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Hi, I'm Damien

UX/UI Designer and Researcher

Damien Lutz standing next to a giant "UX" sign at UX Australia.

Experienced in UX, UI, and research for agile mobile, app, and web projects, I’ve worked in commercial and government roles, both autonomously and as part of a team.

I’ve also taught UX Fundamentals for Harness Projects, and I am passionate about life-centred design and sustainable UX.

Damien Lutz standing next to a giant "UX" sign at UX Australia.

Hi, I'm Damien Lutz

Senior UX Designer and Researcher

In the field since 2012, I’m experienced in UX, UI, and research for agile mobile, app, and web projects.

I’ve worked in commercial and government roles, both autonomously and as part of a team.

I’ve also taught UX Fundamentals for Harness Projects, and I am passionate about life-centred design and sustainable UX.

UX/UI

Working across telecommunications, weather, consumer advice, accommodation booking, e-commerce, and government, the majority of my roles have been UX/UI hybrid, leading projects from research and problem defining to ideation, design, and development support.

UX/UI

HotelsCombined App/Site

UX/UI

Weatherzone App

UX/UI

Vodafone Chat Bot

UX/UI

Vodafone Secure Login

UX/UI

Weatherzone Site

UX/UI

Vodafone Bundle & Save

Service/UX/UI

Vodafone Click & Collect

UX/UI

LGBTQIA+ Events App
Future Scouting website home page on a laptop

UX/UI

Future Scouting Site
Lifecentred.design website home page on a laptop

UX/UI

Lifecentred.design site

User Research

As User Researcher for the Department of Agriculture, I supported modernising the export licensing and consignment application processes, and my previous UX/UI roles also involved a great deal of research to support product idea development.

I was also the Research SME for the Vodafone UX team, supporting designers in research and consolidated all our research tools, methods, and best practices into a Research Hub. As UX Mentor for the UX Fundamentals course at Harness Projects, I taught new designers the discovery research phase.

User Research

Aust. Export Licensing

User Research

Vodafone App Services

Sustainable UX

Life-centred design expands human centred design to consider the impacts on the environment, animals, and non-users.

Sustainable UX is about designing life-centred digital experiences that use less energy and are inclusive and accessible.

Through my own research and self-learning, I aim to design sustainable UX without impacting business needs while adding to customer and business value!

Sustainable UX

Reducing a site's carbon output

Sustainable Behaviour

Enabling sustainable Ecommerce behaviours

Accessibility

A starting guide

Non-human Personas

Reducing a site's environmental impacts

Teaching Design

I taught UX fundamentals to new UX/UI students at Harness projects. This is a 12-week course taking students through a real-world project from research and problem defining to ideation and final designs.

I also share my knowledge about futuring, life-centred thinking, and sustainable UX via guide books and my Medium blog.

UX Fundamentals

Harness UX School

Life-centred Futures

Design Guides

Life-centred Design

Sustainable Design Framework