Jun 2020 - Present
Michael McWatters
- @mmcwatters
- New York, NY
Resume
View allJan 2013 - Jun 2020
Director, Experience Design, TED
Nov 2009 - Jan 2013
UX Director, Netsoft
Oct 2004 - Nov 2009
Creative Director, Sullivan
Portfolio
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Top 10 on Max
In which I argue myself in and out of critiquing NYC's new logo, with a brief detour into Jane Jacobs' Greenwich Village apartment. https://uxdesign.cc/sometimes-you-have-to-hide-the-body-2d0ce41d1e73
Designers, what are you fighting for? https://medium.com/user-experience-design-1/designers-what-are-you-fighting-for-c875e385ba99
On design mentorships
HBO Max
A brief reflection: this week marked my two-year anniversary at #hbomax. It's been one of the best, most exhilarating experiences of my career, and it comes down to two things: the team and the con...
Our team put in a monumental effort in the past year. Nice to see it recognized with another Webby and People's Choice Awards for Best Streaming Service.
This morning we launched in 15 more countries, bringing our global total to 61.
My writing
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Reflecting on my 2021 writing resolution: top stories, some lessons learned, and a bit more.
The software I swear by. https://onezero.medium.com/where-i-spend-my-mac-life-e852d832980d
Using Slack to keep your distributed design team connected, inspired. https://uxdesign.cc/two-slack-hacks-that-can-keep-our-design-team-connected-607f3b0a1702
It could've been amazing. https://uxdesign.cc/i-dont-know-anyone-using-invision-studio-and-that-s-too-bad-6347c72eb92f