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Hi there, I'm a multi-disciplinary designer who cares deeply about creating work that’s not just beautiful, but genuinely useful.

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Design Directors

Product Designers

Product Managers

Engineers

Hi there, I'm a multi-disciplinary designer who cares deeply about creating work that’s not just beautiful, but genuinely useful.

Thoughtful

Considered

Beautiful

Well made

These values shape how I work. From the way I frame problems to the details I obsess over in the final build.


Good design starts with asking the right questions. I rely on design thinking to uncover what’s really needed, then use craft to bring that thinking to life through systems, interfaces, and interactions that feel deliberate and cohesive.


Collaboration is key, but so is care. I believe in building things that not only function well, but feel well made; designed with precision, built with purpose, and delivered with consistency across the entire experience.


I believe that best work happens when we blur the lines between roles; when we come together with purpose and build something better than any one of us could alone.

I studied experience design in Melbourne and began my career in the transport sector, where I designed internal platforms and tools to improve employee experience. It was a formative time that taught me how to navigate complex systems, uncover root problems, and balance user needs with operational constraints.


Since then, I’ve spent the past eight years working with some of Australia’s most trusted organisations across both public and private sectors, shaping digital products through a design lens that blends strategy, research, and craft. Whether I’m defining service journeys, mapping information architecture, or refining high-fidelity UI, my focus is always on creating design solutions that are coherent, accessible, and human-centred.


I’m at my best in ambiguity, helping teams bring structure to complexity, align on vision, and scale thoughtful, systems-led design practices. My process moves fluidly between problem framing and interface design, and I’m comfortable guiding cross-functional teams toward outcomes that make a real difference to users and businesses alike.


Outside of design, I’m fascinated by sound; its rhythm, atmosphere, and ability to shape how we feel and remember. That sense of narrative and emotion informs how I think about product design too. At its core, design is a storytelling tool; connecting people not just to functionality, but to meaning.

Thoughtful

Considered

Beautiful

Well made

These values shape how I work. From the way I frame problems to the details I obsess over in the final build.


Good design starts with asking the right questions. I rely on design thinking to uncover what’s really needed, then use craft to bring that thinking to life through systems, interfaces, and interactions that feel deliberate and cohesive.


Collaboration is key, but so is care. I believe in building things that not only function well, but feel well made; designed with precision, built with purpose, and delivered with consistency across the entire experience.


I believe that best work happens when we blur the lines between roles; when we come together with purpose and build something better than any one of us could alone.

I studied experience design in Melbourne and began my career in the transport sector, where I designed internal platforms and tools to improve employee experience. It was a formative time that taught me how to navigate complex systems, uncover root problems, and balance user needs with operational constraints.


Since then, I’ve spent the past eight years working with some of Australia’s most trusted organisations across both public and private sectors, shaping digital products through a design lens that blends strategy, research, and craft. Whether I’m defining service journeys, mapping information architecture, or refining high-fidelity UI, my focus is always on creating design solutions that are coherent, accessible, and human-centred.


I’m at my best in ambiguity, helping teams bring structure to complexity, align on vision, and scale thoughtful, systems-led design practices. My process moves fluidly between problem framing and interface design, and I’m comfortable guiding cross-functional teams toward outcomes that make a real difference to users and businesses alike.


Outside of design, I’m fascinated by sound; its rhythm, atmosphere, and ability to shape how we feel and remember. That sense of narrative and emotion informs how I think about product design too. At its core, design is a storytelling tool; connecting people not just to functionality, but to meaning.

VicRoads

Senior Product Designer

2023–present

Melbourne

Currently leading the design of new commercial data products and services.

The Bureau

Product Designer

2022–2023

Melbourne

I designed and delivered the Bureau’s new public website while implementing key improvements across its mobile app. I also built a modern, accessible, and scalable design system from the ground up, delivering complex weather forecasting and commercial data products and services to millions of Australians.

Exco Partners

Product Designer

2022–2023

Melbourne

I worked on-site across client mobile and web initiatives, while also contributing to the growth of our agency’s design practice in collaboration with the Principal Product Designer.

Transurban

UX Designer

2018–2022

Melbourne & Sydney

Working across the internal employee experience, my focus was on optimising and integrating both new and existing products and services on mobile, as well as roadside technologies and augmented reality tools using RealWear and Microsoft HoloLens.

VicRoads

Senior Product Designer

2023–present

Melbourne

Currently leading the design of new commercial data products and services.

The Bureau

Product Designer

2022–2023

Melbourne

I designed and delivered the Bureau’s new public website while implementing key improvements across its mobile app. I also built a modern, accessible, and scalable design system from the ground up, delivering complex weather forecasting and commercial data products and services to millions of Australians.

Exco Partners

Product Designer

2022–2023

Melbourne

I worked on-site across client mobile and web initiatives, while also contributing to the growth of our agency’s design practice in collaboration with the Principal Product Designer.

Transurban

UX Designer

2018–2022

Melbourne & Sydney

Working across the internal employee experience, my focus was on optimising and integrating both new and existing products and services on mobile, as well as roadside technologies and augmented reality tools using RealWear and Microsoft HoloLens.

With close to a decade in product and experience design, I’ve led work across complex platforms and services, most recently at VicRoads, and previously at The Bureau of Meteorology, Exco Partners and Transurban. Along the way, I’ve collaborated with engineers, researchers, service designers and product owners to deliver work that’s as grounded in systems and research as it is in craft. My foundations were shaped at RMIT and refined with institutions such as IDEO and NN/g. These days, I live in Australia with my wife and our cavoodle, exploring with a great coffee.

With close to a decade in product and experience design, I’ve led work across complex platforms and services, most recently at VicRoads, and previously at The Bureau of Meteorology, Exco Partners and Transurban. Along the way, I’ve collaborated with engineers, researchers, service designers and product owners to deliver work that’s as grounded in systems and research as it is in craft. My foundations were shaped at RMIT and refined with institutions such as IDEO and NN/g. These days, I live in Australia with my wife and our cavoodle, exploring with a great coffee.

Media

FIELD NOTES

Balancing the feedback loop for better design

Harrison Cochrane

06 September 2024

Media

FIELD NOTES

Balancing the feedback loop for better design

Harrison Cochrane

06 September 2024

Colophon

Design by Harrison Cochrane.
Typeset in TT Commons™ Pro by TypeType.

© 2025

Colophon

Design by Harrison Cochrane.
Typeset in TT Commons™ Pro by TypeType.

© 2025

For anyone

Recruiters

Design Directors

Product Designers

Product Managers

Engineers

Hi there, I'm a multi-disciplinary designer who cares deeply about creating work that’s not just beautiful, but genuinely useful.

For anyone

Recruiters

Design Directors

Product Designers

Product Managers

Engineers

Hi there, I'm a multi-disciplinary designer who cares deeply about creating work that’s not just beautiful, but genuinely useful.

Thoughtful

Considered

Beautiful

Well made

These values shape how I work. From the way I frame problems to the details I obsess over in the final build.


Good design starts with asking the right questions. I rely on design thinking to uncover what’s really needed, then use craft to bring that thinking to life through systems, interfaces, and interactions that feel deliberate and cohesive.


Collaboration is key, but so is care. I believe in building things that not only function well, but feel well made; designed with precision, built with purpose, and delivered with consistency across the entire experience.


I believe that best work happens when we blur the lines between roles; when we come together with purpose and build something better than any one of us could alone.

I studied experience design in Melbourne and began my career in the transport sector, where I designed internal platforms and tools to improve employee experience. It was a formative time that taught me how to navigate complex systems, uncover root problems, and balance user needs with operational constraints.


Since then, I’ve spent the past eight years working with some of Australia’s most trusted organisations across both public and private sectors, shaping digital products through a design lens that blends strategy, research, and craft. Whether I’m defining service journeys, mapping information architecture, or refining high-fidelity UI, my focus is always on creating design solutions that are coherent, accessible, and human-centred.


I’m at my best in ambiguity, helping teams bring structure to complexity, align on vision, and scale thoughtful, systems-led design practices. My process moves fluidly between problem framing and interface design, and I’m comfortable guiding cross-functional teams toward outcomes that make a real difference to users and businesses alike.


Outside of design, I’m fascinated by sound; its rhythm, atmosphere, and ability to shape how we feel and remember. That sense of narrative and emotion informs how I think about product design too. At its core, design is a storytelling tool; connecting people not just to functionality, but to meaning.

Thoughtful

Considered

Beautiful

Well made

These values shape how I work. From the way I frame problems to the details I obsess over in the final build.


Good design starts with asking the right questions. I rely on design thinking to uncover what’s really needed, then use craft to bring that thinking to life through systems, interfaces, and interactions that feel deliberate and cohesive.


Collaboration is key, but so is care. I believe in building things that not only function well, but feel well made; designed with precision, built with purpose, and delivered with consistency across the entire experience.


I believe that best work happens when we blur the lines between roles; when we come together with purpose and build something better than any one of us could alone.

I studied experience design in Melbourne and began my career in the transport sector, where I designed internal platforms and tools to improve employee experience. It was a formative time that taught me how to navigate complex systems, uncover root problems, and balance user needs with operational constraints.


Since then, I’ve spent the past eight years working with some of Australia’s most trusted organisations across both public and private sectors, shaping digital products through a design lens that blends strategy, research, and craft. Whether I’m defining service journeys, mapping information architecture, or refining high-fidelity UI, my focus is always on creating design solutions that are coherent, accessible, and human-centred.


I’m at my best in ambiguity, helping teams bring structure to complexity, align on vision, and scale thoughtful, systems-led design practices. My process moves fluidly between problem framing and interface design, and I’m comfortable guiding cross-functional teams toward outcomes that make a real difference to users and businesses alike.


Outside of design, I’m fascinated by sound; its rhythm, atmosphere, and ability to shape how we feel and remember. That sense of narrative and emotion informs how I think about product design too. At its core, design is a storytelling tool; connecting people not just to functionality, but to meaning.

VicRoads

Senior Product Designer

2023–present

Melbourne

Currently leading the design of new commercial data products and services.

The Bureau

Product Designer

2022–2023

Melbourne

I designed and delivered the Bureau’s new public website while implementing key improvements across its mobile app. I also built a modern, accessible, and scalable design system from the ground up, delivering complex weather forecasting and commercial data products and services to millions of Australians.

Exco Partners

Product Designer

2022–2023

Melbourne

I worked on-site across client mobile and web initiatives, while also contributing to the growth of our agency’s design practice in collaboration with the Principal Product Designer.

Transurban

UX Designer

2018–2022

Melbourne & Sydney

Working across the internal employee experience, my focus was on optimising and integrating both new and existing products and services on mobile, as well as roadside technologies and augmented reality tools using RealWear and Microsoft HoloLens.

VicRoads

Senior Product Designer

2023–present

Melbourne

Currently leading the design of new commercial data products and services.

The Bureau

Product Designer

2022–2023

Melbourne

I designed and delivered the Bureau’s new public website while implementing key improvements across its mobile app. I also built a modern, accessible, and scalable design system from the ground up, delivering complex weather forecasting and commercial data products and services to millions of Australians.

Exco Partners

Product Designer

2022–2023

Melbourne

I worked on-site across client mobile and web initiatives, while also contributing to the growth of our agency’s design practice in collaboration with the Principal Product Designer.

Transurban

UX Designer

2018–2022

Melbourne & Sydney

Working across the internal employee experience, my focus was on optimising and integrating both new and existing products and services on mobile, as well as roadside technologies and augmented reality tools using RealWear and Microsoft HoloLens.

With close to a decade in product and experience design, I’ve led work across complex platforms and services, most recently at VicRoads, and previously at The Bureau of Meteorology, Exco Partners and Transurban. Along the way, I’ve collaborated with engineers, researchers, service designers and product owners to deliver work that’s as grounded in systems and research as it is in craft. My foundations were shaped at RMIT and refined with institutions such as IDEO and NN/g. These days, I live in Australia with my wife and our cavoodle, exploring with a great coffee.

With close to a decade in product and experience design, I’ve led work across complex platforms and services, most recently at VicRoads, and previously at The Bureau of Meteorology, Exco Partners and Transurban. Along the way, I’ve collaborated with engineers, researchers, service designers and product owners to deliver work that’s as grounded in systems and research as it is in craft. My foundations were shaped at RMIT and refined with institutions such as IDEO and NN/g. These days, I live in Australia with my wife and our cavoodle, exploring with a great coffee.

Media

FIELD NOTES

Balancing the feedback loop for better design

Harrison Cochrane

06 September 2024

Media

FIELD NOTES

Balancing the feedback loop for better design

Harrison Cochrane

06 September 2024

Colophon

Design by Harrison Cochrane.
Typeset in TT Commons™ Pro by TypeType.

© 2025

Design Institute of Australia

Notion Ambassador

Colophon

Design by Harrison Cochrane.
Typeset in TT Commons™ Pro by TypeType.

© 2025

Design Institute of Australia

Notion Ambassador

For anyone

Recruiters

Design Directors

Product Designers

Product Managers

Engineers

Hi there, I'm a multi-disciplinary designer who cares deeply about creating work that’s not just beautiful, but genuinely useful.

Thoughtful

Considered

Beautiful

Well made

These values shape how I work. From the way I frame problems to the details I obsess over in the final build.


Good design starts with asking the right questions. I rely on design thinking to uncover what’s really needed, then use craft to bring that thinking to life through systems, interfaces, and interactions that feel deliberate and cohesive.


Collaboration is key, but so is care. I believe in building things that not only function well, but feel well made; designed with precision, built with purpose, and delivered with consistency across the entire experience.


I believe that best work happens when we blur the lines between roles; when we come together with purpose and build something better than any one of us could alone.

I studied experience design in Melbourne and began my career in the transport sector, where I designed internal platforms and tools to improve employee experience. It was a formative time that taught me how to navigate complex systems, uncover root problems, and balance user needs with operational constraints.


Since then, I’ve spent the past eight years working with some of Australia’s most trusted organisations across both public and private sectors, shaping digital products through a design lens that blends strategy, research, and craft. Whether I’m defining service journeys, mapping information architecture, or refining high-fidelity UI, my focus is always on creating design solutions that are coherent, accessible, and human-centred.


I’m at my best in ambiguity, helping teams bring structure to complexity, align on vision, and scale thoughtful, systems-led design practices. My process moves fluidly between problem framing and interface design, and I’m comfortable guiding cross-functional teams toward outcomes that make a real difference to users and businesses alike.


Outside of design, I’m fascinated by sound; its rhythm, atmosphere, and ability to shape how we feel and remember. That sense of narrative and emotion informs how I think about product design too. At its core, design is a storytelling tool; connecting people not just to functionality, but to meaning.

VicRoads

Senior Product Designer

2023–present

Currently leading the design of new commercial data products and services.

The Bureau

Product Designer

2022–2023

Melbourne

I designed and delivered the Bureau’s new public website while implementing key improvements across its mobile app. I also built a modern, accessible, and scalable design system from the ground up, delivering complex weather forecasting and commercial data products and services to millions of Australians.

Exco Partners

Product Designer

2022–2023

Melbourne

I worked on-site across client mobile and web initiatives, while also contributing to the growth of our agency’s design practice in collaboration with the Principal Product Designer.

Transurban

UX Designer

2018–2022

Melbourne

Working across the internal employee experience, my focus was on optimising and integrating both new and existing products and services on mobile, as well as roadside technologies and augmented reality tools using RealWear and Microsoft HoloLens.

With close to a decade in product and experience design, I’ve led work across complex platforms and services, most recently at VicRoads, and previously at The Bureau of Meteorology, Exco Partners and Transurban. Along the way, I’ve collaborated with engineers, researchers, service designers and product owners to deliver work that’s as grounded in systems and research as it is in craft. My foundations were shaped at RMIT and refined with institutions such as IDEO and NN/g. These days, I live in Australia with my wife and our cavoodle, exploring with a great coffee.

Media

FIELD NOTES

Balancing the feedback loop for better design

Harrison Cochrane

06 September 2024

Colophon

Design by Harrison Cochrane.
Typeset in TT Commons™ Pro by TypeType.

© 2025

Design Institute of Australia

Notion Ambassador