Philament is led by Ryan Reynolds, an NYC-based design principal with award-winning projects for organizations 
in education, advocacy, and philanthropy.

Services.

I offer a full range of creative services, specializing in UX/UI for content-rich digital experiences and transmedia design systems.

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Research & Analysis is the first step for any effective design solution; it generates qualitative and quantitative insights on aspects such as the organization, the competitive space, audience dynamics, and performance against key goals.

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Brand Strategy leverages insights gathered by research & analysis by transforming them into actionable strategies; in short, it transforms them into a roadmap for defining who you are, what you do, and why you matter to your audience.

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Identity Systems are the design DNA for any successful brand; these take foundational components such as fonts, colors, imagery, and messaging and compose them into unique design systems that can be extended to any medium with clarity and distinction.

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User Experience (UX) is comprised of sitemaps, wireframes, process flows, and annotations that together represent a blueprint for how site content will be structured, organized, and experienced.

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User Interface (UI) Design integrates user experience with an underlying design system of fonts, colors, imagery, and content to bring the a digital product to life in the form of high-fidelity mockups.

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Website Development comes in many flavors, but typically involves a back-end (CMS) and front-end (HTML/CSS/JS); I promote a technology-agnostic approach that prioritizes the needs of project, client, and end user.

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Report Design is an analog to website design in that it integrates a thoughtful content structure (UX) with a distinct design system (UI) to create an experience that is accessible, immersive, and compelling.

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Brand Communications Systems leverage a brand design system to craft templates for presentations, events, white papers, newsletters, social media, and other applications that communicate with a cohesive brand voice.

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Data Visualization unleashes the potential of information by transforming raw data into immersive, meaningful, and memorable visual narratives that communicate with greater impact than copy alone.

I partner with socially-conscious organizations to help them develop their brands, promote awareness, advocate for change, and achieve impact.
Here’s a handful of projects I’ve worked on:

Work.

EPIC – UChicago

EPIC – UChicago

Promoting Sustainable Energy Policies

Securing America’s Future Energy

Securing America’s Future Energy

Quantifying Risks for the Global Energy Economy

Electrification Coalition

Electrification Coalition

Generating Traction for the Future of Transportation

ComNetwork

ComNetwork

Biannual Publication of Communications Network

Yale Project on Climate Change Communication

Yale Project on Climate Change Communication

Understanding How We Engage on Climate Change

Climate Impact Lab

Climate Impact Lab

Measuring the True Costs of Climate Change

World Health Map

World Health Map

Charting Efforts to Address an Urgent Health Crisis

Clients

I’ve had the privilege of working with some amazing teams and organizations. Here are a few:

About

Having led design for an agency for a decade and worked in the industry for two, I’ve encountered all sorts of creative challenges, engagement models, and process flows. Philament represents my ideal: a lean, agile design team, supported by experienced technologists, working to deliver outcome-oriented results for savvy clients. 

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