design
At Rocketmakers we pride ourselves on putting users at the centre of our product design process. In nearly 12 years of designing and developing products we’ve found that time spent in the design phase with users pays back dividends when it comes to saving unnecessary and expensive development later on. After the initial design work is done, our designers continue to work alongside our development team, as business needs evolve, to support, iterate and implement the product vision.
Travel Local
We created a bespoke travel application incorporating local expert communities for Travel Local.
Scale Up Generator
We've partnered with Engine Shed and West of England Growth Hub to produce a dynamic map of scale-up clusters in the UK.
Neighbourly
We developed Neighbourly, a social platform where communities can ask independent and global brands to help fund local projects.
Lux Rewards
We designed and built an app for Lux, enabling users to gain points and rewards for supporting local restaurants.
Inedo
We helped Inedo to design and develop its DevOps platforms for automating software releases.
West of England Growth Map
For the West of England Growth Map we designed a classic tube map style poster with an accompanying augmented reality smartphone app.
Gibraltar
We helped Gibraltar to create a software development tool that enables developers in thousands of organisations worldwide to monitor bugs in their software.
Food Drop
We created a smartphone app for Food Drop that displayed food pickups from local cafes that users could then drop off at local charities.
emortal
We built Emortal - the social media platform where your memories are kept safe for all time.
The English Institute of Sport
We created a medical fitness tracking app for the English Institute of Sport that is used daily by professional and Olympic athletes.
Conker
We worked with Unite Students to build Conker, a platform for students to find private housing and landlords to list their properties.
Careful
For Careful we created an app to help doctors, nurses and allied health professionals share and protect critical patient information.
Nex Regulatory Reporting by Abide Financial
We created a finance reporting tool for Abide Financial - the market leader in global regulatory reporting solutions.
Blog Posts
A 3-Step Process To Beat Those Bias
Friday, 12th February 2021
As a UX designer, I am constantly making decisions about how things should work, and what goes where. This is REALLY important - making correct decisions during UX design is crucial for a project’s ultimate success. Before making all of these decisions I have to gather lots of information. This means lots of research, interviewing end-users, conversations with the design team, and regular meetings with the client.
How our UX designer found her dream job
Tuesday, 26th January 2021
Designing an excellent user experience (known in the industry as “UX”) has always been a priority for Rocketmakers. Software can be extremely innovative and well built, but it only becomes game-changing when it squarely meets a user’s needs. In July 2020 Rocketmakers added even more firepower to its design team with our newest dedicated UX designer, Holly Burn. We decided to catch up with Holly to learn more about her, what her first six months at Rocketmakers have been like, and find out why she thinks UX is so important.
Interview with Rocketmakers Graphic Designer John Grigg
Monday, 23rd November 2020
John Grigg has been part of the Rocketmakers team since 2016 working in the role of graphic designer. He leads the way on design elements for clients and has been instrumental in developing the Rocketmakers’ branding over the years.
Human-centred design at Rocketmakers
Tuesday, 21st April 2020
Phil Mower at Rocketmakers caught up with Anthropology and Technology Conference 2020 to discuss user-centred design.
