Brian F.

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Head of Design @ Close
Seattle, WA, US
Brian F.'s Location
Seattle, Washington, United States, United States
Brian F.'s Contact Details
About Brian F.

- I have led design and delivery of over 150 web, mobile or AI-first products- I have made products for Google, Amazon, Adobe, Disney, The New York Times and many others- I have led design teams from 1 to 100 – from startups, mid-market & enterprise- I have held roles as an in-house designer, a design leader, a manager of managers, a consultant, an advisor, a founder, an investor and a mentor- I have made several Top 10 and award winning products- I have designed products of virtually every shape and size – from mobile to web, AI/ML to autonomous vehicles, design systems to voice-based UX, design strategy to digital transformation and so much more- I have taught design at one of the top three design schools in the US for over 10 years- I am one of the leaders in AI-first design, leading design at AI2 and other AI pioneers- I am one of the early leaders in mobile and mobile design, writing the first O'Reilly book and speaking on the topic at events all over the world- I have written articles and cover stories for many publications on design- I host a podcast on design (it's pretty good, you should listen to it)- I have founded three companies, my first was acquired

Brian F.'s Current Company Details
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Head of Design
Seattle, WA, US
Brian F. Work Experience Details
  • Close
    Head Of Design
    Close
    Seattle, Wa, Us
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  • Designer&Designer
    Co Host
    Designer&Designer 2019 - Present
    Seattle, Wa, Us
    I produce and co-host this design podcast about the challenges designers face and exploring the process of creating great design. Episodes available at http://designer.fm
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  • University Of Washington
    Adjunct Instructor
    University Of Washington 2014 - Present
    Seattle, Wa, Us
    I teach Mobile App Design, Applied Product Design and Rapid Prototyping at one of the top US design schools.
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  • Culture Amp
    Senior Director Of Product Design
    Culture Amp Sep 2022 - Dec 2023
    Richmond, Victoria, Au
    Led the internal incubator team. Also lead Design Systems, Core Experiences and Flow of Work pillars.
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  • Maestro Ai
    Co-Founder / Designer
    Maestro Ai 2021 - 2022
    Seattle, Wa, Us
    I co-founded and designed this AI-powered connected workspace, making complex work simple.
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  • Allen Institute For Ai (Ai2)
    Head Of Product Design – Ai Incubator
    Allen Institute For Ai (Ai2) 2019 - 2021
    Seattle, Wa, Us
    I helped lead this renown AI startup incubator designing over 20 AI-first startups using AL/ML, NLP, LLMs, CV, etc.
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  • Catalytic
    Director Of Product Design
    Catalytic 2017 - 2019
    Chicago, Il, Us
    I designed and built the design system for this B2B SaaS automation platform now core to PagerDuty.
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  • Sasqtch – Product Studio
    Founder, Executive Creative Director
    Sasqtch – Product Studio 2017 - 2019
    Seattle, Washington, Us
    Product design startup studio. Designed and led products led for Deloitte, IBM, United Rentals, NBC/Universal, etc.
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  • Pinch/Zoom
    Founder, Executive Creative Director
    Pinch/Zoom 2009 - 2017
    Seattle, Wa, Us
    Founded one of the first mobile product studios in US. Designed and led products for Adobe, ADP, BBC, Disney, New York Times, etc.
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  • Hsbc
    Group Creative Director – Mobile
    Hsbc 2010 - 2015
    London, Gb
    Led the creation of the first global design system for HSBC, which resulted in a 150% increase in growth.
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  • O'Reilly Media
    Author, Mobile Design & Development
    O'Reilly Media 2008 - 2013
    Sebastopol, Ca, Us
    I wrote O'Reilly's first book on mobile design. Over 15,000 copies sold.
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  • Blue Flavor
    Founder, Director Of Strategy
    Blue Flavor 2005 - 2009
    Seattle, Wa, Us
    Co-founded the world's first "unagency agency." Design and led projects for Google, PayPal, Adobe, Oprah, Best Buy, The New York Review of Books, and ...Blink 182!? Acquired by Blink UX in 2010.
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Brian F. Skills

Mobile Applications Mobile Devices User Experience User Centered Design User Interface Design Mobile Design User Interface Interaction Design Information Architecture Strategic Thinking Design Usability Mobile Digital Strategy Public Speaking Ideation Product Design Design Strategy Wireframing Rapid Prototyping User Experience Design Strategy Experience Design Art Direction Product Management Usability Testing Management Creative Problem Solving Design Thinking Voice User Interface Design Autonomous Vehicles Mobile Application Design Mobile Interface Design Mobile Interaction Design User Research Mobile Content Mobile Strategy Product Studio Sketch App Whiteboarding Visual Design Collaborative R&d Service Design Functional Design Mobile Platforms Design Systems Adobe Creative Suite Html5 Css Javascript Mobile Internet Mobile Marketing Iphone Iphone Development Android Html 5 Ios Development Web Development Cascading Style Sheets

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