Martin Whitaker / Digital interaction designer
Available for select projects
I design & build
accessible digital products.
I'm Martin, a designer and front-end developer in Norfolk. I work on public services at Norfolk County Council and build independent products on the side.
12+ years building for the webDesign, accessibility & front-end development
Independent products
Selected work
SENDadvisor
Helping families in England find SEND services, days out, education, and official council information in one directory.
Separate the kind of help from the search query, and keep location and official sources in view.
Read the case study
Horrorometer
A home for horror discovery, with a browsable catalogue, title details, and reviews.
Lush SVG
A creative studio for finding, customising, and exporting SVG backgrounds and website elements.
Based in Norfolk, UK
A little about me
Designer, developer,
occasional cat supervisor.
My work spans local government, agency websites, and independent products. Away from the screen, there are drones to fly, horror novels to read, and a cat called Bubbles to supervise.
More about meThe notebook
From the notebook.
Accessible by default: the checks behind this portfolio
Skip links, keyboard focus, form errors, and reduced motion: concrete accessibility work in this portfolio, with tests that show what is covered.
Shipping solo: boundaries across four projects
Different deployment, data, and execution boundaries in SENDadvisor, Horrorometer, Kanaboards, and Stay With Me: Deep Sea.
Designing for stressful systems: concrete choices in SENDadvisor
Search, council information, and reviewable data: concrete choices intended to make relevant information easier to reach.
Have something in mind?
Let's make
something useful.
I take on select freelance projects alongside my day job. Tell me a little about yours; I usually reply within a couple of days.
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