aaron kiersky
Interactive Motion

Interactive Motion Design

Motion brings life into designs and invokes a variety of emotions in a viewer. Keyframes and creative tweening are powerful tools for creating animations and with a bit of code, a passive observer becomes the director of the energy. Well crafted dynamic, interactive motion graphics support the overall experience of the application.

App Concept and Development

Application Concept
& Development

Producing great digital experiences needs focus from big picture to the granular details. Working to define specific client requirements and adding creative use of new technology creates timeless products that offer future growth. A strong base of technical project direction leads to the development of successful dynamic applications.

Info Arch and User Exp

Information Design & User Experience

Intuitive interfaces and unique experiences create seamless immersive enviroments that provide people a delightful exploration through content. Entertaining and interesting applications start with a deep understanding of the information and the people accessing it.

Skills

Applications

  • After Effects
  • Photoshop
  • Illustrator
  • Drupal & Wordpress
  • Git
  • Flash
  • InDesign
  • Final Cut Studio
  • 3ds Max
  • Microsoft Office Suite

Languages

  • HTML5 & CSS3
  • Javascript
  • Angular, jQuery, Bootstrap
  • SQL, PHP
  • Processing (Java)
  • ActionScript

Techniques

  • Project Definition and Execution
  • Hardware Spec and Build
  • Technical Instruction
  • Technology Management
  • Information Architecture
  • Data Visualization
  • Image Retouching
  • Illustration
  • Scripting and Automation
  • Image & Video Compression

Work History

Education

designvox

interactive experience developer

4/08 - 6/15

  • Development and maintenance of large-scale interactive applications
  • Animation with non-linear static tools and dynamic programmed animated applications
  • Applied UX principles and effective application architecture to websites and applications
  • Technical project direction
  • High-end photo retouching and technical illustration

Full Sail University

Batchelor of Science in Digital Arts and Design

4/06 - 2/08

Salutatorian of Class

Certificate of Excellence

Costco Wholesale

freelance graphic designer

8/05 - 1/06

  • Updated & maintained costco.com product photos

  • Created scripts to assist in website style changes

  • Overlooked creation of search keyword system

  • Worked with marketing to create national delivery truck imagery

  • Designed in-store signage

Obie Media Corp.

marketing graphic designer

8/04 - 11/04

  • Designed promotional material for salespeople

  • Prepared new-market contract portfolios

  • Created in-house 'hoopla' for sales rewards

  • Updated sales information sheets as needed

  • Designed and helped plan company events

  • Produced company letterheads and business cards

Linn Benton C.C.

page layout designer

9/03 - 6/04

  • Layout and prepress for weekly publication

  • Problem solved fitting issues in copy and headlines

  • Linked and placed all text and photos

  • Troubleshot computer and network problems

  • Switched production and trained staff from PageMaker to InDesign

  • Took photos as needed for events

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    Linn Benton C. C.

    Associate of Applied Science in Digital Imaging & Prepress Technology

    10/02 - 6/04
    me :)

    hi! i'm aaron.

    With a diverse skill set, and a passion for learning new things, I am able understand and break down complex problems into specific tasks and solve them with a unique style. I am fascinated by motion and am driven to create digital experiences that reflect their real world counterparts.

    After a start in print production and design 13 years ago, in 2006 I went back to school to learn interactive and motion design. After school I was fortunate enough to begin working with the talented artists at Designvox where I was able to work on a wide variety of projects, and practice everything from technical direction to experience development. When given the opportunity to work on several multi monitor video walls, I found something that brought together all the things I enjoyed about motion, interaction, and user experience.

    Outside of creating interactive experiences, I like being in the outdoors: camping, skiing, disc golf and biking. I have a passion for a diverse style of music and craft beer, and to clear my mind, there is nothing I'd rather do than juggle my devil sticks.


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