Ralph Appelbaum Associates, New York
Senior Interaction Designer
2011 - Present
2009 - 2011
And Partners, New York
Interactive Art Director
Interactive Art Director
2006 - 2009
Pentagram, New York
Interaction Designer
Interaction Designer
Winter 2006
Experientia, Turin, Italy
Interaction Designer
Interaction Designer
Summers 2004
and 2005
and 2005
4 Corners, New York
Web Design Intern
Web Design Intern
2001 - 2002
Infogram, New York
Web Design Intern
Web Design Intern
1998 - 2001
Farm Digital Medien, Bremen, Germany
Multimedia Designer
Multimedia Designer
2003 - 2006
Rhode Islands School of Design (Risd)
BFA with honors (GPA 3.9)
Graphic Design
BFA with honors (GPA 3.9)
Graphic Design
2002 - 2003
Hochschule für Künste Bremen, Germany
Digital Media
Digital Media
1998 - 2000
Bremer Schule für Gestaltung, Germany
Digital Media apprenticeship
Digital Media apprenticeship
Software
Flash, Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign
Code
CSS, HTML, AS2, AS3, jQuery, XML
Languages
English, German
BIO
I am a Manhattan-based interaction designer from Germany. Focusing on UI and UX, I design and develop websites, interactive installations and exhibits by merging my expertise in graphic design and coding. Recent clients include the MoMA, One Laptop Per Child, Turner Classic Movies, 20th Century Fox, Warner Brothers and the Hearst Corporation.
Since graduating from Risd in 2006, my work has been honored by the Art Directors Club, the Type Directors Club, Adobe, AIGA and others and has been featured in various publications such as the NY Times and HOW Magazine.
Design Juries
(Adobe Design Achievement Awards 2012)
Judge at ADC Young Guns Awards (2011)
Judge at ADC Annual Awards (2010)
iF Design Communication Awards (Germany, 2007)
Awards
TDC Award (2010)
SEGD Design Award (2008)
MUSE Technology Award (2008)
ADC Award (2007) and ADC Young Gun (2009)
HOW Interactive Design Award (2007)
IDSA Industrial Design Award (2007)
AIGA 365 (2007 and 2008)
I.D. Magazine Award (2007)
Adobe Design Achievement Award (2006)