PROFILE
Delivering exceptional digital products that drive
LARGE-SCALE GROWTH
INTRODUCTION
A highly skilled Senior Product Designer at the global digital design agency Manyone, with experience across tech-focused businesses, from software scale-ups to established institutions including Deutsche Telekom, Cambridge University Press, TSB Bank, Vanquis Bank, Harley Davidson, The Natural History Museum and Google.
I have led design projects and managed teams of designers, delivering exceptional digital products and experiences that drive large-scale growth. My background also includes luxury design for renowned brands such as Paul Smith and JW Anderson.
PAST & PRESENT CLIENTS

WORK EXPERIENCE

Manyone
Senior Product Designer
September 2023 - Present
Senior Product Designer at Manyone, collaborating with multinational corporations on complex multi-brand design systems and consumer apps. I leverage data, prototyping, ideation workshops, and component building. Key projects include:
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Deutsche Telekom: Created a multi-brand Design System used by 51 teams, with over 50,000 component instances. Managing junior designers and collaborating developers and stakeholders.
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Harley Davidson: Co-led the design of the "Ride and Dine" app feature, delivering wireframes and prototypes through five iterations, along with a comprehensive component library for implementation.
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TSB Bank: Conducted competitive research and user interviews to enhance the joint account offering, collaborating with stakeholders to identify user pain points and deliver insights.
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Vanquis Bank: Developed user profiles for three priority cohorts identified for strategic value, informing design decisions. Mapped user journeys for the Moneybarn division’s Salesforce migration, optimizing experiences through collaboration with internal teams.
Make it Clear
Senior UX/UI Designer
March 2022 - September 2023
Worked for the digital design agency Make it Clear in a fast-paced, technical, and high-profile client-facing role with large tech-focused businesses and established institutions such as Cambridge University Press, the Natural History Museum, Permutive, Spamhaus, 1Spatial, and Google. I Managed two junior designers across various projects, which included:
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Cambridge University Press: Led and managed the development of a unified corporate website for the merger of Cambridge University Press and Cambridge Assessment, along with the transition to a new CSS platform, Drupal. Overseeing stakeholders, junior designers, and developers. Created a Design System and a new global navigation as part of the project.
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The Natural History Museum: Led the project to create a responsive website and booklet for the NHM’s funding pitch, helping secure an additional £20 million of Government funding. Collaborated with developers and internal stakeholders to ensure alignment and successful delivery.
Paul Smith
Senior Designer
December 2015 - October 2021
Worked with the Creative Director to create strong and directional seasonal collections and products, from conception through to sales, culminating in a show as part of Paris fashion week.
Created concepts, art direction and digital assets for the execution of the RTW & print design collections. Tasks included creating marketing campaigns, look books, branding and artworks.
Led creative briefings, partnering closely with marketing and sales to understand and create holistic brand marketing and campaign assets. Maintaining brand strategy, identity and consistency at all levels.
Working on collaborations with clients such as Man Utd and Mr Porter, creating project decks & digital designs.
JW Anderson
Designer
March 2014 - December 2015
Headhunted by LVMH to join the brand JW Anderson, whom they had just acquired a majority stake.  
Designed and created on-brand products and collections, leading projects from inception to show.
Worked with the creative director and wider design team to create a strong visual identity. This included advertising campaigns, lifestyle imagery and product copy.
Christian Dior
Design Assistant
July 2013 - March 2014
Worked with the design to create a strong and directional seasonal collection. Directed by sales analysis, market research and high design standards ingrained at working for a luxury Parisian house.
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SKILLS
UX Abilities
  • UX research
  • User surveys & interviews
  • Personas
  • User flows
  • Usability testing
  • Affinity mapping
  • Card sorting
  • Information architecture
  • Agile & lean practices
  • Working cross functionaly
UI Abilities
  • User Interface design
  • Design systems
  • Component libraries
  • Responsive design
  • Accessibility
  • Wireframing & Prototyping
  • Graphic design
  • Branding
  • Creative direction
  • Art direction
UX/UI Tools
  • Figma (Expert)
  • Miro / FigJam
  • Adobe Photoshop, InDesign & Illustrator
  • Webflow
  • Keynote / Google slides
  • Slack
  • Basecamp
  • Monday.com
  • Trello / Notion
Soft Skills
  • Strong verbal and written communication
  • Team leadership
  • Adaptable and flexible
  • Empathetic
  • Strategic decision-making
  • Time management
  • Continuously learning
  • Cultural sensitivity
  • Growth mindset
CONTACT INFORMATION
Email:
henry.foster888@gmail.com
Linkedin
https://www.linkedin.com/in/henry-foster-design/
Medium
https://medium.com/@henry.foster888
Gold @ London Design Awards for UX/UI design work supporting Spamhaus

REFERENCES

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Sarah Edwards
"Henry consistently exhibited a deep understanding of user-centred design principles and a keen ability to translate complex requirements into intuitive, visually appealing interfaces. Henry's communication skills were instrumental in articulating design concepts and rationale to both technical and non-technical audiences. Overall, Henry proved to be an invaluable asset to our UX team, consistently delivering high-quality work and contributing to the overall success of our projects."
Make it Clear
Director @ Make it Clear
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Sir Paul Smith
"Henry was an integral part of the Paul Smith Men's design team.
He was loyal, hardworking and a proactive member of staff and I was very fortunate to have him as part of my design team for so many years."
Paul Smith
British Fashion Designer
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Maximilian Doerr
"Besides being a pleasure to work with, Henry always completed his duties quickly, efficiently and to the highest standard.
I found Henry to be consistently pleasant, very responsible and reactive. I highly recommend him and I am confident that he will be an asset to any studio."
Christian Dior
Head Designer
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