Carolyn Farino

UI Design

Role
UI Designer
Domain
Games & Simulators
Client
Microsoft & others

My design experience ranges from a creating over a dozen original skins for Microsoft's Windows Media Player shipped with the OS used by billions of users worldwide, to streamlining mission management operator UX for military software, to creating 3D UI’s for AR/VR/MR. I embrace emerging and converging technologies as part of my process for exploring solutions to product design challenges.

Windows Media Player Skin: Headspace

This was the first skin I created for Microsoft to showcase their new skinnable Windows Media Player in Windows XP. I was asked to create a dozen showcase skins to ship with and be installed along with the OS. There were no specs to inform this new functionality, so I also created the global GUI skin specs added to the WMP SDK. Additionally I taught skinning workshops to third-party partners interested in creating custom and branded skins.

Windows Media Player Skin: Blobby
Windows Media Player Skin: Blobby
Windows Media Player Skin: Optik
Windows Media Player Skin: Optik
Winning GUI Design at Mobile AT&T Hackathon
Winning GUI Design at Mobile AT&T Hackathon

My first hackathon, entered for fun and the experience of it. Was a great time and and I loved the competition aspect. Thank you for the prize, AT&T!

A few quotes I heard during the hackathon: "I fully appreciate your experience, implementation and expression. Spotted it within 5 seconds of looking at your work" –Adrian @AppsLasVegas

"Designers are worth their weight in gold. X2." – rumgr

"Wow, is this what professional UX is like? I had no idea!" – teammate

FUI (Fantasy/Futuristic UI)
FUI (Fantasy/Futuristic UI)
Lockheed Martin Nanotechnology iPad App. Mood board for exploring/establishing creative direction. Client and agency both loved the entire look and feel of these three boards. Creative was a go!
Lockheed Martin Nanotechnology iPad App. Mood board for exploring/establishing creative direction. Client and agency both loved the entire look and feel of these three boards. Creative was a go!
Lockheed Martin Nanotechnology iPad App. Mood board for Nanotechnology used in bio sensors.
Lockheed Martin Nanotechnology iPad App. Mood board for Nanotechnology used in bio sensors.
Lockheed Martin Nanotechnology iPad App. Mood board for Nanotechnology used in energy generation possibilities including ultracapacitors.
Lockheed Martin Nanotechnology iPad App. Mood board for Nanotechnology used in energy generation possibilities including ultracapacitors.
Northrop Grumman + Air Operations Command (AOC). Detail of an interface component for military-related project for modernizing mission building and targeting.
Northrop Grumman + Air Operations Command (AOC). Detail of an interface component for military-related project for modernizing mission building and targeting.
Promo element for Microsoft's Flight Simulator
Promo element for Microsoft's Flight Simulator
Game Interface Design: Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator WW2 European Theatre Edition. As the primary designer on Microsoft's first foray into using a simulation engine for gaming, I created the look and feel and subsequent interfaces for all product screens outside actual gameplay.
Game Interface Design: Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator WW2 European Theatre Edition. As the primary designer on Microsoft's first foray into using a simulation engine for gaming, I created the look and feel and subsequent interfaces for all product screens outside actual gameplay.
UI Design
UI Design
UI Design
UI Design
UI Design
UI Design
Microsoft Vista. Exploring new designs for Vista's games portal.
Microsoft Vista. Exploring new designs for Vista's games portal.
UI Design
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