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Flatiron School • Seattle, WA • 2020
Intensive 6+ month UI/UX Design
certification program. Coursework in
UI/UX design, prototyping, process, &
software (primarily Figma & Sketch).
University of Hawai’i at Manoa
Honolulu, HI • 1996
Coursework in Graphic Design,
Drawing, Graphic Design Software
University of Pennsylvania (Penn)
Philadelphia, PA • 1985–1989
Graduated Bachelor of Arts 1989
Major: English
Minors: Film, Psychology
I'm Dan McArdle, a UI/UX Product
Designer with an extensive graphic
design background. I excel at B2B,
logos, & identity packages, as well as
prototypes & advertising. I've worked
for design firms, ad agencies, & my
own freelance design firm. I offer
unique vision, experience & insight.
ABOUT
EDUCATION
MISCELLANY
WORK EXPERIENCE
Patch • New York, NY (remote) • 2020–present
• UI/UX Designer (Contract) for hyperlocal news platform
• Redesigned & upgraded the site's mobile & desktop weather page
• Utilized Figma, Sketch, Photoshop, & Illustrator for design & prototyping Daniel McArdle Design • Seattle, WA • 2017–present
• UI/UX Product Designer & Art Director
• Created identity packages, websites, menus, merchandise & prototypes
• Volunteered design services for Catchafire (Patagonia's Action Works)
• Utilized Adobe Creative Suite & Figma for design & production Magnetboy/Daniel McArdle Design• Hong Kong/Shanghai • 2007–2017
• Graphic Designer/Art Director/Writer for charities & private clients
• Designed & delivered logos, corporate identity, B2B collateral, merchandise, education materials, & annual reports
• Wrote & published fiction, a longstanding blog, humor & satire Aquent/Profiles/Randstad • Washington, DC • 2004–2007
• Senior Designer/Art Director for private design clients & contract agencies
• Excelled on assignments from corporate identity, collateral to annual reports; designed & developed web design & graphics
• Clients included The Discovery Channel, Monster, charities & design firms Franek Design + Modus Interactive • Washington, DC • 2000–2004
• Senior Designer for design/interactive firm & advertising agency
• In charge of concepting & design of annual reports & national ad campaigns
• Also engaged in prepress, & photo shoot art direction
• Clients included Hughes (DirecTV, DirecWay, DirecPC & Tivo), Charles Smith Realty, Celera Genomics, Import-Export Bank, DC Lottery, & other firms The Ad Agency • Washington, DC • 1999–2000
• Art Director for design/advertising agency
• Responsible for concepting, design & execution of annual reports, logos, advertising, collateral & web graphics
• Clients included Washington Convention Center, Transwestern Properties, Montgomery County, & National Financial Partners
SKILLS
Tools
Photoshop Illustrator InDesign
Figma Sketch InVision
Acrobat Google MS Office
UI/UX Design
Prototypes Sketching Wireframes
User Flows Mockups Concepting
Logo Design Research Collateral
Communication
Writing Editing Creative
Published author of fiction & humor. Lived in Hong Kong & Shanghai for ten years. Big left foot & good in the air.