Blair Gibson

Senior UX Designer

Profile

Senior UX Designer working in product teams, focused on turning messy problems into simple, usable experiences.

I work closely with PMs and engineers to shape problems early, prototype ideas quickly, and focus on behaviour change rather than just UI output. I am comfortable moving between design and lightweight builds to explore interactions and test ideas before committing to final designs.

Experience

  • Joined Genio as a junior in 2019 and progressed into a senior role while working across learning products and internal systems.
  • Led design within a product trio on Genio Present, shaping the rehearsal, reflection, and feedback experience.
  • Shifted rehearsal from a one-off task into a repeatable learning loop that was adopted into DSA.
  • Worked on Genio Notes, exploring how lecture capture and transcription could better support understanding and recall.
  • Designed admin workflows for institutional setup and configuration, balancing flexibility with clarity.
  • Used rapid prototypes and lightweight builds to explore ideas and align quickly with engineering.

Selected Work

Genio Present

Turning rehearsal into a repeatable learning loop to support confidence building.

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Stride

Exploring how accessible navigation could support confidence, reassurance, and independence.

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Education

University of Dundee

Digital Interaction Design

2015 — 2019

First-class honours

Skills

  • End-to-end product design
  • Discovery and problem framing
  • Interaction design and prototyping
  • Usability testing and rapid validation
  • Product trio collaboration
  • Workshop facilitation

Tools

  • Figma
  • Pendo
  • Ballpark
  • Storybook / Design systems