Hans von Sichart

Hans von Sichart

Visual Interface Designer, Cisco Voice Technology Group, San Jose

San Francisco Bay Area

Current
  • User Interface Designer at Cisco
Past
  • Principal Designer at Decentral TV
  • Lead Interface Designer at Apple
  • Professor for Design at University of Lübeck
  • Art Director at Philips Design
  • Design Director at Sapient
  • Designer at frogdesign
Education
  • Staatliche Hochschule für Gestaltung Karlsruhe
Connections
400 connections
Industry
Consumer Electronics
Websites

Hans von Sichart’s Summary

I am currently working with the Voice Technology Group at Cisco in San Jose. Occasionally, I teach at the University of Santa Cruz, Silicon Valley Extension. In the past, I was a designer at firms such as frogdesign, Sapient, Philips Design and Apple. I was lucky to work with very talented people, our work has received international awards and hopefully made quite a few users happy.

Hans von Sichart’s Specialties:

User centered design, interface design, visual design, interaction design, innovation design, interactive branding, growing individuals and lifelong learning.


Hans von Sichart’s Experience

  • User Interface Designer

    Cisco

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; CSCO; Computer Networking industry)

    June 2007Present (1 year 2 months)

  • Principal Designer

    Decentral TV

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

    November 2006June 2007 (8 months)

    Responsible for all things design.

  • Lead Interface Designer

    Apple

    (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; aapl; Computer Hardware industry)

    May 2005November 2006 (1 year 7 months)

  • Professor for Design

    University of Lübeck

    (Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; Design industry)

    October 2003July 2005 (1 year 10 months)

    International School of new Media, http://www.isnm.de

  • Art Director

    Philips Design

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; PHG; Design industry)

    June 2001October 2004 (3 years 5 months)

  • Design Director

    Sapient

    (Public Company; Design industry)

    April 1998June 2001 (3 years 3 months)

  • Designer

    frogdesign

    (Design industry)

    March 1995December 1997 (2 years 10 months)


Hans von Sichart’s Education

  • Staatliche Hochschule für Gestaltung Karlsruhe

    M.A., Design, 19921994


Additional Information

Hans von Sichart’s Websites:

Hans von Sichart’s Groups:

  •    Interaction Design Association member
  •    Apple - Current and Former Employees member

Hans von Sichart’s Honors:

2006 Macworld Expo: Best of Show, Apple, iLife 06
2005 Top Ten Global Web Sites, bytelevel research, Philips Design, Philips.com
2003 IDEA - Bronze, Philips Design, iPronto
2003 iF Design Award, Philips Design, iPronto
1999 Outstanding Web Site, Web Marketing Assc., Studio Archetype, Xerox.com
1999 Nominated Finalist, International emma awards, Studio Archetype, Xerox.com
1999 Gold Award, New York Festivals, Studio Archetype, Realtor.com
1997Award of Excellence, American Corporate Identity, frogdesign, Dillingham Consulting
1996 Worldwide Patent, Citibank ATM Interface
1994 Bronze Award, International Bookfair Leipzig, Germany, Übergriffe
1993 Best Books of the Year, Stiftung Frankfurter Buchkunst, Germany, Übergriffe
1993 “High Quality” Communication Design Prize, Design Center NRW, Germany Übergriffe
1992 Posterdesign for "X-Köpfe" exhibited in Brno, Chechien and Breda, The Netherlands


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