Karen McGrane

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Educational History

• University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, Bachelor’s degree, 1992.
  
• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Master’s degree, 1997.
  

Professional History:

• Owner / Partner, Bond Art and Science
• Vice President, Avenue A | Razorfish

Bio

I consider myself an interaction designer, information architect, and user experience strategist, and my goal is to make the internet a better place.

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Bio

I consider myself an interaction designer, information architect, and user experience strategist, and my goal is to make the internet a better place. I was the first information architect hired by Razorfish in 1997. There I helped shape a community and foster a discipline by persuading clients and internal management that user experience should play a critical role on web (re)design and development projects. Today, Avenue A | Razorfish is known for its strength in user experience. And many of the amazing people I worked with have gone on to be leaders in the field. After nearly 10 years I left Razorfish in 2006 to form Bond Art and Science. I am thrilled to be working again with old friends, to be collaborating with many amazing design strategists and interface developers, and to be my own boss. I have worked with many great clients on major strategic design inititatives, including The New York Times, The Week, CondeNet, Disney, Encyclopedia Britannica, and Citibank. And not to forget... Fast Company. Hope you like it.

Areas of expertise

Experience Design, Design Strategy and Planning, Information Architecture, Persona Development, Interaction Design, Content Strategy, Ethnographic User Research, Usability Testing, Heuristic Evaluations, Requirements Gathering, Workshop Facilitation, Prototyping

Personal Website/Blog URL

http://www.digitrix6.com/blog/

Public Profile

http://www.fastcompany.com/user/karen-mcgrane-0

Professional History

Owner / Partner, Bond Art and Science

Private, 21-50 employees, Internet / New Media / Ecommerce industry

Vice President, Avenue A | Razorfish

Public, 1001-5000 employees, Internet / New Media / Ecommerce industry

Educational History

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, Minnesota, United States
Bachelor’s degree, 1992.
Areas of study: Philosophy American Studies

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, New York, United States
Master’s degree, 1997.
Areas of study: Technical Communication Human Computer Interaction Graphic Design

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