Lead UX - The Timeless Scalable Design Process: Interview with Jonathan Arnowitz, UX Design Strategist | 35 episode artwork

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Lead UX - The Timeless Scalable Design Process: Interview with Jonathan Arnowitz, UX Design Strategist | 35

from Lead UX - The UX Leadership Circle · host Thomas Vöhringer-Kuhnt

**Jonathan Arnowitz** is a Principle Design Consultant for Keen Design, a leading UX Design Bureau in the Netherlands. Before that Jonathan has been managing and designing compelling user experiences for over 30 years. He is the author of the leading book on designing prototypes, Effective Prototyping for Software Makers, which Don Norman describes as "Everything you ever wanted to know [about prototyping], but had no idea who to ask." Jonathan's astonishing career has brought him to the point where he is a recognized expert on design management, conceptual design and data visualizations. As a design manager, Jonathan has always been fascinated with the magic of design. The magic to transform complex challenges into elegant solutions through solid processes and creativity that leda to innovation and design excellence. Jonathan has led teams to successfully exceed expectations in the creation of innovative and immersive user experiences whether on a systems level, platform level, application or service level. He has worked with such companies as Apple, Google, Varian, VMWare, Nokia, General Electric, and various start-ups. Jonathan has also served on the Executive Committee of the ACM Special interest group on Human-computer Interaction (ACM/SIGCHI). He is also the founder and Chair of the Designing for User Experiences Conference and has been co-chairs of several other conferences and CHI (Computer-Human Interaction) conference tracks. --- This Podcast is sponsored by: **Codeword Customer Consulting GmbH** Website: [https://codewordcustomer.de/](https://codewordcustomer.de/) LinkedIn: [https://www.linkedin.com/company/codewordcustomer](https://www.linkedin.com/company/codewordcustomer) **Do you want to take your career to the next level and seek professional advice?** Let's get in touch: [https://calendly.com/thomasvkuhnt/mentoring-kennlerncall](https://calendly.com/thomasvkuhnt/mentoring-kennlerncall) --- **RESSOURCES:** Blog about the timeless scalable design process: [https://www.keen.design/en/design-blog/the-timeless-scalable-design-process-1](https://www.keen.design/en/design-blog/the-timeless-scalable-design-process-1) Kenn Design: [https://www.keen.design/de/](https://www.keen.design/de/) Jonathan on LinkedIn: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/arnoland/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/arnoland/) Lead UX on LinkedIn: [https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12882287/](https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12882287/) Thomas on LinkedIn: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/tvk-phd/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/tvk-phd/) --- **GEFÄLLT DIR, WAS DU HÖRST?** Dann hinterlasse mir bitte eine 5-Sterne-Bewertung auf Apple Podcasts und Spotify, eine Rezension und abonniere den Podcast. Vielen Dank für deine Unterstützung! Bewerte und abonniere hier auf Apple Podcasts: [https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/lead-ux-the-ux-leadership-circle/id1709692280](https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/lead-ux-the-ux-leadership-circle/id1709692280)

**Jonathan Arnowitz** is a Principle Design Consultant for Keen Design, a leading UX Design Bureau in the Netherlands. Before that Jonathan has been managing and designing compelling user experiences for over 30 years. He is the author of the leading book on designing prototypes, Effective Prototyping for Software Makers, which Don Norman describes as "Everything you ever wanted to know [about prototyping], but had no idea who to ask." Jonathan's astonishing career has brought him to the point where he is a recognized expert on design management, conceptual design and data visualizations. As a design manager, Jonathan has always been fascinated with the magic of design. The magic to transform complex challenges into elegant solutions through solid processes and creativity that leda to innovation and design excellence. Jonathan has led teams to successfully exceed expectations in the creation of innovative and immersive user experiences whether on a systems level, platform level, application or service level. He has worked with such companies as Apple, Google, Varian, VMWare, Nokia, General Electric, and various start-ups. Jonathan has also served on the Executive Committee of the ACM Special interest group on Human-computer Interaction (ACM/SIGCHI). He is also the founder and Chair of the Designing for User Experiences Conference and has been co-chairs of several other conferences and CHI (Computer-Human Interaction) conference tracks. --- This Podcast is sponsored by: **Codeword Customer Consulting GmbH** Website: [https://codewordcustomer.de/](https://codewordcustomer.de/) LinkedIn: [https://www.linkedin.com/company/codewordcustomer](https://www.linkedin.com/company/codewordcustomer) **Do you want to take your career to the next level and seek professional advice?** Let's get in touch: [https://calendly.com/thomasvkuhnt/mentoring-kennlerncall](https://calendly.com/thomasvkuhnt/mentoring-kennlerncall) --- **RESSOURCES:** Blog about the timeless scalable design process: [https://www.keen.design/en/design-blog/the-timeless-scalable-design-process-1](https://www.keen.design/en/design-blog/the-timeless-scalable-design-process-1) Kenn Design: [https://www.keen.design/de/](https://www.keen.design/de/) Jonathan on LinkedIn: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/arnoland/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/arnoland/) Lead UX on LinkedIn: [https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12882287/](https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12882287/) Thomas on LinkedIn: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/tvk-phd/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/tvk-phd/) --- **GEFÄLLT DIR, WAS DU HÖRST?** Dann hinterlasse mir bitte eine 5-Sterne-Bewertung auf Apple Podcasts und Spotify, eine Rezension und abonniere den Podcast. Vielen Dank für deine Unterstützung! Bewerte und abonniere hier auf Apple Podcasts: [https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/lead-ux-the-ux-leadership-circle/id1709692280](https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/lead-ux-the-ux-leadership-circle/id1709692280)

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