Adam Perlis, Designer in New York, NY, United States
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Adam Perlis

Verified Expert  in Design

Designer

Location
New York, NY, United States
Toptal Member Since
July 31, 2018

Adam is the former head of design/UX for TIME Magazine, where he oversaw the redesign of TIME, Fortune, and Money.com. His work has been featured on Awwwards, The FWA, and TechCrunch and he has spoken at SXSW and Web Summit. He is a designer/developer with a diverse skillset in UX/UI design, front-end and back-end development, and 2D/3D motion graphics. He is a user experience expert with a passion for human-centered design and design thinking.

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Work Experience

CEO

2017 - PRESENT
Academy UX & Design Thinking Studio
  • Led UX on all projects, facilitating design sprints, conducting UX research, and creating wireframes, UI designs, prototypes, and testing.
  • Handled day to day business operations.
Technologies: Zeplin, InVision, Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite

Design/UX Director

2017 - 2017
B-Reel
  • Served as a consultant to the executive management team on organizational process, design sprint implementation, and execution.
  • Served as the design/UX director for clients such as Google, Facebook, American Express, LG, OkCupid, and Airbnb.
  • Oversaw a team of six designers and motion graphics artists.
Technologies: Zeplin, InVision, Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite

Design/UX Director

2015 - 2017
Time Magazine
  • Led the team responsible for the re-design and re-architecture of Time, Fortune, and Money.com.
  • Developed more efficient workflows including the introduction of design thinking, design sprints, Sketch, prototyping tools, Zeplin, and user testing.
  • Worked collaboratively with Time's editorial team to design and produce world changing editorial content from the 2016 presidential election to the war in South Sudan.
Technologies: Zeplin, Adobe Creative Suite, InVision, Sketch

Creative Director

2011 - 2015
AT&T AdWorks
  • Owned the overall creative look and feel of AT&T AdWorks and AT&T AdWorks Lab.
  • Led internal and external partners in rebranding efforts. The work spanned across multiple facets of design including interaction design, experiential design, installations, web design and development, iPad app design and development, presentations, videos, motion graphics, infographics, and print.
  • Managed and oversaw creative department workload, resources, and budget.
Technologies: InVision, Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite
2002 - 2006

Bachelor's Degree in Business

George Washington University - Washington, DC

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