Charles Adler

Current

Creative Director, Founding Partner at Kickstarter
Principal, Creative Director at Source ID (Sole Proprietorship)

Past

Account Director / Senior Strategist at Agency.com
Senior Information Architect at Agency.com
Designer & Site Builder at Agency.com

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Education

Purdue University

Recommended

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Connections

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Industry

Design

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Charles Adler’s Summary

12 years of professional experience within the interaction design industry, with focus on such practices as user experience strategy, interaction design, creative direction, information architecture, and development.

Currently building a team of independent thinkers to work with an array of clients trying to define (or redefine) themselves in the interactive space.

Charles Adler’s Specialties:

User Experience Strategy, Creative Direction, Experience Design, Interaction Design, Information Architecture, Graphic Design

Charles Adler’s Experience

Creative Director, Founding Partner

Kickstarter

(Internet industry)

March 2007 — Present (2 years 9 months)
Principal, Creative Director
Source ID (Sole Proprietorship)

(Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Design industry)

July 2004 — Present (5 years 5 months)

Providing leadership in areas of user experience strategy, creative direction, and interaction design. From consulting to planning to implementation. We work with established companies and those who are defining new markets.
Account Director / Senior Strategist

Agency.com

(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Online Media industry)

November 2004 — March 2006 (1 year 5 months)

I work closely with clients to enable online strategies tied to realistic and attainable business goals. My personal desire is to help my clients understand the power of primary user research (observational studies, usability testing, etc) enabling creative thinking that ultimately results in powerful, and engaging experiences.
Senior Information Architect

Agency.com

(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Online Media industry)

September 1999 — November 2004 (5 years 3 months)

As an Information Architect, my responsibility centered around developing blueprints connecting web site features, functionality, and content in logical constructs based on insights from end-user research and business stakeholder input.

With a strong background in graphic design and web technology, my actions as an Information Architect centered around working with the various team diciplines and providing stronger context and direction towards a solution that was both technically feasible and and a design that was flexible.

My role internally also assumed responsibility for consultant education and mentorship of junior staff, as well as working with executive management on a number of corporate initiatives aimed at evolving our industry practice.
Designer & Site Builder

Agency.com

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; ACOM; Design industry)

July 1995 — August 1999 (4 years 2 months)

As a Designer and Site Builder, I was responsible for translating brand and creative direction, along with site requirements into a usable and engaging design. This involved working with illustration assets, photography, typography, and style guides to represent the brand appropriately online. In addition, leveraging the latest technologies during the build process to ensure a flexible system and engaging interactivity.

Through the combination of creative design skill and engineering, I was able to understand both sides of the spectrum, as well as assume any issues or design constraints due to technical limitations of the time.

Charles Adler’s Education

Purdue University

Mechanical Engineering Technology 1992 — 1996

Activities and Societies:

Purdue Beat Society (Founder), Environmental Action

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Charles Adler’s Interests:

Architecture, Graphic Design, Interaction Design, Information Design, Typography, Photography, Music, DJ, Communications Technology, Gadgets, Cycling, Running, Golfing, Snowboarding, Fishing, Camping, Hiking, Reading, Films, Dogs, Cars, Bags, Art