Dennis Check

Designer in Columbus, OH, United States

Member since October 26, 2020

Denny is a UX designer with a background in visual design and ethnography. He has created brands and experiences for clients, including Aramark and Pittsburgh International Airport. He specializes in wireframes, prototyping, and interaction design and excels at communicating design rationale to stakeholders and teammates. Particular interests include audio modality, transportation, and systems that unite digital and physical space.

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Digital Design

PIT+ for Pittsburgh International Airport
- Prototyping
- UX Design
- UX Research
- User-centered Design (UCD)
- Service Design
- Airport Transportation
- Public Transportation
- Figma
- Adobe Experience Design (XD)
- Sketch
- User Testing
- Aircraft & Airlines
- Conversation
- Chatbots
- Ticketing
- Ticket Systems
Oddio - Audio-Based Social Media Platform
- Conversation
- UX Design
- Figma
- Audio
- Social Media Apps
- Podcasting
- Sound
- Audio Streaming
- Social
- Social Hubs
- Conversational UX
- Conversational Interfaces
- Conversational Design
- Voice
- Voice User Interfaces (VUI)
Greenthumb - Labor-Sharing Mobile App for Community Gardening
- Gardening
- Sensors & Actuators
- Figma
- UX Design
- Farms
- Marketplaces
- Agriculture
- UI Design
- Mobile Apps
- UI Development
- Tasklist
- Task Management
- Gamification
- UX Research
Breezy - Powerful Mobile Data Hub For CPAP Device Users
- Medical Devices
- Healthcare UX
- UX Design
- User Interface (UI)
- Figma
- Interaction Design (IxD)
- Mobile Apps
- Medical Software
- Statistics
- Fitness Trackers
- App UI
- Sleep Tracking
- Healthcare
- UX
Flexpanel - Data-Driven Multimodal Transportation Display
- Public Transportation
- Airport Transportation
- Dashboard Design
- TV UI
- UX Design
- Adobe Illustrator
- Figma
- 10-foot UI
- UI Motion
- Data
- Aircraft & Airlines
- Maps
- Mapping
Icon Explorer - Interactive Web Icon Gallery
- JavaScript
- HTML
- CSS
- Adobe Illustrator
- Icon Design
- Portfolios
- Icon Sets
- Interaction Design (IxD)
- Animated Interactions
- Web UI
- Responsive Layout
- Line Icons
- UX Design

Employment

UX Designer
2017 - PRESENT
Freelance
- Designed various materials for over a dozen end clients, including Burger King, Canon, Tim Horton's, Givaudan, and McCain Foods.
- Created over 200 icons in various styles, both expanding and creating design systems.
- Worked on various media, including information display boards, responsive website concepts, resource centers, gated and ungated content pages, consumer packaged goods, and print layout.
Technologies: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Experience Design (XD)
UX Designer
2020 - 2020
Pittsburgh International Airport
- Provided strategic and technical direction for PIT’s queueing and waiting systems, mobile product, and supporting ecosystem.
- Created and improved product flows based on insights from user research, as well as a roadmap for medium-term product development and deployment.
- Headed storyboarding, wireframing, and prototype design, and created a design system for screens and support materials. Participated in full user research and requirements gathering process.
- Collaborated with a cross-functional team, the client, and consultant partners as part of the airport’s new terminal design process.
Technologies: Adobe Illustrator, Figma
Graphic Designer
2019 - 2019
WD Partners
- Designed and conceptualized branding, signage, and digital interfaces as part of an interdisciplinary team at a leading retail consulting firm.
- Worked with designers, strategists, and stakeholders to develop and maintain design systems for five retail clients in an agile environment.
- Created environmental screens and graphics for concept and flagship stores, including five new brands for college dining restaurants.
Technologies: Photoshop CC, InDesign CC, Adobe Illustrator
Graphic Designer
2017 - 2018
State Auto Insurance
- Created infographics, illustrations, and more than 80 all-new icons for print, digital, and mobile apps.
- Devised and implemented long-term projects, including a new visual system for insurance appetites.
- Created email templates and instances for consumer and agent-facing campaigns.
Technologies: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator
Managing Editor for Design
2015 - 2016
The Lantern
- Managed a team of designers to produce over 80 print issues of Ohio State's newspaper.
- Designed and implemented a rebranding effort for the newspaper's print and digital operations, including logo, iconography, typography, and formatting updates.
- Created over 20 infographics and illustrations to accompany a variety of stories, sections, and series.
Technologies: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign

Education

Master's Degree in Human-Computer Interaction
2019 - 2020
Carnegie Mellon University - Pittsburgh, PA
Bachelor's Degree in Geography
2012 - 2016
Ohio State University - Columbus, OH

Experience

Adobe Illustrator6 years
User Interface (UI)3 years
User-centered Design (UCD)2 years
Adobe Experience Design (XD)2 years
Figma2 years
Prototyping2 years
UX Design2 years
Interaction Design (IxD)2 years

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