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  • "Design to achieve simplicity, not eye candy."

  • ABOUT RANDY

    Randy, for 20 years, has advocated the importance of empathy in product design. With ambition and the desire to help others succeed. Randy founded his first business in 2013, receiving venture capital and notoriety for his vision in the local merchant space. As an aspiring thought leader and aspiring angel investor. Randy has spoken on UX/UI and entrepreneurship as a panelist at Research Park - University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Mobile Development Day, Tribeca Flashpoint, and Technori. In his new venture, 5ivehat Digital UX Agency. Randy has refocused his product design and UX/UI strategies to help his clients become successful leaders in their respective industries. For his hard work in the design community, he received a contributing author credit for the upcoming book titled Lift-Off! Practical Design Leadership to Elevate Your Team, Your Organization, and You through Rosenfeld Media. He is currently a lead instructor of user experience design at General Assembly and a Board Member for the AIGA Chicago Chapter.

  • Paul Grachan

    VP/Director of Experience Design at Digitas/Leo Burnett

    Randy's role: Lead User Experience Designer

     

    "Randy is a thoughtful and empathetic designer with the ability to teach complex concepts. He would play well in the leadership space, and if you need someone to partner with to build a practice for your agency or client, I would recommend taking a serious look at Randy."

    Donald Wu

    Senior Graphic Designer at Hickory Farms, LLC

    Randy's role: User Experience Design Instructor

     

    "Randy is a professional and helpful instructor who has the ability to teach a class with enthusiasm. He also possesses an in-depth knowledge of the field of user experience design, as he is able to provide useful insights based on his own professional experiences.

     

    Personally, he helped me get out of my comfort zone because of the collaborative environment that he created for the class. He consistently encouraged class participation. Needless to say, I had a very positive impression of UX Design because of Randy. He is someone who leads by example and will always be considered as one of the best teachers that I’ve ever met."

  • LIFTOFF!

    Practical Design Leadership to Elevate Your Team, Your Organization, and You

    Liftoff! is your guide to leveling up as a design manager and leader. Its experience-driven approach—written by designers for designers—will help you hire and scale teams, develop careers, learn why diversity matters to your business, and solidify design’s role in your organization. Liftoff! will elevate your skills to lead your team and company to new heights.

     

    Randy is a contributing author to this book.

  • PRODUCT DESIGN + USER EXPERIENCE

    View my portfolio to understand my design-thinking, UX stack, and methodologies.

  • Revision Path Podcast

    I had the privilege of being invited to a very popular podcast

    centered around designers around the world.

  • IN THE MEDIA

    Events and interviews

    LocalLux KETV Channel 7 Interview #2

    LocalLux @ DemoDay

    LocalLux CEO, Randy Ellis is featured on Channel 7 KETV Omaha, NE

     

    Time: 2m:49s

    LocalLux KETV Channel 7 Interview #1

    LocalLux Kick-Off Interview

    LocalLux CEO, Randy Ellis is featured on Channel 7 KETV Omaha, NE

     

    Time: 2m:01s

    Technori Pitch

    LocalLux @ Technori 2014

    LocalLux CEO previews new products to investors.

     

    Time: 7m:01s

    LocalLux Showcase

    LocalLux Marketplace Video

    A promo video of LocalLux Marketplace in-action.

     

    Time: 0m:41s

  • KEYNOTE SPEAKING

    IxDA Chicago: Black Mirror Event (Time: 1h:32m:07s)

  • A Passionate Advocate of the Arts


    My creativity spans back to my younger years, emulating the comic strips of Charles Monroe "Sparky" Schulz of Peanuts fame. I now make it a mission to support the younger artist yearly during summer festivals and online auctions.

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    My Product Hunts

    Check out my picks for the best products for entrepreneurs and productivity masters.

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    Code on Github

    Click below to review a snippet of my code on GitHub. 

  • MY SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS

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