adam baker

i'm user experience designer at Google.org. i've been at Google since late 2007, where i've worked on Google Flu Trends, Google Public Data Explorer, Google Search, Google Suggest, Google Sidewiki, and other products.

my first passion is music. more on that soon. my second passion is making the world a better place: openness and transparency of information is key; water is key. and as a departed friend inspired me, i want to free people from their fears. to empower people.

before Google, i directed design at Marketcircle, where I helped the company become one of the leading Mac software brands, launching Billings and the new generation of Daylite.

i worked at Research In Motion (RIM) on ui design and usability research for the Blackberry 77xx series, and in user experience evangelism at Apple, where i contributed to the venerable Human Interface Guidelines and helped developers create better Mac OS X interfaces.

i studied design and languages through the Independent Studies program at the University of Waterloo and fine art at Emily Carr University.

here's some old writing of mine.