Jared Zimmerman

Jared Zimmerman

Senior Interaction Design Consultant at Autodesk

San Francisco Bay Area

Current
Past
Education
  • Rhode Island School of Design
  • Rhode Island School of Design
  • Brown University
Connections
264 connections
Industry
Design
Websites

Jared Zimmerman’s Summary

Designing and Improving products, services, and processes to make them easier to use, more functional, intuitive, and beautiful.

Jared Zimmerman’s Specialties:

Interaction Design,
Experience Design,
User Interface Design,
Information Architecture,
Mobile UI Design,
Branding & Identity,
Copy-writing & Editorial Strategy,
Naming,
User Research,
Product Design,
Design Direction,
User Research,
Market Strategy,
Visual Design,
Typeface design,
Product design


Jared Zimmerman’s Experience

  • Senior Interaction Design Consultant

    Autodesk

    (Public Company; ADSK; Computer Software industry)

    June 2009Present (2 months)

    Collaborating with engineers, visual artists, and user experience researchers to create new software solutions for architecture professionals.

  • Alumni LinkedIn Coordinator

    Rhode Island School of Design

    (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

    2007Present (2 years)

    Traditions of accomplishment and achievement distinguish RISD’s 21,000 alumni, who have earned some of the most prominent positions in their respective fields. Their success is a tribute to the talents they possess and the energy with which they have been pursued.

    Connect with Past alumni and make new connections.

    join here - http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/3809

  • Primary

    FAIRHOUSE

    (Partnership; 1-10 employees; Graphic Design industry)

    2003Present (6 years)

    Creating strong brand presence and corporate identities. Positioning for target market adoption and clarity with strategy and guidelines.

  • Senior Interaction Designer

    Ammunition

    (Partnership; Design industry)

    October 2008June 2009 (9 months)

    Led teams to design on-screen and physical interfaces, interactions, and processes for industry leaders. Managed visual designers and
    developers to translate wireframes and interactions into final products. Worked with clients to understand user needs through ethnographic
    research.

  • Interaction Designer

    MetaDesign

    (Public Company; 11-50 employees; Design industry)

    June 2007September 2008 (1 year 4 months)

    Working with major software, web, and consumer goods companies on advanced user experience design projects. Auditing and understanding existing user experiences and streamlining them through new task flows and visual systems.

  • Lead Experience Design Consultant

    iconmobile

    (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Telecommunications industry)

    January 2008February 2008 (2 months)

    Led team designing mobile map based service application utilizing location-based systems. Worked with Information Architect to create a seamless experience for a range of mobile devices with different input methods. Directed Visual Designer on look and feel to create an experience that was visually rich and inline with current user aesthetics.

  • Consultant Designer

    PUNCHCUT

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Design industry)

    December 2006June 2007 (7 months)

    Designing for the small screen with top tier mobile providers and MVNOs.Visual reference guide design. Creating visual style, icon and skin design for mobile interfaces. Porting of designs between varying mobile handsets.

  • Consultant Designer

    Tellart

    (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Design industry)

    20052006 (1 year)

    Streamlining process flows for instructional graphics, project ideation and sketching, prototyping for web and multimedia interfaces. Designing Client proposal visualizations.

  • Designer

    Lunar Design

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Design industry)

    20042004 (less than a year)

    Consulting on visual and industrial design for consumer goods. Promotional advertising, brand identities, web design & engineering. Preparing material specifications for mobile and desktop devices.

  • Designer & Illustrator

    ReadyMade

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Publishing industry)

    20042004 (less than a year)

    Designing for print, direct marketing, and product packaging. Creating promotional advertising, illustrations for publication, product photography & packaging, assisting studio and on site photography shoots.


Jared Zimmerman’s Education

  • Rhode Island School of Design

    BGD , Graphic Design , 20012006

    special concentration in material production methods - ceramic castings, printing, photography, robotics, human factors

  • Rhode Island School of Design

    BFA , Fine Arts, Photography , 20012005

  • Brown University

    Trends in New Media Culture 20032004


Additional Information

Jared Zimmerman’s Websites:

Jared Zimmerman’s Honors:

The Web Index | Influential Web Design ‘07
Selected works featured, Pepin Press, Amsterdam

US Department of Energy + NREL | Solar Decathlon ‘05
Collaborated with RISD architecture in international green building competition

Microsoft Research | International Design Expo ‘05
Competition winner with Matt Grigsby for RX medication distribution system

Bas Jacobs + Underware | TwoForAll: Type Design ‘05
Competition winner with Brandon Kauffman for modular type design

Work In Progress | RISD architectural quarterly | Issue 9, ‘04
Mai-Mai: a shelter in New Zealand


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