San Francisco, CA | Livonia, MI
Also known as: mandymesser
I've been focused on blending creative problem-solving and analytic thinking since I noticed my affinity and passion for both back in . User Experience Design has been my primary medium to express this relationship and I'm fortunate enough to have been an active participant in this emerging field for years now. In , I'm honored to put my energies toward teaching the craft of UX at both the Academy of Art and General Assembly. I'm greatly looking forward to this journey. Freelancing in the SF market has given me critical things that make me a better designer on a daily basis - providing the freedom to constantly explore and apply industry trends and techniques and encouraging me to work up to my own and my talented team's standards. The talent I've come across in the freelance community is just so inspiring and joyful for me. I've previously been fortunate enough to polish my skills and experience at several different agencies. I thoroughly enjoyed working with Hot Studio when they were at their peak before and during the recent Facebook acquisition Odopod before they rebranded as Nurun SF Modem as they went through a merge between traditional ad agency and a digital agency and Organic as I worked closely with the wonderful people out of the Detroit and SF offices during my own lifestyle transition. Prior to that, I was the founder of Topaz Agency, building smart web sites for small businesses spent a year living and working out of Armenia helping to design and write activities for a web design curriculum for high school students, and have worked and taught at Michigan State University. But mostly, I'm looking forward to what tomorrow brings. )
