Ryan Snelson UX + design
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- iOS, Myspace mobile
- iOS, Music Videos
- iOS, La Vida Logo
- iOS, Philly's Dance
- sketches, wires, specs
- web, Myspace redesign
- web, MTV Engine room
- web, Ivanka Trump
- web, Donaldson
- web, Chantix
- portfolio reel '08
- flickr sets
- resume
- tweets
- wallpapers (2)
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Ryan is a UX designer specializing in strategy and product design. He currently works at Google NYC on Search. Previously Ryan was at Myspace in LA where he helped destroy and reinvent the social network with a focus on entertainment and music, and later to lead the UX and design team for mobile.
Prior to that, he did the agency and consulting thing, creating social products and web apps for clients like MTV and NBC to name a few. In the beginning, he kicked it off at a handful of startups that crashed during the first dot-com bubble, quickly learning what worked and what didn't.
Ryan holds a BFA in design from the School of Visual Arts in NYC.
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iOS, Myspace mobile
- Designed the Myspace app for iOS, used by roughly 4.5 million users daily. Responsible for strategy, direction, UX, IA, and visual design. App store >
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iOS, Music Videos
- UX, visual redesign.
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iOS, La Vida Logo
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iOS, Philly's Dance
- Product design concept for iPad.
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sketches, wires, specs
- Myspace for iPhone: original UI sketch.
Myspace: interaction spec for share overlay
Myspace La Vida Logo: confirmation flow
iCyte: wire for a results detail page
Myspace mobile web: discover UI and flow
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web, Myspace redesign
- UX, design, strategy
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web, MTV Engine room
- Created a social platform for the show MTV Engine Room and it's participants. The site generated over 38k registered uniques in the summer of '08, and roughly 43k portfolio submissions. Designed at Ultra16 in collaboration with MTV and HP. Responsible for UX, IA, strategy, art direction, and visual design.(Engine Room: Episode 1 - World Premiere)
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web, Ivanka Trump
- UX, art direction, visual design.
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web, Donaldson
- UX, IA, strategy, art direction, visual design.
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web, Chantix
- UX, IA, story, art direction, visual design.
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portfolio reel '08
- Oldies but goodies...
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Brooklyn/NYC
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- SummaryA product design lead with 10+ years of hands-on experience making sites and apps.Specialties: UX design and direction, leading discovery phases, product, user experience, touch & gesture, social design, interaction & visual design, content strategy, creative direction, design management, in-the-trenches execution.Experience
- Sept 2011 - PresentUX Designer / Google
- Sept 2010 - Jun 2011UX + Design Lead, Mobile / MyspaceLead the UX direction of the mobile team. Main responsibilities include defining and creating new products for iOS, Android, and mobile web to further the strategy in social entertainment. • Research, sketch, wire, design, test, launch and repeat. http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/myspace-mobile/id284792653?mt=8
- Nov 2009 - Sept 2010Sr. Interaction Designer / MyspacePart of the core UX team that helped rethink and redesign the new Myspace (2010). Worked on profiles, stream, status updates, global nav, topics, and the music player. http://mashable.com/2010/10/27/new-myspace/
- Jan 2009 - Jan 2010Creative Director, Interaction / iCyteDesigned the web app iCyte.com. Led a team of three back-end developers and one front-end developer through startup life cycle. Developed a brand position to appeal to early adopters. Provided creative direction, IA, design, and strategy.
- Dec 2007 - Jan 2009Sr. Interactive Art Director / Ultra 16Locked down strategy, design, and IA to deliver the best online experiences for clients like MTV, NBC, and Travel + Leisure. Executed all agency projects from pitch to launch.
- Mar 2007 - Nov 2007Interactive Art Director / Alexander InteractiveDesigned eComm and Flash projects for retailers including Ivanka Trump Collection and PetCareRx. Managed two designers, built protos, and pitched direction.
- Jan 2001 - Feb 2007Freelance Designer / FreelanceRan a little design business. Built teams, made sites, wrote copy, managed clients, and handled biz stuff.
- May 2004 - May 2005Interactive Art Director / Irwin SlaterLed interactive projects. Designed and built company portfolio site for 2004.
- Jan 2000 - Nov 2000Senior Designer / aka.com The Music NetworkHelped design one of the first music portals on the internet. We had graffiti on the wall, turntables in the back, and a gong in the reception area.
Education-
2001 - 2004School of Visual ArtsBFA in design
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1998 - 1999Art Institute of PhiladelphiaAS in Graphic design and specialized technology
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Honors:iPhone Photography Awards, 2010 W3 Awards, 2009 Silver Winner Interactive Media Awards, 2007 Best in Class W3 Awards, 2006 Silver Winner SXSW Web Awards, 2005 Finalist
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Tweets
- All flap everything @ Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) http://t.co/QAONuoQN
- 29A to Newark, cause ya can't get good pics in the aisle @ Denver Gate B16 http://t.co/I3ygpnyw
- waffle cones all around go: cherry chunk choc, cherry cheesecake choc, vanilla choc @ Amore Gelato http://t.co/kW3478Ty
- it doesn't start till Uncle Bob drops "soul man" with the wedding band http://t.co/zkegULki
- one mile above sea level http://t.co/gTMbUTGa
- @madeinthenow showed it to the Knowledge team today... we dig
- sometimes akzidenz grotesk instead of helvetica http://t.co/T53AvzsI
- That's what they get! “@atfang: This one -Another Amish beard attack reported http://t.co/VG7PC9zX”
- @atfang wait which one do you have?
- Made In The Now makes 1 t-shirt each day based on news of that day. Today is Google Knowledge Graph, snag it. http://t.co/wkfRVfJt
- Stevie Wonder drum solo http://t.co/wmVt53Ex
- @jodyferry @jasonsantamaria I didn't but thanks for sharing. Actually only saw the web version which is nice and scrolly and straightforward
- the branches and leaves of a tree from a window @ Hell's Kitchen http://t.co/ktWZmyB2
- A C @ MTA Subway - 8th Ave/14th St (A/C/E/L) http://t.co/ZDfiAiWt
- Think, reason, explore, question
- outbound, out the window @ Lincoln Tunnel http://t.co/R997ulxU
- Red kicks the gloom away http://t.co/eCY8YRpw
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