Charlie Gower
I'm a service designer, dreamer,
table tennis enthusiast and
wanna be long boarder,
not in that order.
Englishman in New York.
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it's funny, knowing people. everyone knows something different, everyone knows a different person.40 hours ago from web | Reply, Retweet, Favorite
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playing with the cat just now i nearly fell down the stairs. #fail2 days ago from web | Reply, Retweet, Favorite
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My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Pete Townshend (24), Morrissey (20) & Jack White (6) #tweeklyfm http://t.co/R0inhDRB
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cat just went super loopy for some Ox tongue. Likes it apparently.2 days ago from web | Reply, Retweet, Favorite
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I just liked "Neil Gaiman Addresses the University of the Arts Class of 2012" on Vimeo: http://t.co/WTrsqyqe
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'all I know, is that there were rumours he was into field hockey players'3 days ago from web | Reply, Retweet, Favorite
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I just liked "The Forty Story" on Vimeo: http://t.co/dnDde1Pw
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I just liked "Dream from 'The Glide'. Images by Jon Frank. Music by Richard Tognetti." on Vimeo: http://t.co/jhojNE78
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'design must be ergonomically correct, meaning it must harmonise with a human being’s strengths, dimensions, senses and understanding' #Rams4 days ago from web | Reply, Retweet, Favorite
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I just liked "Birth of a Book" on Vimeo: http://t.co/BhmlLOPr
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@DJPANKO Finnish TV is not so great
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@hayeonk ahhh, I'm jealous, almost wanna see it again
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Hungover, sitting on the bed wondering if I don't get up will today not happen...
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I just liked "Kenzonique" on Vimeo: http://t.co/LrWCRkai
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@gorriti not manual ones
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@gorriti I don't believe in time-sheets. They still affect me.
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You come home from a lousy day and the fridge has turned itself off. Shouldn't that be not allowed by God or something?
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a brief history of John Baldessari: http://t.co/zJVDbFiQ!9 days ago from web | Reply, Retweet, Favorite
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Profile
Summary
I have been involved in creative production of some description on and offline for all of my working life. Directing and producing television, short films, music, art, live events and online based projects and services for public and private consumption. Designing experiences that are useful, usable and delightful.
Experience
- Apr 2011 - PresentService Designer / Fjord NYCRunning the strategy, UX and creative direction on multiple concurrent service design products in verticles such as health, finance and real estate.
- Nov 2010 - PresentDesign consultant / TippedConsulting for this locative service start up on service and product design & strategy.
- Jan 2011 - PresentUbicomp consultant / FjordWorking on UBICOMP design guidelines for a large EU project.
- Sept 2010 - PresentFreelance Design Consultant / MePleaseThis position was a cross between head of service design and creative director. Overseeing design work on our products on various platforms. And developing our offering from a strategic and operational point of view.
- Jan 2010 - PresentGroup Design Strategist / FjordWorking across the global Fjord group (with studios in London, Madrid, Helsinki, New York and Berlin). The job was split two ways. Half was design strategy - managing / fostering creativity across the group doing strategic design work for external Fjord clients. Clients such as IBM, Nokia, Telefonica and also working on special year long projects such as Global mobile strategy for Greenpeace. And the other half was working with the C suite on internal initiatives for the company around internal creativity, improving culture and retention systems. Reporting to the CEO.
- Apr 2008 - PresentService Designer / FjordStrategic and creative lead on service design projects for the likes of Nokia, Greenpeace, ESPN and the BBC
- Feb 2008 - PresentFreelance UX designer and Social Networking consultant / Whitel label UKDesigning the strategy, experience and interaction on a private, invite only social network, set up by a large brand
- Mar 2007 - PresentFreelance Music Consultant for Trends and Technology / Record-PlayMusic consulting and digital music trends for Adidas and Heineken
- Jul 2007 - PresentFreelance Concept designer / Fleming MediaContracted (by this VC fund) to create concepts for digital products spanning various market verticals.
- May 2003 - PresentUser-centered design researcher. Network engagement designer / Sense WorldwideI was mainly focusing on the softer factors of human engagement and interaction, understanding what would engage people and how through online and offline projects. I did this via their global creative social network which I managed. Designing events and engaging projects for creatives around the world to participate in. I curated art exhibitions in London and Amsterdam and in 2003 co-created noWax, the digital DJing phenomenon. I wrote a weekly noWax digital music newsletter, which went out to over 2500 subscribers. Clients: MTV, BBC, Playstation, Reuters, Diageo, Nokia, Nickleodeon, Turner Entertainment, ITV, Discovery and Nike
- 2002 - PresentFreelance NPD concept consultant / Fifteen20Fifteen:20 employed on a consultancy basis to work on a variety of projects generating ideas for the clients of Fifteen:20 and Research International.
Education
Posts
May 12, 11:41 AM
Things I read in April:
Top Ten (book 2)
Finally finished this great 2001 series.
Goliath
I buy everything Tom Gauld makes, it's that simple, genius that he is. Goliath is well up to par.
The Art of Pixar
A Stunning book, perhaps obviously. Taught me plenty about colour scrips and approach to colour, which I'm thinking about every day now.
Henri's Walk To Paris
Lovely re-issue of this classic. Great simple kids book. Often the best stories are the simple ones. Good to remember that.
Peepshow Collective
A great well produced book about the history of this London-based powerhouse illustration collective. I get a mention too, which was nice.
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I've been putting these snaps (of my reading) on Flickr. Guess now that I'm dabbling with blogging again I might put them here too.
