Eriol Fox
@eriolfox
Product designer at Open Home Foundation working on open-source smart home installation and ESP32 custom device interfaces.
United KingdomWhat I'm looking for
At Open Home Foundation, I work on open-source smart home technology, focused on installation and interfaces for building ESP32 custom devices.
At Superbloom.design, I worked on privacy- and safety-focused user research and iterative UI/UX development for open-source tools. I also created open-source resources on human rights-focused design processes.
At Open Food Network, I iterated on designs for accessibility, usability, and critical user needs, and built an open-source contributor design team of 15.
At Ushahidi, I ran exploratory research on mutual aid and global south communication. I also led an international open-source design community development program funded by the Adobe fund for design, in partnership with Designit.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Product Designer
Open Home Foundation
Nov 2025 - Present (1 year)
Working on OSS smart home technology focused on Installation and ESP32 custom device building interfaces.
Senior Designer/Researcher
Superbloom.design
Sep 2021 - Nov 2025 (4 years 2 months)
Remote non-profit design agency with global clients in the privacy, security, human rights technology & OSS space. Notable work includes large scale privacy and safety first user research with detailed reporting outcomes, iterative UI/UX feature development for OSS tools, and creating open source resources on human rights focused design processes.
Lead Designer
Open Food Network
Aug 2020 - Aug 2021 (1 year)
Remote international OSS advocating for sustainable local food systems and supply chains. Iterated on designs for accessibility, usability and critical user needs and built a robust OSS contributor design team of 15.
Lead Designer
Ushahidi
Jan 2018 - Jan 2020 (2 years)
Remote organisation headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya building SaaS OSS for data collection across civic, social and humanitarian purposes. Ran explorative research on mutual aid and global south communication, and led an international OSS design community development program funded by Adobe fund for design.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Newcastle University
PhD, Design
Conducted 3 years of PhD funded research at Newcastle University's Open Lab.
University of South Wales
MA, Visual Communication
Completed an MA in Visual Communication with a final major on how design improves end of life care through AR/VR and IoT technology.
Cardiff Metropolitan University
BA (Hons), Art & Design
Grade: 2:1
Earned a BA (Hons) in Art & Design with a 2:1 classification.
Availability
Location
United KingdomAuthorized to work in
Portfolio
erioldoesdesign.github.ioSalary expectations
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