Dan Saffer

Designer. Author. Assistant Professor of The Practice at CMU HCII

Role
Associate Director of Outreach at Cmu Human-Computer Interaction Institute
Location
Pittsburgh, PA, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
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About Dan Saffer

I\'m Assistant Professor of The Practice at Carnegie Mellon University, connecting HCI and Design academia with professional work and vice versa. I was a professional designer for over 20 years, 12+ years of that managing UX teams for everything from robots to Twitter.I’ve written four books on design, including the best-seller Microinteractions. I have a Master’s degree in Design from Carnegie Mellon, and it’s an honor to have been nominated for the National Design Award ten times.

Experience

  1. Associate Director of Outreach

    Cmu Human-Computer Interaction Institute

    Jan 2025 — Present · Pittsburgh, PA, US

    Help connect the HCII faculty and students with external entities, the professional industry in particular. Devise strategies for connecting the HCII to industry or other organizations for collaborations with Capstone and research projects.

Education

  • Carnegie Mellon University

    Master of Design, Interaction Design

  • UCLA

    Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Individual Major

Skills

  • User Research
  • Design Research
  • Mobile Design
  • Public Speaking
  • Rapid Prototyping
  • Industrial Design
  • Strategy
  • Product Marketing
  • Mobile Applications
  • Information Design
  • Web Design
  • Information Architecture
  • Product Management
  • Experience Design
  • Persona
  • Human-Robot Interaction
  • Art Direction
  • User Interface Design
  • User Experience
  • Mobile Devices
  • Consumer Electronics
  • Service Design
  • Wireframing
  • Awesomeness
  • User Experience Design
  • User-Centered Design
  • Team Leadership
  • Start-Ups
  • Creative Direction
  • Leadership
  • Concept Development
  • Design Thinking
  • Design Management
  • Interaction Design
  • Product Design
  • Design Strategy
  • Usability Testing

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