Kieran McCann

| I’m a designer, and occasional illustrator, specialising in crafting accessible digital products and experiences. I’ve had the privilege of working with organisations such as Wikimedia Foundation, BBC, FutureLearn, Tate, Design Museum, and Royal College of Art. Currently Lead Designer at Change.org.

Wikipedia desktop redesign

| Visual design exploration to improve the desktop reading experience. This work contributed to Wikipedia’s first major desktop interface update in twelve years. Read Wikimedia Foundation’s article on the project and my post on introducing a layout grid.

Visual design
Design system
User experience

Wikipedia discussion tools

| Exploratory design work to improve Wikipedia’s article discussion experience and help engage a new generation of editors.

Visual design
User experience

FutureLearn brand guidelines

| Development of the existing FutureLearn brand to better serve the growth of the organisation. This included the creation of a brand guidelines book and training staff on its successful implementation.

Branding
Art direction
Training

FutureLearn design system

| Part of the in-house team responsible for the Design system of the UK’s leading digital education platform.

Design system
Accessibility
User experience

Ctrl Group

| Design system and website for digital health agency. The system was designed to be themable so that it could be adapted for the agency’s portfolio of digital health products.

Branding
Design system
Content design
Iconography

Cognition Kit

| Web design and art direction for digital health product which gathers cognitive data in the real world to improve research and help clinicians make better treatment decisions.

User experience
Visual design
Art direction

Fora Health

| Visual identity for digital health product which uses chat bot technology to support patients to get involved with their own healthcare decisions.

Branding
User interface design

The Basics

| Illustrated patient information leaflets that provide a simple and easy-to-understand introduction to key HIV issues. Designed to support discussions between health professionals and people living with HIV. Winner of British Medical Association Patient Information Award.

Illustration
Information graphics
Co-design

Nature

| Information graphics for world’s leading science journal.

Information graphics
Illustration

Tales From The Loop

| Record sleeve for Philip Glass and Paul Leonard-Morgan’s soundtrack for the television series.

Art direction
Print

The B-Side

| Record sleeve for Paul Leonard-Morgan’s soundtrack to the Errol Morris documentary film on the life of Elsa Dorfman.

Art direction
Print

Coorie Doon

| Artwork and risograph prints for my not-for-profit party. Read about our ethos and inspiration. Or even better, come dance with us!

Illustration
Branding
Print