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Hello, I'm

Brian Tepfenhart a product designer a critical thinker an artist a tennis enthusiast

and I

solve complex problems create memorable experiences pay attention to details want to learn like to have fun

A little about me

I’m a critical and curious thinker who connects the dots between business owners, users, designers, & developers.

My goal is to make a meaningful impact through design and design thinking. I care about getting results in a way that brings a user joy, a business - success, and a designer - pride.

I’m currently working as a freelancer in Berlin and am open to new ventures with clients that inspire me.

My Design Process

Definition

Establish business & user goals, project scope & milestones, roles, success metrics, & technical constraints through meetings with stakeholders and key personnel.

Research

Conduct qualitative and quantitative research through interviews, focus groups, & surveys. Analyze touchpoints, the competition and heuristics, identify markets, trends, & technical capabilities.

Documentation

Summarize research findings into easily understandable documents that simplify complex topics, while creating buy-in and alignment.

Ideation

Rapidly conceptualize possible solutions using several tools and methods while defining key documents such as personas & customer experience maps.

Design

Illustrate UX & UI concepts in the form of sketches, paper prototypes, digital wireframes, motion guides, and final mockups.

Production

Create working prototypes and models for continued user testing and feedback, provide assets & files for development, support development teams with implementation.

Optimisation

Analyze & review the process with the client to identify what worked well and what can be improved upon.

Case Studies

Website Case Study

Polyas Responsive Website

Polyas is an online-voting start-up which already has over 3 million users and is a market-leader for online voting systems.

UX Design, Brand Strategy, Motion Design
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Web Tool Case Study

Partner Scorecard

The client was looking for a proof-of-concept tool that would enable its business relationship managers to identify strategic partnerships while minimizing the risk to the client's brand.

UX Design
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Webapp Case Study

Polyas Online Product

In addition to designing the company site, I was tasked with creating a new front-end for the election platform.

UX Design, Brand Strategy, Motion Design
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Client List

  • 2011 World Police & Fire Games
  • Algonquin College
  • American Eagle
  • Bain Capital
  • Cambridge Semantics
  • Chanel
  • CVS
  • Deutsche Telekom
  • Fidelity
  • Ford
  • Harvard University
  • Home Depot
  • Indiana State University
  • J. Crew
  • Johns Hopkins
  • JOY of Cooking
  • Luckydiem
  • Live Nation
  • Massachusetts General Hospital
  • Myspace Music
  • MTV
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Nike
  • Panasonic
  • Piperlime
  • Polyas
  • Porsche
  • Rochester Institute of Technology
  • Rochester Jewish Community Center
  • Rogers Communications
  • Skechers
  • Spotcap
  • St. Edward's University
  • Skyway Systems
  • Toyota
  • University of British Columbia
  • Victoria's Secret
  • Villanova University
  • Visoon (formerly Viacom)

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