Complex ideas, made clear.
I’m Ryan Kenney, a designer and educator. I started in print design and advertising and expanded into UX design more than a decade ago. I love projects with a lot to say, from long-form print documents to complex UX flows, and I teach design students to do the same.
- Designing for
- 19 years
- Teaching
- Adjunct Professor, MassArt
- Education
- MFA, MassArt Dynamic Media Institute
- BS, BU College of Communication
Web & user experience design
Registration flow redesign
A pricing and sign-up redesign that raised registration completion by 70%
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Kiosk design
A two-screen, self-guided eye test for stores and malls
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Debt relief companion app
An iOS app for members of a debt management program
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Designer and educator
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Adjunct Professor, 2018–2021
Information Architecture 1 (Fall 2018, 2019, 2020) and Information Architecture 2 (Spring 2021), required courses for Communication Design students. Projects included data visualization posters, wayfinding systems, mobile apps, and designs for participants in the WIC nutrition program.
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Instructor, Spring 2018
Information Architecture II, UI/UX module: competitive research, user observation, personas, journey maps, task flows, wireframes, and prototyping, taught to three student groups.
MassArt, Dynamic Media Institute
Teaching Assistant, 2016–2017 · Co-Curator, 2017 and 2018
TA for Information Architecture and Professional Practice. Co-curated the Fresh Media annual student show two years running.
In the studio
The same habits carry into client work: walking teams through each design decision and the reasoning behind it, so feedback rounds stay short and productive.
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I work remotely on Eastern time, freelance or contract, with my own Adobe Creative Cloud and Figma setup.