Hi, my name is Geert Allegaert. I’m active in the domain of Usability and User Centered Design (UCD) since 1993. UCD — sometimes also referred to as User eXperience Design (UXD), User Interface Design (UID) or Interaction Design (ID) — is the domain that focuses on a positive user experience with interactive applications.
Practically:
- I design and evaluate user interfaces for online applications (web applications, stand-alone applications and mobile interfaces).
- I design – complex – information and navigation structures for (international, multi-lingual) websites and intranets.
I combine skills from computer science, usability and library sciences.
I am familiar with the full range of UCD techniques and processes:
- Field studies, contextual inquiry, ethnographic research.
- Modeling users, processes and tasks. Developing conceptual designs for displaying user needs and behavior.
- Documentation such as content inventory, sitemaps, wireframes, flow charts, functional specifications and style guides.
- Usability testing and expert review.
I am aware of:
- Industry standards and trends.
- Web trends and techniques
- Software development processes.
In the early years of my career I have worked as a technical writer. Hence my preference to communicate complex, technical information in plain language.
From 1993 to 2005 I was at Namahn and helped the company mature from a startup to the leading User Centered Design consultancy it is now.
At this moment I divide my time between conducting user surveys, providing UCD training for developers, and designing and optimizing websites and web applications.
I am serving a wide number of clients, varying from Belgian and European governmental institutions, over well-established commercial market leaders, to start ups. Interested in collaboration? Do not hesitate to get in touch with me.