Hi, I'm James! I love bringing products to life through expressive motion and interaction design. Successfully crafting a delightful experience makes me happy.
Over the last decade, I’ve worked as a motion designer for a large list of clients and studios while also launching two of my own apps. One of those projects became a launch title for Apple Arcade in 2019. As a product-focused motion and interaction designer with a wide range of experience operating in various roles, I’m an effective member of any team.
In 2016 I transitioned from the motion design industry to become an independent app designer, where I went on to globally release my first app. It was an educational music app for kids called Melody Jams. Parents and children of earlier ages liked it and we even won some awards! That led to being offered a job at Google in California. Over that first year at Google, I focused on crafting motion languages one of the company's most complicated products, Google Maps. In 2018, I went on to join the Visual Systems team at Facebook where I helped start a working group focused on designing and implementing the first motion system to be used across the product, bringing consistency to their platform. Some years later I ended up returning to being an independent app maker when a side project I was working on (Dodo Peak) got selected and funded by Apple so it could be launched with their new gaming streaming service Apple Arcade! We were given the opportunity to assemble a small team and run a game studio full-time. It was wild. After the launch of our game, I started to miss my friends at Google so joined the Search and Assistant team as a UX designer to get back to crafting UX/Ui motion.
I’m currently designing the future of interfaces across the Google Pixel Watches.
Ps. I also live a double life as a songwriter. If you are interested, you can find my music under the alias Sonny Coda on various platforms.
Clients & Studios I've worked with:
Apple, Google, Facebook, MoMA's Design Group, Google's Creative Lab, Nickelodeon, Block & Tackle, Hello Monday, Buck, DressCode, Hunter Gatherer, Brand New School, The Mill, Imaginary Forces, Perception, Firstborn Multimedia, HUSH, Gretel, Lifelong Friendship Society
Availability
I'm currently full-time @ Google but accepting additional freelance / non-profit / consulting work
Best way to contact me
Jamesb.bartley@gmail.com