The standard we set for our work is to make it
easy for our clients to recommend us to others. Here is what
past clients have to say:
"Philip is one of the most talented UI
designers I've worked with. He hit the ground running and delivered
designs that will dramatically improve the usability of QuickBooks
Customer Manager. He has an impressive ability to thoroughly
analyze user scenarios and develop designs that solve for the
most important cases. On top of it all, he is a true pleasure to work with
and was very effective in working with our Engineering, QA, and Product
Management teams. Thank you for your fantastic work!"
- C.F., Product Manager, Intuit Inc.
"Philip is a creative genius who has it all: clever thinking/design, vision, speed, with a harmonious and cooperative spirit. I enjoyed working with Philip and would recommend him in a heart beat."
- K.B., Quality Assurance Manager, Intuit Inc.
"Philip really delivered for us... again and again. His creativity, enthusiasm and energy set the pace for the entire team. Philip knocked the ball out of the park with everything we threw at him!"
- T.M., Initiative Manager, Intuit Inc.
"Phil is the rare find:
careful methodical thinker and creative, world-view-expanding
brainstormer. Even better, he knows when to use which."
- D.C., Director of Product Management, PalmSource
"In only three weeks with us you created
an incredible value for our company. [..] You pair a relentless
passion with a focused approach to reach your goal. You did not
only deliver great results but also inspired us with your vision.
it is a pleasure to work with you."
- T.S., Director of Engineering, Flytxt Ltd.,
London UK.
"Philip is one of the best in this field. Besides being a fearless "do-er", he is also a great thinker, which makes him very unique. Many of us respect his professional knowledge, judgement and extensive experience."
"Phil provided great clarity in the face
of what felt like an incredibly complex user interface problem.
We established a set of urgent deliverables - and Phil hit every
one, on time, far exceeding our expectations in the quality of
work. It amazes me the amount of thought that went into
each and every element of every screen. [...] There is
no question we will request Phil's expertise again in the near
future."
- D.M., Chief Executive Officer, Icarian
Inc.
"Phil represents the complete definition
of what we call an information architect. His understanding of
how to distill and effectively communicate the core message of
a project, combined with detailed knowledge of the medium's capabilities
produces results that our company deems superlative."
- P.C., President, Asterix Technology
& Design, Inc.
"Phil is one of the most original thinking
and creative user interface designers I've ever worked with.
He spends a lot of time up front identifying the user, the feasible
usage scenarios, and design goals that support the overall product
strategy. He understands a range of computing technologies
and knows how to extract aspects that have a practical purpose
in a real world context of why a product will sell. He's
talented in translating complex technology usage problems into
terms that can be understood by a variety of disciplines (e.g.,
marketing, development, interface design...)."
- K.W., Human Interface Designer, FileMaker
Inc. (formerly Claris Corp.)
"The gap.com site is one of the best I’ve reviewed. The design is clean and uncluttered, the UI streamlined and simple. Some of the shopping features are so elegantly implemented it’s amazing to me that others aren’t using them. [...]
the shopping features make it all so easy and effortless. AOL Members will respond to this site very well."
- R.F., Executive Producer, AOL
Inc. (giving feedback to Gap regarding Philip's restructuring of the online store)
"Phil came in and did some [customer] research for us, which allowed all parts of the organization to recogonize the issues our customers faced. He not only did an exceptional job in a short period of time, but provided us with deliverables which more than exceeded our expecations. He was wonderful to work with, intelligent, and thorough. I look forward to hiring him again.."
- R.M., Director of Product Design, Opsware Inc.
"Phil Haine brought us a clarity of focus
in the difficult task of software usability and interface design,
resulting in our design process being more directed, efficient,
and effective. I highly recommend him, as long as he doesn't
get too busy to remain available to me when needed!"
- G.H., Product Manager, Broderbund, Inc.
"Thank you both today for doing a great/stellar job today in your presentation to
me and [the VP of marketing and the product manager]. I was very impressed with the careful, thoughtful,
objective, thorough analysis and synthesis. I like the possible product ideas a
great deal [...]. I strongly encourage
you to continue this work."
- B.S., President, Claris Corporation
“Philip was a great mentor when I was early in my career. He taught me that great design is as much about *defining* the problem as it is about designing a solution to the problem. [..] Phil is one of the few designers I know who invests as much (if not more) energy on the problem definition and on the polishing as he does on the core design.”
- D.C, Interface Designer, reported to Philip at Claris (subsidiary of Apple Computer)
