“In my time working with Fran at Splash Damage she has shown her skills as a UI designer working with complex and difficult systems producing elegant designs that overcome issues and take the engineering complexities into account. Fran is the embodiment of the T-shaped person studios often talk about looking for in its employees.

As part of her UI design skills she communicates and consults with game design and all the engineering disciplines discussing the work and gaining an understanding of the underlying systems and engineering interfaces that will be involved. This means her designs look good, are functional and practical to implement. This leads to a reduction in re-design and faster follow through of implementation.

Additionally, Fran has shown her skills in team management, planning and scheduling. She always has detailed plans and roadmaps for the UI work and the dependencies needed from other disciplines that will be partnering with UI to achieve the goals of the project. Her meticulous attention to detail and thought process around design means that small details that make huge differences to the player and for implementation are considered and captured.

Her skill and expertise makes her a foundational member for any team.”

- Ming Tregonning, Technical Director at Splash Damage