Jose Martinez Salmeron
Senior Designer at Frog Design
Prior to joining Frog Design, he was a Design Manager for Yahoo! where he led the design of Websites such as Yahoo! Tech, Yahoo! Games and Yahoo! Video Games. He has also played the roles of Creative Director, Information Architect, Graphic Designer and Project Manager for Rare Medium, Organic, the University of California Irvine and Knight Ridder Digital. He has designed award-winning products for Washington Mutual, UCI, The Body Shop, LSI Logic, among others. For six years, he played the role of independent Internet trends and innovation advisor for the management team of Japan’s premier financial institution: Nikkei (Electronic Media Bureau). In this capacity, José advised a group of senior managers as to the most important developments in mobile, Internet and PC-based digital products and services.
José has lectured about design at Poynter Institute, University of California Los Angeles, San Francisco State University and University of Málaga, among other venues. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Information Science/Journalism from Spain’s University of Navarre, and also studied graphic design at Pasadena’s Art Center. José is currently writing his doctoral thesis in Communication Science.
Sessions with Jose:
- Unlocking Value Through User Experience — Innovation in Software, Products and Services
