Ryan Hicks
Adobe Systems
San Francisco, CA, USAWork Experience
Adobe
Design Manager, XD ProLab
Manage and lead an experience design team in developing emerging technologies and products with a focus on Creative Professionals and the creative workflow.
June 2012
- Present
San Francisco, California, United States
Adobe
Design Manager, Creative Cloud
Conceived of as a thriving community for creatives and their work, Creative Cloud would bring working, inspiration, and Adobe's creative tools together as a platform for the entire creative process.
October 2011
- June 2012
San Francisco, California, United States
Adobe
Design Manager, Adobe.com
Tasked with leading a major reimagination of the Adobe.com web presence, the team stared down the deepest, darkest parts of Adobe's organizations to effect meaningful change in every process and every policy connected to the massive website. Overcoming compromises at every step, the result was a CMS-based site, a vast flushing of out-dated content, and an continual parade of successful product launches met with significant increases in revenue and customer satisfaction.
December 2009
- October 2011
San Francisco, California, United States
Adobe
Senior Experience Designer, XD Brand
Design lead for desktop brand experience. Art direction, visual design, experience design. Projects: desktop product identity user experience, support internal and external branding work. CS3, CS4, and CS5 icon and desktop identity graphics system including dozens of new product marks. Also Flex UI patterns and interface layer.
January 2006
- February 2010
San Francisco, California, United States
Macromedia
Senior Experience Designer
Creative Direction, art direction and experience design; future-vision interface design, interaction patterns, styling, and architecture for desktop applications, internet applications, and devices supporting the Flex framework.
September 2003
- January 2006
San Francisco, California, United States
Wired Magazine - Conde Nast
Contract Art Director
Art-direction, design layout, and typography for editorial covers-story features. Two features made an appearance in Print's 2003 Regional Design Annual.
May 2003
- August 2003
San Francisco, California, United States
The Attik Design
Contract Designer
Design, illustration and production. Accounts: Toyota Scion (pitch), Medtronic, MusicMatch.
January 2002
- August 2002
San Francisco, California, United States
Orange Photography
Creative Director, Principal
Consultant, creative development for photography services startup. Create and implement brand identity across communication media: website interface and user experience design, print marketing and collateral materials.
August 2001
- August 2007
San Francisco, California, United States
Quokka Sports
Principal Designer, Motorsports
Web product development from initial research and concepting phases through architecture, design, user testing, and production. Lead production team to ensure experience integrity while working with Producer and Content Director in evolution of content presentation and site architecture. Contributed to overall creative vision of the company as Principal Designer for Quokka’s motorsport properties. Partners: CART, MotoGP, GM Le Mans.
May 1998
- April 2001
San Francisco, California, United States
JWT (J. Walter Thompson)
Production Designer
Advertising design and production for print and web, from concept through pre-press. Produced mechanicals for print ads, packaging and displays. Worked with art directors to execute conceptual design direction for presentations. Accounts: Sprint, Nortel, Nestlé, Chevron, Discover Brokerage.
June 1995
- June 1998
San Francisco, California, United States
Education
San Francisco State University (CSU)
Dual-BA, Conceptual Design and Fine Art
Minor in Industrial Design.
July 1992
- December 1994
California, United States
Awards
Print Design Magazine
Regional Design Annual
2003
HOW Design Magazine
Design Annual - Merit Award: Adobe CS3
2008
Webby Awards
Best online and offline brand integration : Orange Photography
2003
Skills
Ableton Live,
Adobe Fireworks,
Adobe Illustrator,
Adobe Indesign,
Adobe Photoshop,
Adobe Soundbooth,
Art Direction,
CAD,
Creative Direction,
CSS,
Design Management,
HTML,
Illustrator,
Propellerheads Reason,
Prototyping,
Interests
Avid cyclist (road and offroad).
Aerodynamics and auto design hobbyist.
Aerodynamics and auto design hobbyist.