Ottawa-based · Creative Director · Design & People Leadership
I lead multidisciplinary creative teams and design digital experiences for global brands, games and audiences — combining hands-on craft with people leadership and strategic thinking.
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Selected shipped work alongside clearly labelled self-initiated studies exploring public-sector communication and services.
Scopely · Senior Interface Designer · Shipped mobile game
Worked as a Senior Interface Designer on Star Trek Fleet Command, a strategy game set in the Star Trek universe. Designed interfaces including the ship-upgrade screen, as part of the team creating a rich digital experience for an established global franchise.
Fuel Industries / Fuel Youth · Creative Director · Shipped project
Happy Studio created a shared digital world that could accommodate successive Happy Meal promotions and extend the useful life of existing games. I designed the Happy Studio logo, used across McDonald’s Europe marketing materials. The platform continued to evolve after I left Fuel; subsequent designs and releases shown here are presented as project context, not as my individual work.
Funzio Inc. · Senior Interface Designer · Shipped mobile game
Designed the Modern War logo, game interface, military rank insignia, building icons, store/category button icons and other gameplay icons. This work was completed at Funzio in San Francisco before its acquisition by GREE International.
Karman Interactive / Kindly Beast · Partner & VP of Design · Shipped mobile game
Helped lead multidisciplinary creative production for a mobile game based on the Bendy franchise, following Karman Interactive’s work on the console port of Bendy and the Ink Machine. The successful studio–publisher relationship led to Kindly Beast acquiring Karman Interactive. The screens document the shipped team project.
Self-initiated concept · Design exploration
Explorations in clearer navigation, accessible public information and responsive service experiences.
Self-initiated concept · Design exploration
A public-awareness campaign concept using a simple physical metaphor to challenge assumptions and encourage deeper learning.
Self-initiated concept · Design exploration
Editorial design studies exploring how complex research, statistics and policy information can become more approachable.
Self-initiated concept · Design exploration
A bilingual publication concept designed to communicate unfamiliar information with clarity, warmth and dignity.
I'm an Ottawa-based creative director and design leader with experience spanning digital products, interactive entertainment, brand identities and multidisciplinary creative production across Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom.
At Fuel Industries / Fuel Youth, I directed creative work across interface design, illustration, animation, audio engineering and music. At Karman Interactive and Kindly Beast, I led teams of up to 20 designers, illustrators and 3D artists, with responsibility for hiring, performance reviews and employee relations.
I introduced structured one-on-one meetings to support employee development and communication; the practice was adopted by other managers. I bring the same care to leading people as I do to the design itself.
Cross-disciplinary vision and delivery across design, animation, illustration and audio.
Hiring, coaching, performance management and team-development practices.
Hands-on visual systems, brand identities, UI and iconography for digital experiences.
Have a project in mind or want to talk shop?
ramkanda@me.com