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George Guffey

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Bio

Instructor, Design Objects (2008). BS, 1998, Institute of Design, IIT. Concurrent Position: User Experience Design Director, PDT. Publications: Trends from CES 2011; Healthcare Cell Phone Applications Gain Popularity; How to Strengthen Your Brand with Sound. Awards: IDEA, CEA Award, ADEX

Personal Statement

Chicago native. Alumni IIT, Institute of Design. Teaching DESOB undergraduate and graduate classes at SAIC for over 15 years. Currently principal UX designer for Kohler. Over 25 years experience in product development, UI/UX design, design research, and human factors for consumer electronics, medical/life sciences, transportation, and defense industries.

Courses

Title	Department	Catalog	Term
Designing Interaction	Architecture, Interior Architecture, and Designed Objects	2019 (001)	Fall 2024
Description This core skills studio teaches how to generate impactful visual materials to effectively communicate interactions with objects, digital interfaces and within virtual spaces. Students will learn professional communication tools for prototyping screen-based interfaces, vector illustration, typographic and visual composition, and data visualization. As well as aiding design development, the tools covered will enable the successful communication of storyboarded scenarios, design research, and finished proposals for physical and screen-based presentation. This course requires students to have a laptop that meets SAIC's minimum hardware specs and runs the AIADO template.		Class Number 2157 Credits 3
Designing Interaction	Architecture, Interior Architecture, and Designed Objects	2019 (001)	Spring 2025
Description This core skills studio teaches how to generate impactful visual materials to effectively communicate interactions with objects, digital interfaces and within virtual spaces. Students will learn professional communication tools for prototyping screen-based interfaces, vector illustration, typographic and visual composition, and data visualization. As well as aiding design development, the tools covered will enable the successful communication of storyboarded scenarios, design research, and finished proposals for physical and screen-based presentation. This course requires students to have a laptop that meets SAIC's minimum hardware specs and runs the AIADO template.		Class Number 1273 Credits 3

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