Ian Lemmonds: Digital Technologist

I am agnostic about medium. A medium is a place to launch from. It’s a place to put a message, or to tell a story. The medium itself is only important because it has an audience to engage. It is up to people like me to make sure the content the audience is interfacing with is compelling. Each member of that audience is one user. I am a user-experience designer. My job is to fill the user with positive experiences.

I care very much about users. My background in art and design transitioned into digital when I realized that regardless of the medium, the goal is the same: to create something evocative and memorable. You have to make people feel something if you expect them to remember your message after they’ve closed their browser window or put their phone away.

 

Projects and Solutions

Why is more important than how. Every project should pay attention to “why” we should do it. The “how” comes later, and presents its own set of questions. What is possible with digital? What is possible with print? Always start with the “why”, where you’ll find the purpose of a project. Why should this project exist? Is it to inspire an audience? Is it to communicate an important message? Is it to spur users to action? The form a project takes can only be decided after its functions are fully ideated. In short, you have to decide why you should make something before you address how it gets made.

Stay Learning

Inspiration campaign for Nike

Protect This House

Nike Environmental Health and Safety

NALC Scout

iPad / iOS application using the Swift framework

Sitemap – Launchpad Learning Portal

iPad based learning portal – Nike

The Sean Karl Foundation

Cancer research fundraising website

Sullivan Branding

Environmental Branding

Indie Memphis Film Festival

Web + Print Campaign

The Memphis Open

Digital + Print Campaign

Black History is Memphis History

Digital Campaign

Ian Lemmonds: Maker of things. Designer of experiences. Team player.

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I have worked with Ian for 2 years in at Sullivan Branding. His duties included digital design, development and continuing education for members of our creative and account service teams. He is a conscientious digital designer and developer that always spends time thinking through the needs of the project and asking the right questions before diving in. Ian is great with clients and can always explain the more technical aspects of a complex project in a way that is easy to understand and never condescending. He is enthusiastic about his work and always open to new ideas and solutions (which is incredibly helpful in the ever-changing world of digital).

-Amy Sharp // evp, marketing & operations, Sullivan Branding

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I’ve enjoyed working with Ian for the past 3-4 years. He’s full of ideas. One of his best traits is his unsatable quest for learning. If he doesn’t know about something, he will shortly thereafter. He speaks with confidence about digital marketing and creative. And he’s a good person to have in front of a client because of his ability to talk about the digital realm in a way that’s easy to understand and honest.

Don MacDougall // Associate Creative Director, Sullivan Branding

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Ian and I have worked together for over 7 years at 2 different organizations. I continue to be impressed with the creative quality of work which Ian designs.  One of my favorite things about Ian is his consistently thoughtful approach to design and dedication to the creative process. Ian is a wealth of knowledge in his field, has a positive attitude and always goes the extra mile.

Leslie Skelton / Channel Director at VML and The Navy Partnership

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I have worked with Ian the last 4 years. There are many skills that he possesses that make him a valuable asset to any company, but the more valuable assets he possesses are the ones you can't teach. He is always looking to push the work, always looking to help the team out and always looking to learn as much as he can (skillwise and projectwise). He is always prepared and always maintains a high level of composure and integrity about him.

David Hardin // Director of Design, Sullivan Branding

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Software

Whether it’s for layout, productivity, networking, or communication, we all use software to help us work more efficiently. Here are some of the tools I use in my career to get where I need to be.

Photoshop

Illustrator

Dreamweaver

Premiere Pro

After Effects

InDesign

XD

Adobe Media Encoder

Adobe Creative Cloud

Camtasia

Google Chrome

Firefox

Safari

Zoom

Slack

MS Outlook

MS PowerPoint

MS Excel

MS Word

Acrobat

Airtable

Wordpress

Adobe Experience Manager

iOS

Swift Playgrounds

Jira

Confluence