Brian Kralyevich

Vice President of UX Design, 2014 UX Awards Judge, Amazon

Seattle

Brian Kralyevich is Vice President of User Experience Design at Amazon overseeing design for the Kindle Digital Products group based in Seattle, Washington.

Brian Kralyevich is an industry veteran with more than eighteen years of experience in design, architecture, new media and user experience design for award winning software and services. Prior to joining Amazon, Brian was Executive Creative Director for XBOX where he directed interdisciplinary design teams dedicated to delivering end-to-end consumer experiences across game consoles, Kinect, PC, mobile and web. Brian was head of user experience design at Nokia Design based in London and was responsible for the leading the team that drove the design and delivery of the Nokia N9. Brian also directed Zune’s User Experience Design for Microsoft’s Entertainment and Devices Division. Before joining Microsoft in 2003, Brian founded Scenic Creative in San Francisco where he led interactive projects with brands like XBOX, MSN and Puma. As Chief Creative Officer for Mediatruck, Inc., he defined creative solutions for the company’s clients and its proprietary design products. Earlier in his career, Brian served as Creative Director for Rare Medium’s Broadband and Convergence Group, Science and Fiction. Brian also served as Design Director for Circumstance Design, where he led award winning projects such as James Cameron’s Titanic Explorer, Fox’s Sports and King of the Hill. Brian has a Master degree in Architecture from The University of Texas where he studied and practiced architecture while developing an interdisciplinary approach to problem solving that is fundamental toBrian’s design innovations at Amazon.

Brian’s designs have appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Cnet.com, Communication Arts, Secrets of Successful Web Sites by David Siegel, Design Matters (SFMOMA Architecture + Design Forum) and have received awards from New Media magazine, INVISION New Media and One Show Interactive. Brian has overseen design on projects for XBOX, Nokia, Zune, Media Center, MSN, Macromedia, Nieman Marcus, Puma, FOX, Intel, ZDTV, Sony and Ericson.