Amanda works with various clients to define and develop their business needs while keeping the user in the forefront. Her clean simplistic design style is reflected in the beautiful and seamless user experiences and interfaces she creates. She has a passion for typography, pixel perfection design abilities, and a general curiosity for how things work and how to improve the user’s experience/journey through all things digital.
Experience
As an Interactive Designer, I have experience in magazine publishing, advertising agencies, and boutique design firms. With that job title I’ve worked at: Pod1, Publicis Modem and Macy's.com.
In late 2014, I transitioned to User Experience Design and held the title of Senior UX Designer at BlueMetal.
Education
I have a Masters in Communication Design and am always looking for workshops, courses and conferences that will continue to help me grow my skill set.
Formal education:
Pratt Institute. New York, NY.
MS, COMMUNICATION DESIGN: DIGITAL DESIGN
2007-2009
Central St. Martins College of Art & Design. London, UK.
CERTIFICATE, GRAPHIC DESIGN PORTFOLIO COURSE
2006-2007
Michigan State University. East Lansing, MI.
BFA, STUDIO ART: GRAPHIC DESIGN
2001-2005
Continuing Education:
The Design Gym: Studio Project, 2014
General Assembly: User Experience Design Course, 2014
The Design Gym: Weekend Workshop, 2014
SVA: Basics of Interaction Design & Strategy Workshop, 2013
SVA: Intro to Information Architecture & Design Workshop, 2013
SVA: Letterpress, 2013
Pratt: Digital Retouching, 2011
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