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bryan heu / technically creative

about

Design is a funny word. Some people think design means how it looks. But of course, if you dig deeper, it’s really how it works. – Steve Jobs

About

I was in SF at the beginning of the first DotCom boom and rode that wave as a designer/art director, leading teams for several prominent creative agencies. With nearly 25 years of interactive and visual design experience under my belt, I’ve built successful companies and services from scratch – from the first seedlings of an idea all the way to final launch – touching every aspect of the process along the way. After the DotCom bust, I started a boutique design firm with offices in NYC and Santa Monica – ultimately launching clickbooq – an online portfolio website platform used by thousands of creative professionals today. 

I’ve worked across all realms of Design: from Branding and Identity Systems to User Experience and Interface Design. I've since added to my design roots with a highly technical skillset in code. Combining both disciplines, I have the unique insight to oversee a product's evolution from initial concept to final deployment across any device or media.

With the approach and mentality of a perfectionist – no detail in the process is too small or overlooked. I like to be involved with every step of the flow – with eyes on the bigger picture – and have the experience and vision to make things happen.

Experience

Co-Founder/Designer/Developer

clickbooq, Inc., 2007 - present

I’m the Co-Founder of clickbooq.com, a drag-and-drop SAAS platform that designs, builds, and hosts websites for creative professionals. I oversee and implement all design related to the service’s branding, marketing, and communications. I also oversee tech, including, but not limited to: cloud architecture/infrastructure, coding and deployment, and systems maintenance and support. We're small, so I do it all!


Co-Founder/Designer

Heu Design, NYC/Santa Monica, 2002 - 2006

I was the Principal/Co-Founder of a multi-disciplinary design and interactive agency. My responsibilities involved new business acquisition and regular client interaction to design and develop on-strategy, award-winning work, as well as ensure campaign accuracy and consistency. Supervised several designers and developers. Clients: Napster, Pioneer, Sony, W Hotels, RDA Intl'l. 


Sr. Art Director

AKQA - San Francisco, 2000 - 2002

Art Director of interactive advertising and marketing for the Web utilizing a variety of interactive media and technologies. Assisted in the development of the creative process and procedures of a newly formed interactive creative department. Supervised several designers and developers. Clients: Palm, Telleo, Business2.0, Accenture. 


Sr. Art Director

Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising - San Francisco, 1999 - 2000

Art Director and Team lead for newly formed Interactive department. Supervised several designers and developers. Clients: Hewlett Packard, P&G, Alibris, SiliconValley.com, eScore.


Art Director

Lot21 Interactive - San Francisco, 1998 - 2000

The first Art Director hire for [then] new Interactive agency startup. Responsible for building the design team from the ground up. Supervised several designers. Clients: Seagate, Daewoo, NationsBank, Looksmart, eStamp, Onsale.


Interactive Designer

Anderson & Lembke - San Francisco, 1996 - 1998

Part of a new and small design team of "interactives", pioneering what would eventually become the now dreaded banner ad! Master of the animated GIF. No better place to be, but in SF back then. Clients: Microsoft, Tektronix, Candle, Match.com.
 

Graphic Designer

Cedco Publishing - San Rafael, 1995 - 1996

Graphic Designer for an in-house publishing company, designing calendars and stationary products.

Tools/Technology Stack

Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Sublime Text, Trello, Slack, iTerm

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Ruby on Rails, HTML, CSS/SASS, Javascript, AngularJS, postgreSQL, Amazon Web Services (S3, EC2, ELB, RDS, SQS, SES, RTE53, Cloudfront, CloudWatch), Git, Ubuntu, MailChimp, Stripe

Education

University of Wisconsin - Madison
BS Graphic Design

DevBootCamp - San Francisco

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