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- Murphy O'Rourke
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- murphy@maxwellavenue.com
- maxwellavenue.com
- murphyo
Education
- Aug 2004 - May 2007
- Michigan State University
- Bachelors of Fine Arts, Graphic Design
Interests
- Printmaking
- Woodworking
- Motion Design
- 3D Modeling
Mission
My mission is to create elegant and captivating digital experiences which bring delight to users and results to businesses. Utilizing a strong visual design background, motion and interaction focus, and knowledge of edge web technologies; I aim to design sleek, intuitive, and exciting user experiences, websites, apps, and services.
I have worked at a variety of design agencies in Chicago with roles ranging from Design Lead, Interaction Designer, UI Developer, and Production Artist. I have over a 12 years of professional experience in graphic, user experience, user interface, interaction, and product design, with a technical front end background incorporating HTML, CSS, Wordpress, and Javascript.
Experience
- Jan 2015 - Current
- SPR Consulting
- Senior UI Designer
- Jan 2014 - Jan 2015
- Redpoint Technologies
- Mobile UI/UX Designer
Front End Developer
- Mar 2010 - Jan 2014
- Urban Imaging Group
- Senior Graphic Designer
Front End Developer
- June 2009 - Current
- Maxwell Avenue
- Visual Designer
UX Consultant
- July 2007 - May 2009
- Panebianco Design, Inc.
- Graphic Designer
- Jan 2006 - May 2007
- The State News
- Graphic Designer Production Artist
Design Toolkit
Sketch, Figma, Creative Suite, InVision, Zeplin, Hype 4, Principle, Axure
Proficiencies
Technical
HTML, SCSS, Bootstrap, Storybook, Wordpress, GitHub, Netlify, Google Analytics, Mandrill
Product
Confluence, JIRA, Trello, Google Suite, O365, Slack, Teams
Learning
Javascript, React, After Effects