ANTHONY WATTS
CONTACT-linkedin.com/in/anthonymwatts- Fern Ave.,
Toronto, Ontario
M6R 1J9
PORTFOLIO
http://amwatts.co
EDUCATION
Ontario College of Art
AOCA – Integrated Media
ABOUT ME
I began my career studying film, video, audio, and digital art in the Integrated
Media program at the Ontario College of Art (now known as OCADU) in
Toronto. My broad array of multi-disciplinary skills has led to creative
problem-solving for Google, Canadian Tire, The Score, Flextronics, and
Games Workshop.
In 2004 I co-founded Unspace Interactive, which quickly gained notoriety as
the first boutique Ruby on Rails consultancy in Canada. Initially lauded as
the original Rails “A-Team”, Unspace invested heavily in the Ruby community
while building sophisticated mobile and web software. Using my passion
for clean and simple UI, I created The Score’s first iPhone app and lent
my expertise to the development of Haml and Sass (the popular HTML
templating language and CSS processor).
Coupled with 20 years of branding and graphic design experience, I bring a
suite of creative direction and design skills to almost any project.
EXPERIENCE
2015 – PRESENT
FREELANCE
Using vast experience to help large and small businesses with a variety of
digital and, graphic design, and branding projects.
COMMUNITY
Volunteer
Fern Ave. PS STEM Club
Clients include Google, Morneau Sheppell, Telus, Red Peak, and Carrot Insights.
2012 – 2015
CREATIVE DIRECTOR, FINANCEIT
Financeit empowers business owners to offer payment plans to their
customers via their online financing platform.
• Led creative team responsible for marketing materials, and product design
• Worked closely with technology group to develop UX/UI prototypes for
new features
• Created the new Financeit brand and visual identity
SKILLS
Adobe Creative Suite
Sketch
HTML/CSS
Haml/Sass
Git
Fusion 360/3D Printing
Creative Direction
Rapid Prototyping
UI/UX Design
Branding
Graphic Design
EXPERIENCE – CONT’D
2011
CREATIVE DIRECTOR, ENTHRIVE
Provided UI/UX and branding direction for a small mobile health startup.
• Led the creative efforts behind a health and wellness oriented iOS
application including interface design, logo design, and
marketing materials
• Worked closely with executive and development teams to plan and
continually improve user experience
2010 – 2011
SENIOR VISUAL DESIGNER, IMERJ (FLEXTRONICS)
Part of the UI team creating a brand new interface for the world’s first
dual-screen Android smartphone.
• Designed user interfaces for a new Android smartphone, the Imerj,
including the browser, phone, keyboard, and various system components
• Created and maintained documentation and specifications, and worked
closely with development teams locally and overseas to ensure the
designs were implemented correctly
• Designed and maintained assets for development teams, and managed
documentation for the SDK
2008 – 2010
CREATIVE DIRECTOR – ALM LABS
Provided design and UI/UX direction for an incubator developing a platform
for dating websites.
• Led the design team in the creation and maintenance of web and mobile
properties, and marketing design
• Led design and user experience efforts in new product development
2006 – 2008
PARTNER – UNSPACE INTERACTIVE
Toronto’s first boutique Ruby on Rails consultancy in Canada where I headed
our design and UI/UX efforts.
• Led design and front-end development efforts for Unspace’s many web
and mobile clients
• Designed and developed the front-end for many successful projects
including Canadian Tire, The Score, Rail Europe, and various start-ups
For older positions please check out my profile on LinkedIn.
