I'm a UX writer, interaction designer, team lead, user researcher, and game designer who's obsessed with the narrative of it all.
I've worked across the entire UX continuum over the past couple decades, mostly as a UX Lead, and I've found I work best on dedicated product teams, combining a round-table approach to tasks with design mentorship to elevate the people around me, and the projects we work on together.
I'm a sucker for a well-researched persona, a thoughtful user scenario, and an inclusive, moderated usability test.
Check out my UX process! I've been fine-tuning it since 2012.
Clifton B
Email me and get your company or studio added to this list!
Game UX mentorship
My mentorship schedule is full until the end of the 2024-2025 school year. Email me if you'd like to discuss mentorship starting in the summer!
Skills!
Interaction design
User research
Scenario writing
Game design
Custom tool design
UX writing
User flows & wireframing
Prototyping
Usability testing
Data visualization
Presentation design
Design socialization
Workshop facilitation
Team leadership & mentorship
Video editing & production
Design systems
Typography
Branding & logo design
Experience!
UX Designer at Inventables
January 2024 — April 2024
UX Lead at Prime Therapeutics
March 2022 — September 2023
UX Designer at Aanmelder
October 2021 — July 2022
UX Designer at Nike
November 2018 — November 2020
UX & Brand Manager at Color Treats
2015 — 2022
Product UX Lead at NWEA
October 2013 — January 2015
UX Designer at 6D Global / Hanna Advertising
November 2016 — December 2017
UX & Information Designer at Intel
April 2012 — March 2013
Game Designer & Creative Lead at Kitewing Studio
2011 — Present
Creative Cofounder at Revisu
September 2011 — April 2012
Some of my work!
My favorite recently-published game:
Seasonspree
My favorite user research case study:
SalonBot
My favorite redesign assignment:
Division 2 in-game menu design
My favorite project nobody asked for but everybody needed:
Nike inventory audit wizard
Talks & Presentations!
Presentation: The Human Approach to Writing for Humans
September 2023 at the Computer-Human Interaction Forum of Oregon
IGS Microtalk: Creating Custom Development Tools
March 2023 at the Game Developers Conference
Other projects!
Demospree
An annual game demo streaming marathon
The UX Writing Desk
A collection of posts on UX writing & communication
