Evan Ames, Designer in Grand Rapids, United States
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Evan Ames

Verified Expert  in Design

Bio

Evan has been a UX designer for 4+ years. His enthusiasm for his work grows when he see clients embrace the unknown and correctly define their problems through their users' perspectives. If given the chance, he'll take clients out to eat because there is no better way to establish a relationship than with food.

Portfolio

Work Experience

UX Consultant

2014 - PRESENT
Evan Ames
  • Worked for 4+ years with product companies and startups.
  • Advised clients on both business and design strategies for success and continued learning.
Technologies: Apple Keynote, InVision, Principle, Adobe Suite, Sketch

UX Designer

2012 - PRESENT
Universal Mind
  • Worked for 4+ years of with fast, agile start-ups to Fortune 100 environments; touching everything from financial, healthcare, social, automotive, and product.
Technologies: Affinity Designer, Flinto, Apple Keynote, Principle, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, InVision, Zeplin, Sketch

Education

2012 - 2015

Master of Fine Arts in Design

Kendall College of Art and Design - Grand Rapids, MI, USA

2008 - 2012

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design

Kendall College of Art and Design - Grand Rapids, MI, USA

Skills

Tools

Sketch, InVision, Apple Keynote, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Zeplin, Flinto, Affinity Designer, Principle

Platforms

Adobe Suite, Apple Watch

Industry Expertise

Music, Fitness, Consumer Products

Other

User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), App Design, Wireframing, Information Architecture (IA), Prototyping, Design Strategy, Illustration, User Testing, LiveStream, iPad, Social, Data Visualization, Apps, Internet of Things (IoT), Big Data, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Brand Design, Smart TV, Wearable Technology, iPhone, Testing, Dashboards, eCommerce, Responsive, Branding, Startups, Financial Data, Dashboard Design, Usability, Maps

Experience

  • User Experience (UX) - 5 years
  • User Interface (UI) - 5 years
  • Information Architecture (IA) - 5 years
  • Design Strategy - 5 years
  • User Testing - 4 years
  • InVision - 4 years
  • Principle - 2 years

Tools

  • InVision
  • Principle
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