About
Hi! I'm
Dan Kindley.
A Birmingham-based Senior Product Designer with over a decade of experience designing digital products.



My Experience
I'm a Senior Product Designer specialising in designing for mobile, particularly in the smart home and building automation space — most recently designing Myko Connected Home, Kingfisher's smart home app, from zero to one across iOS and Android.
Over the past decade I've worked across B2B and B2C — in startups, scale-ups, and freelance roles — designing end-to-end experiences for mobile, web, and SaaS products. I enjoy the challenge of making complex systems feel simple and accessible to everyday users.
I also create bespoke illustration work, which I enjoy bringing into product design to add personality or simplify complex processes — whether that's interface icons and device setup guides, or highly detailed digital assets to monitor a building's HVAC systems — work that earned a Creativepool Annual 2024 Silver Award in the Illustration category.
About Me
Outside of work I spend as much time as possible with my family — my daughter and I love making up silly stories and illustrating the characters together. I'm also a regular at the gym, where I focus on calisthenics. Beyond that, I love to travel, have a soft spot for anything Victorian, and enjoy retro gaming — Street Fighter 2 is a firm favourite.
Education
Graphic Communication - First Class BA Hons Degree
Birmingham City University 2014
Foundation Art & Design - Distinction
Walsall College 2011
Art & Design - Distinction
Walsall College 2010
Awards
Creativepool Annual 2024 - Silver Award Winner
Illustration Category
Design