Ben Kopf

Designer in Canton, GA, United States

Member since March 19, 2018

Ben has 28 years of experience helping people interact with software in user experience (UX), interaction (IxD), user research (UXR), and user interface (UI) design. He is personable, team-oriented, a process improver, a passionate design tool explorer, and a design system fanatic. He is a champion for the people confused by the web and the software they have to use every day. Ben is a forward thinker, thinking about what can be, not what is.

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Portfolio

Digital Design

ADP PI Design System
- Design Systems
- UI Pattern Library
- Visual Design
- Icon Design
- Component Libraries
- UI Components
- Web Components
- Web UI
- Menu Design
- UI Patterns
- UX Pattern Design
- Motion Design
- Animation
- Color Palettes
- Design
- UX Design
- Natural Language Understanding (NLU)
- Natural Language Processing (NLP)
- Conversational UI
- Conversational UX
- Responsive
- Responsive UI
- Responsive UX Design
- Responsive Layout
- Responsive Design
- Responsive Web Design (RWD)
- Adaptive Design
- Atlassian Suite
- Confluence
- Jira
- Rally
- Trello
ClassFlow
- ClassFlow
- Education Technology (Edtech)
- Web Applications
- SAS
- Web UX
- Responsive UI
- Adaptive Design
- Responsive
- Responsive Layout
- Responsive UX Design
- Responsive Frameworks
- Education
- Educational Portals
- Educational Platform Design
- Educational Games
- Education Management Systems
- K-12 Education
- Educational Videos
- Teaching
- UX Mentoring
- Team Mentoring
- Sketch 3
- Sketch 4
- Whiteboarding
- Interactive UX
- Interactive UI
- Interactive Design
- Tablet UX
- iOS
- Android
- Mobile
- Mobile UI
- Mobile UX
- Mobile UI Design
- Mobile Web
- Digital Kiosks
- Smart TV
- Desktop App Design
- Web UI
- Big Data
- Technology Trends
- Smart Home Technology
- Wearable Technology
- Location-aware Technology
- Near-field Communication (NFC)
- Beacon
- Balsamiq Mockups
- Illustrator CC
- Adobe Experience Design (XD)
- Figma
- Design Collaboration
- Video Conferencing
- Design Reviews
- Confluence
- Jira
- Trello
- Mobile UX Design
AudioBoard for iOS
- App UI
- Sound Design
- Tablet Design
- iOS
- Mobile
- Music
- Audio
- Sound
- iPad
- App Store
- Apps
- Mobile UX
- Mobile UI
- iPhone
- Apple
- Flat Design
- Illustrator CC
- Photoshop 2017
- Blueprint
- UI Blueprints
- Mobile Web
- UserVoice
- Twitter
- Human-computer Interaction (HCI)
- Touch Design
- Contextual Help
- Online Help
- Audio Engineering
- Tablet UI
- Tablet UX
- Mobile (Tablet)
- Tablets & Smartphones
IBM Knowledge Center
- Portal Design
- Big Data Architecture
- Data Visualization
- Wireframing
- Balsamiq
- Balsamiq Mockups
- Mockups
- Wireframe to Product
- Lotus Notes
- Microsoft Outlook
- Outlook
- Pencil & Paper
- Pencil Sketches
- Pencil Drawing
- UX Testing
- Search
- Faceted Search
- Online Searching
- Web Search
- SEO Tools
- Design Research
- Design Reviews
- Presentations
- Workflow
- Diagrams
- Workflow Diagrams
- Task Flows
- UX Flows
- Flow Diagrams
- Design Collaboration
- Video Conferencing
- Remote Work
- Remote User Testing
- Remote Usability Testing
- Search Engine Submissions
- Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
- Databases
- UX Architecture
- Taxonomy
- ProtoShare
- Prototyping
- UX Prototyping
- UX Design
Autodesk Design Review
- Design Reviews
- Digital Solutions
- CAD
- Desktop App Design
- Design Tools
- Autodesk CAD/CAM
- Windows Desktop
- Desktop Web Design
- CADD
- Autodesk
- DWG File Format
- Web Applications
- Database Applications
- UX Review
- Process Mapping
- UX Process
- Journey Mapping
- Time Management
- 2D to 3D
- 2D Drafting
- Windows UI
- Windows
- GUI Design
- GUI
- Desktop
- Prototyping
- UX Prototyping
- UI Prototyping
Architectural Studio
- Architectural Visualization
- 3D Architecture
- 3D Tools
- Conceptual Design
- Design Collaboration
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration
- Photoshop 7
- Photoshop Design
- Sketching
- Drawing
- Pencil Drawing
- Tablet UI
- Tablet UX
- Tablet Design
- Tablets & Smartphones
- Mobile (Tablet)
- TouchDesigner
- Touch Design
- Touch Interactions
- PC
- Hardware
- Hardware/Software Interaction

Employment

Senior Information Architect
2018 - PRESENT
UPS Supply Chain Solutions
- Designed and updated legacy apps and updated the UPS.com consumer-facing website.
- Enhanced processes and making workflow improvements.
- Engaged in New Management Orientation as a supervisor.
- Created and edited complex wireframe Axure documents for consumption by stakeholders.
- Held design reviews with any and all participants from various disciplines that need to be involved.
Technologies: Jama, TFS, Jira, SharePoint, Microsoft Office, Axure
Senior User Experience Designer
2016 - 2018
ADP
- Served as sole UXD during startup of new payroll innovation group responsible for all design deliverables.
- Created interactive Axure prototypes for several features.
- Proposed and created Design System group for the division, leading meetings and creating first pattern library offerings.
- Taught innovation group about design systems and tools to create them.
- Helped redefine UX workflow process to integrated DS and further collaboration between UX and development.
Technologies: Google Apps, Slack, Microsoft Office, Proto.io, Figma, Axure, Sketch, Adobe CC
Founder & Designer
2009 - 2018
20Buttons
- Invented and designed 25 apps for iOS ranging from simple buzzer to complex audio soundboard apps.
- Managed time schedule, operations, marketing and development.
- Published twelve apps concurrently on Apple App store.
- Setup dedicated customer forum for all apps.
Technologies: Google Apps, Adobe Illustrator, Balsamiq Mockups
Senior User Experience Designer
2013 - 2016
Promethean
- Participated and led concept and ideation sessions for a brand new web-based version of existing IWB (interactive whiteboard) desktop app.
- Created wireframes and rough mockups to start the design iteration sessions with PO and development.
- Worked on all aspects of the app including connection UX, lesson builder, presenter and resource manager.
- Created versions of mockups for all form factors including web, IWB, tablet, proprietary tablets, and smart phones.
- Exclusive work on 3D activity development platform that used ActivTable hardware for younger students.
Technologies: Google Apps, Proto.io, UXPin, Adobe CC, Sketch, InVision
Senior Interaction Designer
2010 - 2013
IBM
- Created the concepts and layout that was used as the basis for the Knowledge Center search portal.
- Completed wireframes for entire Knowledge Center design step by step.
- Explained workflow and UX to stakeholders.
- Wrote final design specifications to help test and tweak as iterations as they evolved.
- Created concept, design, and prototype used for mobile app version of the portal.
Technologies: Lotus Notes, Microsoft Office, Adobe Illustrator, Balsamiq Mockups
Senior Interaction Designer
1997 - 2009
Autodesk
- Added to the team to provide fresh ideas and new approaches to the interaction model of the tools such as inventing a new method of interaction for the bezier line tools.
- Served as lead designer on the Actrix Business product version where I performed product management role to help define library contents and shapes for the new business domain.
- Created concepts and wireframes for key features, having full ownership of all deliverables including sketches, mockups, prototypes, and specifications.
- Helped the teams adjust workflow and design process to better fit the new Agile methodology at that time; this including workflow diagrams, process refinements, and leading team meetings.
- Instrumental in the design of Architectural Studio tool set, a first of it's kind set of Java tools that allowed sketching in two dimensions to be extruded to 3D models.
Technologies: Java, Microsoft Office, GUI Design Studio, Axure, Adobe Creative Suite

Other Experience

Figma vs. Sketch vs. Axure – A Task-based Review (Publication)
https://www.toptal.com/designers/ux/figma-vs-sketch
There are many UX design tools on the market, but their capabilities vary. This review examines the effectiveness of Sketch, Axure, and Figma with a task-based comparison.
The Power of Figma as a Design Tool (Publication)
https://www.toptal.com/designers/ui/figma-design-tool
How does Figma improve the design process and outperform Sketch and other design tools when it comes to designer collaboration? Learn the big differences that every designer should know.

Education

Graduate in Basic, Cobol, JCL
1983 - 1984
Computer Learning Center - Somerville, MA, USA
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Speech-Communications - Advertising
1975 - 1981
Allegheny College - Meadville, PA, USA

Experience

Wireframing20 years
Conceptual Design20 years
User Experience (UX)20 years
Mobile UX9 years
Sketch 48 years
Atomic Design3 years
Figma3 years
Design Systems3 years

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