Marc Hafner

I am an experienced designer specializing in building innovative brands and creating market leaders. My portfolio showcases visual design, ux/ui and art direction focused on innovative, user-centered design.

My featured projects demonstrate how my design approach transforms digital interactions. I can help you discover the perfect blend of aesthetics and functionality to elevate your brand and captivate your audience. Explore my visual and experience designs and envision the potential for your brand.

Visual Design
My key strength is in visual design. Ensuring designs look great and on brand.

Design Systems
I have extensive experience creating UI design systems:
Setting styles for typography, color, iconography, and page layout.
Creating templates for buttons, forms, and navigation.
Developing responsive design patterns for different devices and breakpoints to optimize the user experience.
Creating collaboration opportunities to foster communication among our designers, developers, and stakeholders.
Conducting regular reviews and updates to all system patterns and components.
Training our team members to ensure utilization and implementation of the system, promoting consistency and quality.

UX / UI
Create customer journeys, system maps, user flows, vaporware and pitch prototypes, UX copywriting.

Always Collab!
I work closely with our Designers, Engineering, Data, and Marketing teams.

Companies and brands designed for:

Redpoint Global, Inc.

IHS Markit. E*Trade. BlackRock. Options House. UBS. ANZ E*Trade Australia.

Alteryx, Inc.

Coors Brewing. Old Chicago. Berthoud Pass Ski Area.

New Hope Natural Media. New Hope 360.

Functional Ingredients Magazine. Delicious Living Magazine. Club Industry Magazine.

Natural Products Expo. Delicious Living Mix.

Professional Visual, Interaction and Product Design Experience


Redpoint Global, Inc.
Senior User Interaction Designer - Product

Design Role: User Interaction Design. User Experience Design. Product Design

Boulder, Colorado

10.2019 - Present


IHS Markit
Senior User Interaction Designer

Design Role: User Interaction Design and Leadership

Boulder, Colorado

09.2016 - 09.2019


Alteryx, Inc.
User Experience / Interaction Designer

Design Role: User Experience and Interaction Design for software and online products. Desktop, IOS and mobile.

Boulder, Colorado

06.2015 - 08.2016


Markit Digital
User Experience / Interaction Designer

Design Role: User Experience Design for financial industry clients.

Includes: Desktop, IOS and mobile platforms, HTML, CSS, Adobe CC, Hype, interactive prototypes, wireframes, user personas and information architecture

Clients: E*TRADE, BlackRock, UBS Financial and TD Ameritrade

Boulder, Colorado

02.2011 - 06.2015


New Hope Natural Media, A Division of Penton Media
Creative Director / Art Director / Graphic Designer

Art Director Role: Developing creative and design strategy of corporate brands, print and online print products

Budget management for in-house brands. Design and freelance staff management

Design role: Conceptual design and production of digital product interface. Interactive and Website Design. Email design and analysis. Conceptual design and production of exhibit and environmental media.  Magazine design

Boulder, Colorado

02.2001 - 12.2010


McCarthy Advertising & Communications
Art Director

Design Role: Art direction and design of print collateral and campaigns. Digital design for presentation. Digital web design.

Clients: Silver Creek Golf and Ski Ranch, Berthoud Pass Ski Area, Coors Brewing, and Rock Bottom Restaurants

Boulder, Colorado

12.1999 - 12.2000


Education

South Dakota State University

Bachelor of Science, Advertising
Emphasis: Art Direction / Design

Industry based ongoing studies in User Interaction, User Experience and Product Design


Skills and Qualifications

Figma
Adobe Creative Suite
Sketch
Invision DSM
Redpoint Interaction
Alteryx Designer
Agile
Hype
CSS
HTML

Member
Art Directors Club of Denver
Colorado Sketch Group