Adam Perlis, Founder and CEO of Academy - Product Design Agency

We’ll be talking to Adam about….

• The differences and future of the UX and design disciplines 
• How to develop a UX portfolio and land a gig with Dream Projects 
• The importance of design and proving it’s value
• How to implement new design processes 
• Not compromising and holding to a high standard
• Working with recruiters and more

Adam Perlis is the Founder and CEO of Academy – Product Design Agency. He also founded Dream Projects. He is the former Head of Design/UX for TIME Magazine where he oversaw the redesign of TIME, Fortune and Money.com. His award-winning work has been featured on Awwwards, The FWA, and TechCrunch. He has been a speaker at SXSW, Web Summit, Northside Festival, Fifteen Second Festival, Tech Open Air. Working as both a designer and developer his diverse skill set includes UX/UI design, front-end and back-end development, 2D & 3D motion graphics, video production. He is a Design Sprint Facilitator, User Experience Designer, and Design Thinking Expert with a passion for human-centered design.

 He also has served on the InVision Design Leadership Forum, DesignBetter.co Instructor, Working Not Working Members Board, Rutgers University Design Thinking Advisory Board, and as a guest lecturer at General Assembly.