Almost 30 years across music/consumer hardware, software, and the interfaces in between, with a fondness and specialization in the musical instruments and sonic gadgetry.
Now an elder in the design and technology field, I've navigated the evolution of digital interfaces from early computer networking experiences to modern-day touch-screen systems. This extensive experience has equipped me with a deep understanding of what's essential for developing products, SaaS sites, apps, and more. I've had the privilege of working with a wide range of clients, from large, established organizations with extensive knowledge of their customers to small startups creating their first products. This diversity has been invaluable to my growth as a designer and seer of possibilities.
I enjoy the various touchpoints on a product's journey from idea to release, and am fascinated by the evolution of human-computer interactions. The past recent years, I've delved again deeper into HMI design, discovering the enlightening process of connecting physical user experiences with touch-screen interactions and navigating the constraints of embedded systems.
Bespoke MIDI-Cataur, built by the illustrious Love Hultén to my technical spec, including the important inclusion of a swappable avatar. Someone called my look "Soft Devo".
Before the web
SYSOP
Before there was a web to design for, there was the humble modem. I begged my dad (computer scientist, jazz musician, later: Y2K bug fixer) for a phone line in the 80s in 6th grade so I can explore the world of BBSes after learning about them from a magazine. After that I ran a bulletin board system out of my bedroom from the late '80s into the '90s, first on a Commodore 64, then an Amiga 2000, one caller at a time, dialing in to read message boards, trade files, and make awesome demo-scene art (ATOMiC!).
Running it meant thinking constantly about menus, prompts, and what a stranger on the other end of a phone line needed to see next. That's as good a working definition of UX and systems thinking as I've found since and was the seedlings of what I do today.
+++ATH CURRENTLY PURRING ON RETICULUM.
Product Designer, Elektron Syntakt
Additional Elektron experience: Product Owner and Designer for a then-unannounced project, the Digitakt 1.4 firmware update, and subsequent updates carrying scale-mode integration forward.
Other notable clients
Volvo Construction Equipment
Volvo Trucks
Behringer (Lab.Gruppen)
Microsoft
Griffin Technology
Polestar
Mitsubishi Cars
Sony PlayStation
Newell
20th Century Fox