Jina Bolton

Jina Bolton

Designer, Artist, Developer, Speaker, Author

San Francisco Bay Area

Current
  • Interaction Designer at Crush + Lovely
  • Designer, Artist, Developer, Speaker, Author at Sushi & Robots
Past
  • Visual Interaction Designer at Apple
  • Production Designer at Apple
  • Interactive Designer at Inferno

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Education
  • Academy of Art University
  • Santa Reparata International School of Art
  • Memphis College of Art
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Industry
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Jina Bolton’s Summary

I like to make pretty things. I also like to write and present on making pretty things.

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Jina Bolton’s Specialties:

Typography, layout, interface design, web standards development, advanced proficiency in HTML/XHTML & CSS

Jina Bolton’s Experience

  • Interaction Designer

    Crush + Lovely

    (Design industry)

    February 2009 — Present (6 months)

    Designing and coding ridiculously sexy websites for Crush + Lovely's projects.

  • Designer, Artist, Developer, Speaker, Author

    Sushi & Robots

    (Design industry)

    April 2004 — Present (5 years 4 months)

    Public speaker, author, graphic/web interface design, and web development.

    CLIENTS SERVED:
    Boom Design Group, Chief Executive Air, The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Deloitte Consulting, Jaape, State of New York, World Wide Web Consortium, etc.

    NOTE: I am not looking for projects, but am open for public speaking and writing.

  • Visual Interaction Designer

    Apple

    (Public Company; AAPL; Computer Hardware industry)

    March 2008 — January 2009 (11 months)

    Visual and interaction design for Apple Online Store.

  • Production Designer

    Apple

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

    March 2007 — March 2008 (1 year 1 month)

    In-house web standards specialist, prototyping, internal web applications interface designer. Lead frontend architecture for remodel, Apple Online Store worldwide. Designed and developed front-end architecture documentation website.

  • Interactive Designer

    Inferno

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

    July 2006 — February 2007 (8 months)

    Designed and developed web interfaces. Web standards and accessibility expert. Develop competitive research & marketing plans. Designed presentations.

    Clients Served: DAC, Deloitte Consulting, The Eclectic Eye, FedEx, FullenDock, Inferno, Marine Terminals, NuVasive, Periship, Primacy, Smith & Nephew, etc.

    Notes: Brought in client Deloitte Consulting to the agency.

  • Designer, Developer

    Rocket Science Design

    (Public Company; 1-10 employees; Design industry)

    August 2005 — June 2006 (11 months)

    Graphic design for print and interactive medias. Led web standards development for web sites and applications.

    Clients Served: All-American Moving, Germantown Day Spa, Methodist Healthcare, EmergeMemphis, First South Credit Union, LanOne, Rhea & Ivy, Rocket Science Design, Value Strategies, etc.

  • Graphic Designer

    Wurzburg

    (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Packaging and Containers industry)

    April 2005 — August 2005 (5 months)

    Printed media & large-scale display and sign design, advertising, brand stewardship, interactive design/development, photography, writing.

  • Designer

    Isys Technology

    (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

    April 2004 — July 2004 (4 months)

    Graphic design, interactive (web, presentations) & web development

    CLIENTS SERVED:
    International Paper, Lausanne Collegiate School, Memphis Area Transit Authority, Methodist Healthcare, and Technology Resources Foundation

  • Interactive Design Intern

    Oden Marketing & Design

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

    January 2004 — April 2004 (4 months)

    Interactive design/development, style guide development, assisting designers and production artists.

    Clients Served: American Contract Bridge League, Anita Kerr, FedEx, First Horizon, International Paper, Poag & McEwen.

Jina Bolton’s Education

  • Academy of Art University

    Computer Arts New Media , Web Design , 2008 — 2012 (expected)

  • Santa Reparata International School of Art

    Book Arts, Italian Language 2006 — 2006

  • Memphis College of Art

    BFA , Graphic Design and Computer Arts , 2001 — 2006

    Freshman Representative for Student Alliance in 2001, Computer Arts Representative for Student Alliance in 2003

    Activities and Societies:
    Cultural Diversity Club, Student Alliance

Additional Information

Jina Bolton’s Websites:

Jina Bolton’s Interests:

travelling, drawing, reading, karaoke, sushi, social networking, web conferences, photography, fashion, modern design, minimalism, everything Italia

Jina Bolton’s Groups:

CSS Eleven, AIGA, BayCHI, Web Standards Group, Vitamin Advisory Board (thinkvitamin.com), Memphis College of Art Alumni Association

  •    BayCHI
  •    Women 2.0
  •    Libertarian Party
  •    Interaction Design Association
  •    Boxes and Arrows
  •    UX Professionals
  •    Apple Professionals
  •    Online Advertising Professionals
  •    South By Southwest (SXSW)
  •    Refresh - Promoting design, technology,and usability.
  •    An Event Apart
  •    Academy of Art San Francisco
  •    User Experience
  •    UX Design / Information Architecture
  •    Apple - Current and Former Employees
  •    Advertising Industry Professionals Worldwide
  •    Web Standards Design + Development
  •    AIGA | the professional association for design
  •    User Experience Professionals Network
  •    UIDG - User Interface Designers Group
  •    AIGA Memphis
  •    Women in Photography
  •    WebVisions

Jina Bolton’s Honors:

AUTHOR:
Books:
• "Sexy Web Design", Expert Reviewer/Preface Author, SitePoint, March 2009
• "The Art & Science of CSS", Author, SitePoint, March 2007
Articles:
• "23 Beautiful Examples of Web Site Archives", SitePoint.com
• "Writing an Interface Style Guide", AListApart.com
• "Make It Modular", .net Magazine
• "Creating Sexy Stylesheets", ThinkVitamin.com
• "Breaking Out of the Box", SitePoint.com

PRESENTING:
Workshops
• "Creating Sexy Stylesheets", FOWD; London
• "Advanced CSS", FOWD; New York City
Sessions:
• "Interaction Design for Web Designers", WDN; Denver
• "Creating Sexy Stylesheets", WJS; Atlanta
• "Creating Sexy Stylesheets", WDS; Sydney
• "Social Networking and Your Brand", SXSW; Austin
• "CSS 3, and What Could Be", FOWD; New York City
• "Interface Cosmetology", AEA; San Francisco
• "Creating Sexy Stylesheets", WV; Portland
Other:
• "Website Smack Down", WJS; Atlanta
• "Photoshop Battle", FOWD; London
• "What's the Difference?", 20x2, SXSW; Austin

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