James Garvey
James’s passion for innovative, user centered design spans all aspects of the product development cycle. His experience leading projects from winning pitches, through user research, to design system handoff allows him to deliver award winning designs to the business and user.
Elephant
2021-2024
Lead Product Designer
At Elephant I have led a range of projects from corporate marketing sites, to ecommerce ecosystems, and to internationalizing streaming apps. Across these projects I have created innovative experience and were possible grew the relationship which led to more scope or even additional projects.
Clients include:
NYDIG | NBCU (Peacock) | Benjamin Moore | Marc Jacobs | Apple | AbbVie | Dominos
At Elephant I have led a range of projects from corporate marketing sites, to ecommerce ecosystems, and to internationalizing streaming apps. Across these projects I have created innovative experience and were possible grew the relationship which led to more scope or even additional projects.
Clients include:
NYDIG | NBCU (Peacock) | Benjamin Moore | Marc Jacobs | Apple | AbbVie | Dominos
Droga5
2016-2021
Senior Experience Designer
2018-2021
Experience Designer
2016-2018
While at Droga5 I led and supported a wide range of experiences, everything from entire ecosystem redesigns, to tricky digital rebrands, to market research and product roadmapping. Companies would come to Droga5 for big ideas we werewell positioned to challenge conventions and win quite a few awards along the way.
Clients include:
Harley Davidson | MailChimp | Under Armour | Rimowa | HBO | Essentia | United Rentals | Dixie | Chase | Mattress Firm
2018-2021
Experience Designer
2016-2018
While at Droga5 I led and supported a wide range of experiences, everything from entire ecosystem redesigns, to tricky digital rebrands, to market research and product roadmapping. Companies would come to Droga5 for big ideas we werewell positioned to challenge conventions and win quite a few awards along the way.
Clients include:
Harley Davidson | MailChimp | Under Armour | Rimowa | HBO | Essentia | United Rentals | Dixie | Chase | Mattress Firm
Freelance
2014-2016
Architectural and Experience Designer
While freelancing I was able to take my architectural career and incorporate more experiential design projects. Merging these two worlds had been my goal through college.
Clients include:
Jachs NY | Alfredo Jaar | Guest House Amagansett NY | TwoSeven
While freelancing I was able to take my architectural career and incorporate more experiential design projects. Merging these two worlds had been my goal through college.
Clients include:
Jachs NY | Alfredo Jaar | Guest House Amagansett NY | TwoSeven
Martin Architects
2012-2014
Intermediate Architect
2014
Junior Architect
2012-2013
While at Martin Architects I was able to work on high end residential projects in Baltimore and Sagaponack. These projects were massive in scale (for residential) and afforded opportunities to create incredibly unique spaces. While there I worked on the winning pitch team for the largest project to date for the firm.
Clients include:
Daniels Lane House | Baltimore House |
2014
Junior Architect
2012-2013
While at Martin Architects I was able to work on high end residential projects in Baltimore and Sagaponack. These projects were massive in scale (for residential) and afforded opportunities to create incredibly unique spaces. While there I worked on the winning pitch team for the largest project to date for the firm.
Clients include:
Daniels Lane House | Baltimore House |
The Lab At Rockwell
2011
Interaction designer
2011
The lab at rockwell is a small team within an architecture studio focused on creating innovative and simply cool experiences and spaces. While there I was an intern and was asked to stay on part time as I finished up my thesis. I was able to work on a number of non traditional projects that used screens and interactions in exciting ways.
Clients include:
Google | The Cosmopolitan Hotel Vegas
2011
The lab at rockwell is a small team within an architecture studio focused on creating innovative and simply cool experiences and spaces. While there I was an intern and was asked to stay on part time as I finished up my thesis. I was able to work on a number of non traditional projects that used screens and interactions in exciting ways.
Clients include:
Google | The Cosmopolitan Hotel Vegas
Education
Carnegie Mellon University
Bachelor of Architecture
Bachelor of Architecture
Awards and Recognition
Cannes Grand Prix Cyber | One Show Best of Discipline UX | FWA Site of the Day | Awwwards | Webby Nominations | D&AD | AIA Long Island | Adobe Creative Jam People’s Choice 2018
James’s skills include: User research testing and moderation, Testing plan creation, User research synthesis, Strategic definition, Information Architecture, User story writing,