Johnny McCarthy

Product and UX designer

Selected Work

Explore case studies showcasing user-centred design solutions

My Journey

A timeline of growth, learning, and discovery

Introduction

Johnny is a forward-thinking Product and UX Designer passionate about crafting meaningful, inclusive digital experiences. With experience across digital platforms, user research, UX/UI design, accessibility, and healthcare & public services, Johnny brings a thoughtful, user-centred approach to every project.

User-Centred Mindset

Johnny designs with empathy and clarity, grounding decisions in research and real user needs. His approach prioritises usability, accessibility, and meaningful outcomes rather than surface-level aesthetics.

Creative Foundations

Creative and naturally curious, Johnny showed an early affinity for artistic expression, excelling in creative disciplines throughout his school years.

Academic Evolution

This foundation evolved during his Master's in Digital Innovation, where Johnny built visual prototypes and interactive concepts, discovering design as a powerful problem-solving practice.

Industry Experience

At Accenture, Johnny collaborated closely with UX designers and agile engineering teams, contributing to complex digital products and implementing generative AI solutions, including Copilot-style tools.

Design Specialisation

These experiences led Johnny to complete a diploma in UX Design, refining his skills in research-driven, design-thinking-led problem solving.

Today

Today, Johnny blends creativity with structure and precision, leveraging UX strategy, user research, and generative AI to design intuitive, impactful products. He remains deeply motivated to continue advancing his career in product design and design thinking.

Direction & Ambition

Where I am, where I'm going, and what I'm working towards

Now

Designing intuitive, accessible digital products using UX strategy and research

Next

Deepening expertise in product design, AI-assisted workflows, and systems thinking

Future

Shaping impactful, human-centred products at scale

Skills & Tools

A product designer's toolkit for creating impactful experiences

User Research & Discovery

  • User Research & Insights
  • Customer Journey Mapping
  • Problem Framing & Opportunity Definition

UX & Product Design

  • Product Design
  • UX Design
  • User Flows & Information Architecture
  • Interaction Design
  • User-Centred & Accessible Design

UI & Prototyping

  • UI Design
  • Low & High-Fidelity Prototyping
  • Interactive Prototypes
  • Design Systems Thinking
  • HTML-based Rapid Prototyping

Delivery & Collaboration

  • Agile Delivery & PMO Collaboration
  • Stakeholder Engagement
  • Change Management
  • Cross-functional Team Working
Open to exciting collaborations

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