Hello. This is Matthew Irvine Brown's CV.
Portfolio
http://www.irvinebrown.com
Email
matthew@irvinebrown.com
Date of birth
3/9/80
British citizen, based in London, UK
Summary
Interaction and user experience designer. Gained MA from the Royal
College of Art in 2006. Eight years experience in graphic design for
print and screen, front-end web design and development and physical
interactive installations. Two years experience in interaction and
service design for mobile. One year experience in teaching and working
with children aged 12-18 in art and design, gaining a Postgraduate
Certificate in Education. Active articipant in the design/web
community, exhibiting work, attending lectures and conferences and
general hobnobbing.
Employment and experience
March 2008 - present
Lead Interaction Designer, Last.fm
UI and interaction design lead for web, software and device partnerships, working with in-house developers and external partners.
November 2007 - March 2008
Lead Designer, Software, Last.fm
UI and interaction design lead for the Last.fm software client, working within a dedicated development team and across the wider web product team.
August 2007
Loop Festival 2007
http://www.loopbrighton.com
Exhibited the Singing Sock Puppets at Loop, an electronic music festival in Brighton, UK.
September 2006 - November 2007
User Experience Designer, Nokia Design
Internal consulting on user experience design, interaction design and
user interface design. Concepting and delivery from service-level
interaction design down to detailed UI layout spec, icon design and
animation. Researching and developing new mobile UI design concepts,
illustrating new business opportunities and approaches.
July 2006 - September 2006
Airside, London
http://www.airside.co.uk
Interactive physical installation titled Insyde, exhibited at the Liverpool Biennial 2006.
July 2006
Yahoo! Design Expo, Sunnyvale, San Francisco
Selected to represent the RCA, exhibiting and presenting MA work.
July 2006
Conran Foundation Award 2006
The Conran Foundation Awards were held as part of the Royal College of Art summer degree show. The Rehearsal Joypads
project won first prize in the School of Architecture and Design,
competing against eleven departments and over four hundred graduating
students.
July 2005 - December 2005
Sony Computer Entertainment UK, London
http://www.psprca.com
Internship project with SCEUK via the Royal College of Art, focused on
the Europe-wide promotion and marketing of the PlayStation Portable.
Experimental furniture design based on the poses and posture of gamers.
July 2005
Mattel Design Summit, Los Angeles
Selected to represent the RCA in a toy design project against entries
from New York University, Illinois Institute of Technology, Hong Ik
University, Seoul and Interaction Design Institute Ivrea, Milan at the
Mattel Design Summit in Los Angeles. Subsequently selected for a
three-month design internship, not completed due to commitment to Sony
(above).
August 2003 to present
Airside, London
http://www.airside.co.uk
Freelance designer, primarily on websites, print material and interactive installations.
March 2001 - October 2003
Engage, London
http://www.engagestudio.com
Web design internship while completing BA, later freelancing.
Education
Sept 2004 - June 2006
MA Interaction Design
Royal College of Art, London
1st prize, Conran Foundation Awards 2006
September 2003 - June 2004
Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Art and Design)
Goldsmiths College, University of London
September 2000 - June 2003
BA (Hons) Interaction Design (1st Class)
Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication
September 1999 - June 2000
Foundation Studies in Art and Design
University of Ulster, Belfast
September 1992 - June 1999
Ballyclare High School
3 A Levels (A grades in Art, Music and History)
9 GCSE's (A* grades in Art, Music and Science, A grades in English,
French and Technology, B grades in Maths, PE and History)
Practical skills
Highly skilled in graphics, animation and layout software (Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash animation).
Skilled in HTML/CSS, and music and audio production software (MIDI,
Max/MSP, Cubase, Acid Pro, Ableton Live, and most standard audio
editing software).
Working knowledge of video editing and 3D software (After Effects,
Final Cut Pro, SolidWorks, 3D Studio Max), and microcontroller
electronics for interactive physical installations and toys.
Knowledge of the opportunities and constraints of most major web and
mobile development languages, apps and tools.
Interests
Music
(listening to; dancing to; playing; DJing anything and
everything); type and typography;
design and design history; learning and pedagogy of music; toys; books;
stories; history; laughing.
References available on request. Have a look at my work at http://www.irvinebrown.com