Amy Schwartz
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Amy Schwartz

Director of Design in Chicago, She/her

Looking for freelance opportunities and speaking engagements.

2 years ago

About

I’m a brand and design leader with a track record of building effective teams and industry-defining brands.

Speaking

2018
So You're A Manager Now at How Design Live
2017
Stories
Norman, Oklahoma
2017
The Future Will Be Cool If We Don't Fuck It Up
Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville
2017
Top Five Top Fives at TopCon
2016
Strong Opinions at Champlain College
2016
The Dracula Family
Cranbrook Art Museum
2016
Cards Against Humanity Panel at C2E2
2016
Denver Art Museum

Awards

2017
Judge from FastCo Innovation by Design Awards
2016
Honoree, Brand Strategy from The Webby Awards
2016
Honoree, Best Home Page from The Webby Awards
2016
Emerging Designer Award from AIGA
2015
Winner, Command X from AIGA
2015
Finalist, Young Designer of the Year from The Net Awards
2014
What's Next Grant from AIGA

Work Experience

2022 — Now

Hologram empowers innovators to build the future by providing cellular connectivity for IoT devices and software for the people who manage them. As Director of Design, I manage brand designers, content designers, product designers, and design systems and work cross-functionally with marketing, product, engineering, and revenue teams. I am responsible for maintaining Hologram’s brand and user experience across all touchpoints.

2020 — 2022

Formerly the Director of Brand Design, I led the Brand Studio. I work with executive leadership to develop and execute high-level brand strategy, and the work that brings that strategy to life. During my time at Hologram, I scaled the Brand Studio from 0 to 7 within one year, and helped scale the design organization from 3 to 16 members within one year. I also led a year-long brand evolution project.

2017 — 2020

Bright Bright Great is a design–driven branding and UX studio creating digital products and experiences that foster innovation and push boundaries.

2015 — 2017
Design Director at Cards Against Humanity

As the first Design Director at Cards Against Humanity, I scaled the design team from 0 to 5 members within a year and built the foundation for truly bizarre, successful creative work to happen. I managed a team of designers and worked with the tight-knit team to pull off notable stunts, create and merchandise lines of products, and fundraise for causes we believe in.

2015 — 2017
Product Director at Blackbox
2014 — 2016
Lecturer, Graphic Design at DePaul University

GD 270: Semiotics and Visual Design
GD 220: History of Graphic Design
GD 221: Trends in Contemporary Graphic Design

2013 — 2015
Interaction Designed at gravitytank

gravitytank was a design innovation consultancy that was acquired by Salesforce, and is now known as Salesforce Ignite. As an interaction designer, I worked on multidisciplinary teams to lead user experience design for digital and physical products and experiences for Fortune 500 companies and well-known non-profit organizations.

2013 — 2013
Designer at Skidmore Studio

Education

2012 — 2014
MFA in Design at Cranbrook Academy of Art
2008 — 2012
BA in Art, Media, and Design at DePaul University

Contact

Website
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