Daniel Ritzenthaler

Current

• Freelancer / Contractor at Wurkit

Past

• Partner and Design Director at Forty
• Designer at Social Media Design
• Founder / Partner at 30 Second Rule

• Junior Designer at Epsilonium Systems (Sole Proprietorship)

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Education

• Career Education Corporation

Recommended

4 people have recommended Daniel

Connections

160 connections

Industry

Design

Websites

• My Website
• My Portfolio
• Facebook Page

Daniel Ritzenthaler’s Summary

I help individuals and organizations make websites and web-based applications more useful, usable and desirable.

For a little more detail about how I do things, read my A List Apart article - Taking the Guesswork Out of Design

http://www.alistapart.com/articles/taking-the-guesswork-out-of-design/

Daniel Ritzenthaler’s Specialties:

- Strategy and Planning
- Clarifying Messages
- Prototyping
- Visual Design
- Front-end Development

Daniel Ritzenthaler’s Experience

• Freelancer / Contractor

  Wurkit

  (Design industry)

  October 2008 — Present (10 months)

  I design useful, usable, and desirable websites.

• Partner and Design Director

  Forty

  (Marketing and Advertising industry)

  December 2006 — October 2008 (1 year 11 months)

  Forty is a high-end, web-focused marketing agency based in Phoenix Arizona.

• Designer

  Social Media Design

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  March 2007 — August 2007 (6 months)

• Founder / Partner

  30 Second Rule

  (Partnership; 1-10 employees; Design industry)

  June 2004 — December 2006 (2 years 7 months)

  We love to communicate—and the internet is our favorite medium. We clearly show who you are, what you do, and why you're better.

• Junior Designer

  Epsilonium Systems (Sole Proprietorship)

  (Sole Proprietorship; 1-10 employees; Design industry)

  September 2002 — June 2004 (1 year 10 months)

  Design and interface development for small to mid-sized companies and large applications.

Daniel Ritzenthaler’s Education

• Career Education Corporation

  Bachelor of Arts , Design and Multimedia , 2000 — 2002

  Went year-round with lots of credits... Finished in 2 1/5 years.

  Activities and Societies:

  Nominated for Founders Award. Didn't win.

Additional Information

Daniel Ritzenthaler’s Websites:

• My Website
• My Portfolio
• Facebook Page

Daniel Ritzenthaler’s Interests:

Designing, Snowboarding, Reading, Mountain Biking, Basketballing, Yoga-ing, Photography-ing, and Painting.

Daniel Ritzenthaler’s Groups:

•    Interaction Design Association
•    Boxes and Arrows
•    UX Professionals
•    Refresh - Promoting design, technology,and usability.
•    Digital Web Magazine
•    User Experience
•    Web Standards Design + Development

Daniel Ritzenthaler’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch