawa & Jasper Morrison

Book cover for 'The Brain: The Story of You' by David Eagleman featuring a glowing, digital-style brain illustration on a black background.

The Brain The Story of You

David Eagleman

Book cover of Just Enough Research by Erika Hall, yellow background with black and white text, from A Book Apart series, No. 9, second edition.

Just Enough Research

Erika Hall

Book cover titled 'Design for How People Think: Using Brain Science to Build Better Products' by John Whalen, PhD, featuring a detailed illustration of a blue bird with an ornate feather crest.

Design for How People Think

John Whalen, PhD

Book cover for 'A Wizard of Earthsea' by Ursula K. Le Guin featuring a person holding a staff walking on dark blue hills with misty mountains in the background.

A Wizard of Earthsea

Ursula K. Le Guin

Book cover for 'The Design of Everyday Things' by Don Norman featuring a red teapot with steam on a yellow background.

The Design of Everyday Things

Don A. Norman

Book cover of Pascal's Pensées by Blaise Pascal with a dark background and a cracked design revealing yellow light in the center.

Pascal’s Pensées

Blaise Pascal

Book covers for Volume I and Volume II of 'The Matter with Things' by Iain McGilchrist, featuring abstract landscape art and subtitles about brains and the unmaking of the world.

The Matter With Things

Iain McGilchrist

Book cover of Fyodor Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment featuring a cracked cement wall with a hole in the center and the Penguin Classics logo.

Crime And Punishment

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Cover of the book 'Emotional Design' by Don Norman featuring a metallic juicer with a half lemon on top against a black background.

Emotional Design

Don Norman

Book cover of Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman featuring a yellow pencil with a curved graphite line extending from it.

Thinking, Fast and Slow

Daniel Kahneman

Book cover of Livewired by David Eagleman featuring a colorful, stylized brain illustration on a black background.

Livewired

David Eagleman

Book cover of 'Laws of UX' by Jon Yablonski, featuring colorful geometric shapes and the subtitle 'Using Psychology to Design Better Products & Services'.

Laws of UX

John Yablonski

Book cover titled 'Super Normal Sensations of the Ordinary' by Naoto Fukasawa and Jasper Morrison, featuring a moka pot, a glass, and a bottle opener on a table.

Super Normal

Naoto Fukasawa & Jasper Morrison

What I am listening to

Mosaic-style gold and white text reading 'The Symbolic World' with an ornate dragon and bird design in the background.

The Symbolic World

Silhouette of a person filled with a purple and blue cosmic galaxy pattern below the text 'Brain Food'.

Brain Food

Spotify Playlist

Graphic with bold yellow text 'THEORIES OF EVERYTHING' on black angled banners over a dynamic red radial burst background.

Theories of Everything

Piano keys with the letters on white keys spelling out the word EMOTIONS on a purple and orange gradient background.

Emotions

Tony Ann

Illustration of a bearded stoic philosopher holding a book, surrounded by icons of an owl, scales of justice, a figure, and a cup, above the text Daily Stoic.

The Daily Stoic

Silhouette of a person standing on a rock under a starry night sky with a visible Milky Way and the text 'Deep Focus'.

Deep Focus

Spotify Playlist

Text 'FALL OF CIVILIZATIONS' in bold black letters centered inside a white circular frame over a background of an ancient ruined city near water.

Fall of Civilizations

Illustration of a person with curly hair wearing yellow headphones and relaxing with eyes closed on a coral background with text 'lofi chill'.

Lofi Chill

Spotify Playlist

Louis Theroux in orange jacket surrounded by microphones, text reads 'The Louis Theroux Podcast' and 'A Spotify Podcast'.

The Louis Theroux Podcast

Illustrated long road leading through dark pine trees toward pink mountains with a large full moon in the background and text reading 'Lofi Road Trip'.

Lofi Road Trip

Spotify Playlist

Illustration of a classical bust of a philosopher with a bird flying above and the text 'PHILOSOPHIZE THIS!' below.

Philosophize this!

Spotify logo with pink looped infinity symbol and text 'On Repeat' on dark blue background.

On Repeat

Spotify Playlist

Mosaic-style gold and white text reading 'The Symbolic World' with an ornate dragon and bird design in the background.

The Symbolic World

Silhouette of a person filled with a purple and blue cosmic galaxy pattern below the text 'Brain Food'.

Brain Food

Spotify Playlist

Graphic with bold yellow text 'THEORIES OF EVERYTHING' on black angled banners over a dynamic red radial burst background.

Theories of Everything

Piano keys with the letters on white keys spelling out the word EMOTIONS on a purple and orange gradient background.

Emotions

Tony Ann

Illustration of a bearded stoic philosopher holding a book, surrounded by icons of an owl, scales of justice, a figure, and a cup, above the text Daily Stoic.

The Daily Stoic

Silhouette of a person standing on a rock under a starry night sky with a visible Milky Way and the text 'Deep Focus'.

Deep Focus

Spotify Playlist

Text 'FALL OF CIVILIZATIONS' in bold black letters centered inside a white circular frame over a background of an ancient ruined city near water.

Fall of Civilizations

Illustration of a person with curly hair wearing yellow headphones and relaxing with eyes closed on a coral background with text 'lofi chill'.

Lofi Chill

Spotify Playlist

Louis Theroux in orange jacket surrounded by microphones, text reads 'The Louis Theroux Podcast' and 'A Spotify Podcast'.

The Louis Theroux Podcast

Illustrated long road leading through dark pine trees toward pink mountains with a large full moon in the background and text reading 'Lofi Road Trip'.

Lofi Road Trip

Spotify Playlist

Illustration of a classical bust of a philosopher with a bird flying above and the text 'PHILOSOPHIZE THIS!' below.

Philosophize this!

Spotify logo with pink looped infinity symbol and text 'On Repeat' on dark blue background.

On Repeat

Spotify Playlist