Derek Powazek

Past

• Cofounder, Editor, Publisher at JPG Magazine
• Senior Designer at Technorati
• Consultant at A9.com

• Director of Online Projects at Independent Media Institute
• Creative Director at Blogger (Pyra Labs)
• Production Manager at HotWired

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Education

• University of California, Santa Cruz

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Connections

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Industry

Design

Websites

• My Website
• My Photos

Derek Powazek’s Summary

Working the web since 1995, Derek Powazek is the creator of many award-winning websites, a couple of which still exist. Derek founded some excellent web communities like JPG Magazine and Fray and wrote a book called Design for Community. Derek lives in San Francisco with his wife, two nutty Chihuahuas, a grumpy cat, and a house full of plants named Fred.

Derek Powazek’s Specialties:

design, virtual community, social media, authentic media

Derek Powazek’s Experience

• Cofounder, Editor, Publisher

  JPG Magazine

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

  September 2004 — May 2007 (2 years 9 months)

  I cofounded JPG Magazine with my wife, Heather Champ, in 2004. Together we published 10 issues. I was the primary designer, editor, and community leader. JPG is unique in the media landscape as 100% of its content came from its community.

• Senior Designer

  Technorati

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

  November 2004 — February 2006 (1 year 4 months)

  Led major redesign and rebranding, created new identity, led teams to create innovative new features, primarily responsible for look and feel / user experience across all projects.

• Consultant

  A9.com

  (Public Company; Design industry)

  2006 — 2006 (less than a year)

• Director of Online Projects

  Independent Media Institute

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

  July 2002 — September 2004 (2 years 3 months)

  Primary designer, web project manager, and creative director of IMI, a nonprofit media company that produces several sites including AlterNet, for which I created a new identity, design, and backend CMS.

• Creative Director

  Blogger (Pyra Labs)

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

  May 2000 — August 2000 (4 months)

  I began working for Pyra Labs in March as a contractor, and eventually became the Creative Director for their many products, each of which required a unique identity: Blogger, Blog*Spot, Pyra, NewsBlogger, and more. In addition to the websites, I created consistent branding in letterhead, signage, business cards, stickers, and t-shirts. I managed other designers, worked with a team, and have the honor of saying I created the Blogger B.

• Production Manager

  HotWired

  (Design industry)

  1995 — 1997 (2 years)

Derek Powazek’s Education

• University of California, Santa Cruz

  BA, Photojournalism, 1991 — 1995

  Activities and Societies:

  Editor & Publisher, The Fish Rap Live!

Additional Information

Derek Powazek’s Websites:

• My Website
• My Photos

Derek Powazek’s Interests:

Community, Design, Publishing, media

Derek Powazek’s Honors:

2004 Webby Award in the Print & Zines category.

Bronze award for "Best Storytelling Project" in the NewMedia Invision Awards 2000.

Winner, Communication Arts Interactive Design Annual 5 in the Entertainment category.

Silver Award in the 1998 I.D. Magazine Interactive Media Design Review.

Silver Award in PhotoJournalism from the Society of News Design.

Honorable Mention in News Picture Story category from the NPPA Best of Photojournalism 2005.

Best Animal Photography of a Photoblog in 2005 Photobloggies.

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