About Dan

In a nutshell

Dan Brown is a user experience designer based in the Washington, DC suburbs. Has has been practicing user experience design since the mid-90s, and specializes in information architecture, interaction design, and user research.

Works at EightShapes

Dan Brown is founder and principal at EightShapes, LLC, a user experience consulting firm based in Washington, DC that has engaged with clients in telecommunications, media, education, health, high-tech, and other sectors.

Used to work elsewhere

Prior to founding EightShapes, Dan consulted with organizations ranging from the US Postal Service, the World Bank, and the Federal Communications Commission to USAirways, FirstUSA, and Fannie Mae.

From 2002-2004, Dan was a Federal employee, leading the content management program for the Transportation Security Administration. His portfolio includes work on public-facing web sites, intranets and extranets, and addresses most aspects of the user experience, from information architecture and content strategy to interaction and interface design.

Wrote a book

Drawing on his expertise in communicating complex ideas and abstractions through high-quality visual documentation, Dan wrote a book on user experience deliverables -Communicating Design (New Riders, 2006). Amazon reviews call it “authoritative”, “practical, personal, comprehensive” and “a cool nerdbook”.

Has facial hair

If you need to know what Dan looks like, here’s a picture. If you need a hi-res headshot for some reason, please contact him at brownorama [at] gmail [period] com.