Nerea Armendáriz
Interaction and visual designer
I lean towards creativity and intuition, I am a firm believer in design processes and I use them in my work. I engage with and enjoy any type of design challenge and problems. I have worked developing visual, print and digital solutions to best communicate ideas, create services, solve problems and find solutions to user’s needs.
I’m able to work effectively in an interdisciplinary team environment and can adapt to change with ease. Before moving to Spain in 2008, I lived in San Francisco for two years, in Seattle for 4 and in Pittsburgh for 2. I have collaborated on a wide range of projects for clients such as Microsoft, VW, AT&T, Lilly, and small local clients with equally challenging and engaging projects. I understand the whole lifecycle of developing a product, from the very early observation, problem definition, to the final specs and polished look and feel. I am keen on this last part of the process, one that I particularly enjoy.
As part of my work I have travelled to different cities and cultures: China, Finland, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and inside the US: Indiana, Alabama, Texas, Idaho, Detroit. I engage with and enjoy any type of design challenge and problem.
A selection of work experience:
2008 to date. Visual and UX/UI designer working on a myriad of products, services and companies (corporations, government, media and mid-small size companies).
Experience in local and international projects. Web, app, print, media&news, brand, campaigns, information design, exhibitions, consultancy projects. Closely working with clients from the early stages, to understand their needs, leading them through the design process from the problem definition to the final deliverable.
Clients include: Volkswagen, Cinfa laboratories, Government of Navarre, Navarra Industrial Association, local and international newspapers, etc.
2006-2008. UX, user interface design, human factors, user research and interviews, innovation workshops, user scenarios, wireframing, functional and visual specs, style guides and visuals final production. Design Thinking process within interdisciplinary teams.
Work for consumer electronics, health, mobile and telecommunications companies. Clients included Cisco Systems, Microsoft, Eli Lilly, AT&T…
I participated on international user research in places like Shanghai, Barcelona, Texas, Alabama, Atlanta, Michigan, Idaho, Finland…
I worked on multidisciplinary teams: Project managers, engineers, Human Factors, programers, graphic designers.
2002-2006. User interface design, graphic UI, UI brand integration. Collaboratively working with User Researchers, Project Managers and Engineers. Product design process from initial exploration through product implementation. End of Office 2003 and beginning of Office 2007. In charge of the icon system look coordination, 2007 release.