Hello, I'm a Concept Artist and Illustrator with a background in Board Game Illustration, Industrial Design, and over seven years of experience as a UX Designer.…

Zac Mau

Hello, I'm a Concept Artist and Illustrator with a background in Board Game Illustration, Industrial Design, and over seven years of experience as a UX Designer.…

Available to hire

Hello, I’m a Concept Artist and Illustrator with a background in Board Game Illustration, Industrial Design, and over seven years of experience as a UX Designer.

Language

English
Fluent
Danish
Intermediate
Russian
Intermediate
Spanish; Castilian
Beginner

Work Experience

Illustrator at Freelance
January 1, 2024 - January 1, 2025
Creating developmental sketches and board game illustrations for clients including ZeroStrategy Games.
Senior Product Designer at Tripadvisor
January 1, 2023 - Present
Designed key enterprise features across Tripadvisor’s B2B offering for property and restaurant owners.
Senior Product Designer (Contractor) at Butchershop Global
January 1, 2022 - December 30, 2022
Led UX design on a cross-product fitness platform for training athletes. Collaborated with designers and strategists to help launch a brand-new enterprise site for a popular data environment brand.
Design Mentor at UC Santa Cruz
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2024
Providing one-on-one mentorship, presentations and portfolio reviews to students in the UCSC HCI Masters in Science program.
Senior Product Designer at Squarespace
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2021
Strategized, designed, and launched new product features for Squarespace’s Enterprise tools. Launched several improvements to the Commerce platform and re-designed the Squarespace Scheduling tools. Responsible for the entirety of the checkout and billing UX.
Product Designer at Priceline
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2019
Led design and research efforts on the Trip Builder platform while working closely with business and engineering to develop longer term product strategy. Produced prototypes and polished design work for a redesign of the Packages responsive web experience.

Education

BFA in Industrial Design at Carnegie Mellon University
August 19, 2013 - May 5, 2017
Certificate in Concept Art & Illustration at Syn Studio
July 8, 2024 - May 20, 2026
Pre-College at Parsons School of Design
January 1, 2008 - January 1, 2011

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Software & Internet, Professional Services
    The Sheep - Equipment Cards

    I illustrated a series of 30 equipment cards for the board game, The Sheep, by Zerostrategy games. I worked with the client to set th art direction and then designed a reusable background to establish scale for all of the cards. Each prop was painted in photoshop and you can see the game here https://www.twine.net/signin