Lead Experience Architect at EffectiveUI
Greater Denver Area
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- Lead Experience Architect at EffectiveUI
- UX/IA Designer at Secret Design Shop
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- User Interface Designer at Quark, Inc
- Interaction/Print Designer at Intuit, Inc.
- Senior Graphic Designer at CheapTickets.com
- Education
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- University of Colorado at Denver
- Art Institute of Dallas
- New Mexico State University
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Michael Salamon’s Summary
I am a multi-talented Interaction Designer and Art Director living in Denver, Colorado. With almost twenty years experience; my work spans print, web, mobile, interactive, motion, illustration and animation. I work with a large range of clients including both big brands and small individuals.
Michael Salamon’s Specialties:
Information Architecture
Contextual Design
User Task Analysis
Use Case Documentation
Cooper Method Trained
Competitive Analysis
Usability Testing
Wireframe Prototyping
Interactivity Design
Experience Design
Graphic Design
HTML / CSS Coding
Actionscript
Illustration
Photography
Motion Graphics
Video Editing
Storyboarding
Animation
Michael Salamon’s Experience
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Lead Experience Architect
EffectiveUI
(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)
June 2008 — Present (1 year 2 months)
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UX/IA Designer
Secret Design Shop
(Design industry)
May 1998 — Present (11 years 3 months)
Consultation, project management and documentation for desktop and web applications, including requirements gathering, competitive analysis, functional requirements documentation, task flows, wireframes, user interface specifications, as well as usability audits and user testing.
Concept, design and execution for various projects, including traditional print, web, mobile, interactive, motion graphics, illustration and animation.
Most recent client(s): EffectiveUI, Clarity Media Group, New Media Denver -
User Interface Designer
Quark, Inc
(Privately Held; 5001-10,000 employees; Publishing industry)
February 2004 — February 2006 (2 years 1 month)
One of two full-time designers responsible for the user experience and the user interface design of Quark’s flagship product XPress 7.0.
Worked closely with worldwide, cross-functional teams to translate business and user requirements into task flows, wireframes, visual mockups, and detailed user interface specifications.
Developed test plans to assess the usability of conceptual and concrete interactive designs. Refined designs to improve user experience.
Oversaw UI implementation and changes throughout iterative product development cycles. -
Interaction/Print Designer
Intuit, Inc.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; INTU; Accounting industry)
January 2002 — February 2003 (1 year 2 months)
Responsible for re-branding and re-designing an existing non-profit division that had just been acquired by corporate in order to fall into strict style gulidelines, including print marketing materials, internal documentation, and both internal and customer facing websites.
Provided design support for the UI division of the software design and development team as production deadlines required. -
Senior Graphic Designer
CheapTickets.com
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; CD; Airlines/Aviation industry)
March 2000 — June 2002 (2 years 4 months)
Provided art direction for web and print across all Trip Network affiliates/co-brands. Determined graphic style guidelines, page layout, and information design for various stages of Cendant’s (Galileo’s) reservation booking system.
Lead and directed mid-level and junior level designers in on-line and print marketing campaigns, and acted as a technical resource when needed.
Michael Salamon’s Education
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University of Colorado at Denver
BFA , Multimedia , 2003 — 2007
- Activities and Societies:
- Sculpture Club
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Art Institute of Dallas
Associate of Applied Science , Computer Animation , 1995 — 1997
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New Mexico State University
BFA , Graphic Design , 1992 — 1994
