Michael Darius

Current
  • Design Principal at M Concepts
Past
  • Senior Designer (User Experience) at Apple Computer,Inc.
  • Marketing Specialist at 3Com
  • User Experience Designer at Loral's Globalstar
  • Visual & Interface Designer at Sony Corporation
  • New Media Specialist at Allied Productions
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Michael Darius’s Summary

With a missionary spirit and background in comparative media studies, Michael has led numerous startups into success. For twelve years he has enjoyed working with world class teams at Sony, 3Com and Apple to create breakthrough product experiences that we have grown to know and love such as the iTunes Music Store, .Mac and the iLife suite.

Michael Darius’s Specialties:

High touch design, Design Research, iPhone & Mobile Application Development, Ideation, Concept & Prototype development for Rich Internet Applications & Rich Media Widgets, Next Generation Icon design, Interaction design, Storyboarding, Digital Storytelling, Interactive Quicktime Authoring, Platform Strategy, Interface Engineering, Agile Development


Michael Darius’s Experience

  • Design Principal

    M Concepts

    (Design industry)

    June 2007Present (1 year 4 months)

    A boutique product design consultancy based in La Jolla, California. Through rapid-fire concept and prototype development we partner with hardware and software engineering teams to create compelling branded product experiences.

    M Concepts - Product design for the human condition.

  • Senior Designer (User Experience)

    Apple Computer,Inc.

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; AAPL; Computer Hardware industry)

    November 1999October 2004 (5 years)

    Lead feature designer for Apple 3rd Party Developers, .Mac, iTunes Music Store, & iLife...

    .Mac: WebAqua & WebMetal design language, .Mac navigation & Login, HomePage Application & Themes, Bookmarks, AddressBook, WebMail, Virex, Mac OS X Desktop integration (System Prefs, iSync, .Mac Screensaver, content explorations), Quicktime marketing content, (Workflows: Signup & Account), Initial iTools launch UI engineering

    iTunes Music Store: Initial conception, design language, feature storyboarding, navigation studies & design templates for content team, music merchandising, PC launch & Globalization, Audiobooks, iMix (Workflows: Login, Signup & Account, Purchase, AOL, Paypal, Gift Certificates, Gift Cards, Allowance, Artist Alerts, Tell a Friend, Pepsi)

    iLife: iPhoto & iMovie (HomePage integration), iTunes printing, iLife media browser research, iWeb storyboards

  • Marketing Specialist

    3Com

    (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; COMS; Computer Networking industry)

    July 1998May 1999 (11 months)

    Worked with 3Com's marketing team to develop new marketing strategies and online experiences to stay competitive with emerging media.

  • User Experience Designer

    Loral's Globalstar

    (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; GSTRF.PK; Wireless industry)

    January 1998June 1998 (6 months)

  • Visual & Interface Designer

    Sony Corporation

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; SNE; Consumer Electronics industry)

    September 1997December 1997 (4 months)

  • New Media Specialist

    Allied Productions

    (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Media Production industry)

    September 1995August 1997 (2 years)


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Michael Darius’s Interests:

People, Sailing, Skiing, Mountain Biking, Reading, Film, Charity, Ecology, Good conversation, Witty humor, Soulful music, Good design, Simple Lickable Interfaces

Michael Darius’s Groups:

IXDA San Diego Chapter Leader

  •    Interaction Design Association
  •    The Convergence Technology Council
  •    C12
  •    Agile Alliance
  •    ACM SIGCHI
  •    UX Professionals
  •    Apple Professional
  •    WebObjects Community Association
  •    Godbit
  •    Localization Professional
  •    the Design & Emotion Society
  •    Scrum Practitioners
  •    Apple Alumni
  •    GALA: Globalization and Localization Association
  •    Localization and Globalization Fusion Society
  •    3Com Alumni Association
  •    iPhone Developers - www.iPhoneintouch.com
  •    User Experience
  •    iPhone Dev Team
  •    Design Research
  •    Apple - Current and Former Employees
  •    iPhone Developer's Group
  •    Apple's Logic Pro User
  •    SONY
  •    HCI researchers
  •    Daylite Users Group
  •    Morphel
  •    OLPC OS
  •    Multi Touch

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