Jotham Oakley

Jotham

Oakley

Head of Product

Graduating from Ravensbourne University with a degree in Graphic Design, Jotham worked in a range of design roles before joining the Brightec team in 2015. He is committed to making people’s lives better through his work, believing design should not only look good but also delight users and enhance their interactions with technology. Jotham is on the judging panel for the prestigious UK App Awards.

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Blog Posts

Ask this question to future proof your product decisions

Why asking ‘why’ is vital in good mobile app development

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What is the best way to prioritise a product backlog?

Jotham shares the spreadsheet he uses to guide our clients in building out a product backlog

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Why should you turn your notifications off?

When lockdown started, I used to think that the main risk to the productivity of my working day would be interruptions from my kids...

increasing conversion rates

Taking a checkout conversion rate from 45% to 65%

Updates that make a huge increase to checkout conversion rates.

Brightec Design

Introducing our new logo

We’ve updated our wordmark, redesigned our icon and redefined our brand colours.

Design at Brightec

User feedback on a live mobile app

Why do I need to gather feedback through my live mobile app?

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Bad design is devaluing the UX industry

How to end the cycle of bad design decisions impacting UX

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Why is design worth it?

We’ve recently had a few conversations here at Brightec about ‘why’ we do what we do. It's an important question that we often come back to time and time again, and the answer affects every area of our business.

May 2017 - Which devices and versions of iOS are most popular?

Each month we take a brief look at the devices and versions of iOS and Android which are currently in use.

Assets: the preflight checks

The dull but powerful preflight checks for design assets.

April 2017 - Which devices and versions of iOS are most popular?

Every month we take a brief look at the devices and versions of iOS which are currently in use.

Three of the best sketch plugins

The top three plugins to improve your design workflow in Sketch.

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Mar17 - Which devices & versions of iOS are most popular?

A quick glance at which versions of iOS and which device sizes were most popular in March 2017

ios device usage march 2017

Feb 17 - Which devices & versions of iOS are most popular?

We took a look at which versions of iOS and which device sizes were most popular in February 2017

Is it a crime to browse design inspiration websites?

It’s certainly not a criminal offence (that we know of) but will it help or hinder to peruse design inspiration websites? Jotham investigates.

Focus on Iconography

Why is iconography important for eye-catching and effective in-app UX?

How to create a Design Culture

How we created and continue to nurture a Design Culture at Brightec.

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Spotify v Apple Music

We take a closer look at some of the interesting design issues that Spotify and Apple Music have been competing over.

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Focus on Colour

What are the key elements of a good user interface design? Well, definitely colour.

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TV App Design Basics

There are a few things to be aware of when you're designing TV apps

Three UX/UI Beginner Tips

Here are three things I wish I’d known when I first started out in UX/UI design

UX London

We sent our UX Chief Jotham along to the second day of this year’s UX London.

What we learnt at the UX Brighton event

Last week we sent our roving reporter Jotham (he’s neither a reporter nor a rover, he’s our UX designer but let’s not quibble) to attend his first ever UX Brighton event.

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