Addison James
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Addison James

Product Designer in Los Angeles, He/him

Latest work- Product Design for Therma
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4 months ago

About

I specialize in highly crafted UI, dynamic interactions and ambiguous problems.

Projects

2024

Product Design for Therma, 2024

2023

FrameHop helps you quickly hop back and forth between Frames, Components and Variants. Set Favorites, use Quick Actions and more.

2023

Designed in Figma, built in Framer

2017
Android App at LightStim
2023
Special Kudos from CSS Design Awards
2023
Honorable Mention from Awwwards

Features

2023

Take a peek into my workspace and creative process.

Work Experience

2023 — 2024

Mars Markets is a startup in music x finance space. Worked 0-1 crafting full mobile UI and experience. Created advanced functional financial prototypes and comprehensive design system.

2020 — 2023
Design Lead at LightStim

LightStim is a consumer health tech company. Led a team of designers on various digital products including websites, mobile apps, internal tools, and physical user interfaces.

2017 — 2020
Product Designer at LightStim

Spearheaded design and rollout of LightStim's iOS app, used by over 100,000 global users across iOS and Android, while also crafting multiple consumer-facing websites.

2017 — 2017
Product Designer, Founder at Story Splitter

Helping users elevate content creation for Instagram Stories. Used by over 250,000 users worldwide. Conceptualized and released in a 5 week sprint. In 2019 Instagram added the same functionality to their native app.

2012 — 2016
Designer / Developer at Freelance

Freelance designer and developer, operating out of DTLA's historic Spring Arts Tower. Offering websites, mobile apps, brand identities, and motion graphics for consumer-facing products.

Clients: Nike, Sony, AT&T, Staples, Environment America & more.

2009 — 2012
Motion Graphics Designer at Advertising Agencies

Worked at various advertising agencies and production companies, including: Droga5, HoneyShed, Cutters Studios, Lost Planet, and General Editorial.

Clients: Apple, Netflix, Sony, Activision, Häagen-Dazs, Puma, Toms, American Apparel, and more.

2009 — 2009
Video Creator at Yo Gabba Gabba!

Education

Art Center College of Design
Pasadena, CA

BFA with Honors

Graduating projects received awards from: Student Clio Awards and Student Emmy Awards.

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