Justin Maxwell

Current

User Experience & Design Guru at Mint.com
Chief Audionaut at Musica Gigantesca de los Pantalones

Past

Director, Human-Centered Design/development at Theranos
User Interface Designer at Apple
Designer/Web Programmer, Apple.com at Apple Computer

Art Supervisor at Marshall & Swift / Boeckh
Proprietor at OctaveCat Design (Self-employed)
Senior Designer at Bleu22 Studios/Velodea
Senior Designer at Atomic Pop
Designer/Web Developer at Sony Pictures Digital Entertainment
Program Director at KSPC

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Education

Pomona College
Walla Walla High School

Recommended

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Connections

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Industry

Design

Websites

Justin Maxwell’s Summary

I am a multidisciplinary user interface (& user experience) designer whose interests and skills cover all types of media, spanning interactive prototypes to high-fidelity user interfaces, from wireframes and sketches to creative programming. My expertise draws from years of experience shaping apple.com's UX through programming and design, creating application prototypes for Apple's Pro Applications team, creating destination sites for major motion pictures, and much more.

Justin Maxwell’s Specialties:

Or, if you're looking for a bunch of words:
interaction design, interface design, user interface programming, interface animation, user experience, usability, motion graphics, pro audio, synthesis, sound design

Technologies: ajax, javascript, actionscript 3, css, html, xml, php, all major graphic design and wireframe application suites, Motion, Quartz Composer.

Justin Maxwell’s Experience

Director, Human-Centered Design/development

Theranos

(Privately Held; Biotechnology industry)

September 2007 — May 2008 (9 months)

Designed and implemented touchscreen interface for point-of-care blood analysis technology.
User Interface Designer

Apple

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

April 2006 — September 2007 (1 year 6 months)

• Created influential prototypes for next-generation professional applications
• Managed codebase and content for Motion 3 (part of Final Cut Studio)
• Created internal project content management system
Designer/Web Programmer, Apple.com

Apple Computer

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

September 2003 — April 2006 (2 years 8 months)

• Led the transition of apple.com from static HTML to dynamic, AJAX-driven interactions.

• Created OS X Widgets for Apple Retail

• Created Apple's first AJAX/JavaScript animation library
Art Supervisor

Marshall & Swift / Boeckh

(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Commercial Real Estate industry)

2002 — 2003 (1 year )

Project managed, supervised and scheduled production between design, QA and research departments, oversaw print outsourcing and publication, maintained relationships with vendors and contractors. Produced and designed technical publications for industry-leading building cost estimation service. Production duties included data formatting, style guide maintenance, and pre-print production (with Acrobat workflow) for monthly, quarterly, and yearly books and brochures.
Proprietor
OctaveCat Design (Self-employed)

(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Internet industry)

1996 — 2003 (7 years )

Constructed, programmed, managed and designed websites, flash demos, hardware & software interfaces, promotional print material, banners and posters for wide range of clients, many of which are in the pro audio hardware & software industries.
Senior Designer

Bleu22 Studios/Velodea

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

2000 — 2002 (2 years )

Lead & team designer on A-list entertainment sites for Fox, Miramax, MGM, and other movie studios. Duties included information design, web programming (Flash ActionScript & DHTML), original artwork and interface design.
Senior Designer

Atomic Pop

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

1999 — 2000 (1 year )

Produced and art directed online music/culture magazine, in addition to managing and producing interactive flash features and animations for the site itself. Also helped orchestrate global site redesign, including visual and informational restructuring.
Designer/Web Developer

Sony Pictures Digital Entertainment

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Media Production industry)

June 1998 — 1999 (1 year )

Constructed and designed websites, interfaces, promotional print material, and posters for Sony and its properties. Duties ranged from original graphic composition and illustration to back-end programming. Performed an integral role in the launch and design of Sony's first community site, which served as the model for Screenblast, in addition to designing movie sites (e.g. Big Daddy, 8mm) and television sites (e.g., Days of our Lives, The Young and the Restless, The Bold and the Beautiful, Dawson's Creek, Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy).
Program Director

KSPC

(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

1996 — 1997 (1 year )

Justin Maxwell’s Education

Pomona College

B.A. , Psychology , 1994 — 1998

Activities and Societies:

Nu Alpha Phi,
DJ/Program Director at KSPC 88.7 FM
Walla Walla High School

1990 — 1994

Activities and Societies:

Sigma Chi Science Team