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    <h1>During my career &mdash;</h1>
    <p>I've been fortunate to work with a long list of clients creating responsive websites, iOS apps, audio marketing campaigns, interactive videos, print material and exhibition installations.</p>
    <p>I'm now a Senior Interaction Designer at Rise Interactive where I design user interfaces for a centralized digital marketing and data visualization platform.</p>
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    <img src="http://res.cloudinary.com/benludwig/image/upload/f_auto/v1500256901/benludwig_qtsuec.jpg" alt="<NAME>">
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      <h2>Updates</h2>
      <ul>
        <li class="block-item"><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/news-real/id1189385416?mt=8" target="_blank" class="link-inline">News Real</a> beta hits 500 users &ndash; redesign begins</li>
        <li class="block-support">2017.08.03</li>
        <li class="block-item">Completed Google AdWords Certification</li>
        <li class="block-support">2017.07.27</li>
        <li class="block-item"><a href="http://www.builtinchicago.org/2017/05/18/chicago-developer-side-projects" target="_blank" class="link-inline">Built in Chicago interview</a> on side projects, JavaScript and UI libraries</li>
        <li class="block-support">2017.05.18</li>
        <li class="block-item">Released <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/news-real/id1189385416?mt=8" target="_blank" class="link-inline">News Real</a> beta for iOS</li>
        <li class="block-support">2017.01.27</li>
      </ul>
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  <div class="info-block revealblock">
      <h2>Experience</h2>
      <ul>
        <li class="block-item">Senior Interaction Designer, Rise Interactive</li>
        <li class="block-support">Aug 2016 &ndash; Present</li>
        <li class="block-item">Senior Interactive Designer, Torque</li>
        <li class="block-support">Mar 2015 &ndash; Aug 2016</li>
        <li class="block-item">UI/UX Designer &amp; Developer, Torque</li>
        <li class="block-support">Oct 2013 &ndash; Mar 2016</li>
        <li class="block-item">Designer &amp; Web Developer, The Field Museum</li>
        <li class="block-support">May 2011 &ndash; Oct 2013</li>
        <li class="block-item">Lead Coordinator, KPMG</li>
        <li class="block-support">Dec 2009 &ndash; May 2011</li>
        <li class="block-item">Audio Post-Production Engineer, Varitalk</li>
        <li class="block-support">Nov 2006 &ndash; Dec 2009</li>
      </ul>
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      <h2>Design Tools</h2>
      <ul>
        <li class="block-item">Sketch</li>
        <li class="block-item">Illustrator</li>
        <li class="block-item">Photoshop</li>
        <li class="block-item">InDesign</li>
        <li class="block-item">Premiere Pro</li>
        <li class="block-item">After Effects</li>
        <li class="block-item">InVision</li>
      </ul>
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  <div class="info-block revealblock">
      <h2>Development Tools</h2>
      <ul>
        <li class="block-item">HTML5, SASS &amp; CSS</li>
        <li class="block-item">JavaScript ES6 &amp; JSON</li>
        <li class="block-item">Gulp,js, npm &amp; yarn</li>
        <li class="block-item">C3.js, D3.js &amp; ag-Grid</li>
        <li class="block-item">React.js &amp; Styled Components</li>
        <li class="block-item">Git &amp; Github</li>
        <li class="block-item">Liquid &amp; Mustache</li>
        <li class="block-item">Pattern Lab Node</li>
      </ul>
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      <h2>Content Management</h2>
      <ul>
        <li class="block-item">Jekyll</li>
        <li class="block-item">Drupal</li>
        <li class="block-item">Wordpress</li>
        <li class="block-item">Magento</li>
        <li class="block-item">Shopify</li>
        <li class="block-item">Webflow</li>
      </ul>
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      <h2>Awards</h2>
      <ul>
        <li class="block-item">Webby, Interactive Marketing</li>
        <li class="block-item">Webby, People's Choice</li>
        <li class="block-item">IMA, Best in Class Software</li>
        <li class="block-item">IMA, Best in Class Film</li>
        <li class="block-item">Chicago Tribune, CAMME</li>
        <li class="block-item">Horizon Interactive, Gold</li>
        <li class="block-item">Hollywood Reporter, Key Art</li>
      </ul>
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  <div class="info-block revealblock">
      <h2>Education</h2>
      <ul>
        <li class="block-item">Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design, Cum Laude</li>
        <li class="block-support">May 2011, Columbia College Chicago</li>
      </ul>
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      <h2>Selected Clients</h2>
      <ul>
        <li class="block-item">ADIDAS</li>
        <li class="block-item">Disney</li>
        <li class="block-item">Dreamworks</li>
        <li class="block-item">ESPN</li>
        <li class="block-item">Glaceau</li>
        <li class="block-item">GMC</li>
        <li class="block-item"><NAME>'s</li>
        <li class="block-item">Kellogg's</li>
        <li class="block-item">Microsoft</li>
        <li class="block-item">NBC</li>
      </ul>
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  <div class="info-block revealblock">
      <h2>About this Website</h2>
      <ul>
        <li class="block-item">I built this website from the ground up using JavaScript, SASS and Jekyll, a file-based CMS. The design system I created for this site can be <a href="https://benludwig.github.io/design-system/public/index.html" target="_blank" class="link-inline">viewed here</a>. The typefaces I used are Butler, Lineto Circular and GT America.</li>
      </ul>
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layout: info
title: Info
permalink: /info/
---

<div class="info">

  <div class="info-inside">

  <div class="info-copy revealblock">
    <h1>During my career &mdash;</h1>
    <p>I've been fortunate to work with a long list of clients creating responsive websites, iOS apps, audio marketing campaigns, interactive videos, print material and exhibition installations.</p>
    <p>I'm now a Senior Interaction Designer at Rise Interactive where I design user interfaces for a centralized digital marketing and data visualization platform.</p>
  </div>

  <div class="info-image revealblock">
    <img src="http://res.cloudinary.com/benludwig/image/upload/f_auto/v1500256901/benludwig_qtsuec.jpg" alt="<NAME>">
  </div>

  <div class="info-block revealblock">
      <h2>Updates</h2>
      <ul>
        <li class="block-item"><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/news-real/id1189385416?mt=8" target="_blank" class="link-inline">News Real</a> beta hits 500 users &ndash; redesign begins</li>
        <li class="block-support">2017.08.03</li>
        <li class="block-item">Completed Google AdWords Certification</li>
        <li class="block-support">2017.07.27</li>
        <li class="block-item"><a href="http://www.builtinchicago.org/2017/05/18/chicago-developer-side-projects" target="_blank" class="link-inline">Built in Chicago interview</a> on side projects, JavaScript and UI libraries</li>
        <li class="block-support">2017.05.18</li>
        <li class="block-item">Released <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/news-real/id1189385416?mt=8" target="_blank" class="link-inline">News Real</a> beta for iOS</li>
        <li class="block-support">2017.01.27</li>
      </ul>
  </div>

  <div class="info-block revealblock">
      <h2>Experience</h2>
      <ul>
        <li class="block-item">Senior Interaction Designer, Rise Interactive</li>
        <li class="block-support">Aug 2016 &ndash; Present</li>
        <li class="block-item">Senior Interactive Designer, Torque</li>
        <li class="block-support">Mar 2015 &ndash; Aug 2016</li>
        <li class="block-item">UI/UX Designer &amp; Developer, Torque</li>
        <li class="block-support">Oct 2013 &ndash; Mar 2016</li>
        <li class="block-item">Designer &amp; Web Developer, The Field Museum</li>
        <li class="block-support">May 2011 &ndash; Oct 2013</li>
        <li class="block-item">Lead Coordinator, KPMG</li>
        <li class="block-support">Dec 2009 &ndash; May 2011</li>
        <li class="block-item">Audio Post-Production Engineer, Varitalk</li>
        <li class="block-support">Nov 2006 &ndash; Dec 2009</li>
      </ul>
  </div>

  <div class="info-block revealblock">
      <h2>Design Tools</h2>
      <ul>
        <li class="block-item">Sketch</li>
        <li class="block-item">Illustrator</li>
        <li class="block-item">Photoshop</li>
        <li class="block-item">InDesign</li>
        <li class="block-item">Premiere Pro</li>
        <li class="block-item">After Effects</li>
        <li class="block-item">InVision</li>
      </ul>
  </div>

  <div class="info-block revealblock">
      <h2>Development Tools</h2>
      <ul>
        <li class="block-item">HTML5, SASS &amp; CSS</li>
        <li class="block-item">JavaScript ES6 &amp; JSON</li>
        <li class="block-item">Gulp,js, npm &amp; yarn</li>
        <li class="block-item">C3.js, D3.js &amp; ag-Grid</li>
        <li class="block-item">React.js &amp; Styled Components</li>
        <li class="block-item">Git &amp; Github</li>
        <li class="block-item">Liquid &amp; Mustache</li>
        <li class="block-item">Pattern Lab Node</li>
      </ul>
  </div>

  <div class="info-block revealblock">
      <h2>Content Management</h2>
      <ul>
        <li class="block-item">Jekyll</li>
        <li class="block-item">Drupal</li>
        <li class="block-item">Wordpress</li>
        <li class="block-item">Magento</li>
        <li class="block-item">Shopify</li>
        <li class="block-item">Webflow</li>
      </ul>
  </div>

  <div class="info-block revealblock">
      <h2>Awards</h2>
      <ul>
        <li class="block-item">Webby, Interactive Marketing</li>
        <li class="block-item">Webby, People's Choice</li>
        <li class="block-item">IMA, Best in Class Software</li>
        <li class="block-item">IMA, Best in Class Film</li>
        <li class="block-item">Chicago Tribune, CAMME</li>
        <li class="block-item">Horizon Interactive, Gold</li>
        <li class="block-item">Hollywood Reporter, Key Art</li>
      </ul>
  </div>

  <div class="info-block revealblock">
      <h2>Education</h2>
      <ul>
        <li class="block-item">Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design, Cum Laude</li>
        <li class="block-support">May 2011, Columbia College Chicago</li>
      </ul>
  </div>

  <div class="info-block revealblock">
      <h2>Selected Clients</h2>
      <ul>
        <li class="block-item">ADIDAS</li>
        <li class="block-item">Disney</li>
        <li class="block-item">Dreamworks</li>
        <li class="block-item">ESPN</li>
        <li class="block-item">Glaceau</li>
        <li class="block-item">GMC</li>
        <li class="block-item"><NAME>'s</li>
        <li class="block-item">Kellogg's</li>
        <li class="block-item">Microsoft</li>
        <li class="block-item">NBC</li>
      </ul>
  </div>

  <div class="info-block revealblock">
      <h2>About this Website</h2>
      <ul>
        <li class="block-item">I built this website from the ground up using JavaScript, SASS and Jekyll, a file-based CMS. The design system I created for this site can be <a href="http://benludwig.com/design-system/public/index.html" target="_blank" class="link-inline">viewed here</a>. The typefaces I used are Butler, Lineto Circular and GT America.</li>
      </ul>
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