Punchcut

We're Punchcut - a user interface design company specializing
in mobile and convergent experiences across devices.

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Device Design Day: Redesigning The Sidekick 4G
Aug 21, 2011

SAN FRANCISCO – At the recent Device Design Day, T-Mobile® creative director Charles Goran presented the user interface redesign

Punchcut Releases Multi-Screen UI Design Tools
May 11, 2011

SAN FRANCISCO, May 11, 2011 — User interface design company Punchcut® released their set of UI tools aimed at addressing the landscape of screen resolutions for devices. The toolset includes resolution reference charts for mobile handsets,

Jared Benson Judges Communication Arts Interactive Annual
Apr 08, 2011

PALO ALTO, April 8, 2011 — Punchcut principal and executive creative director Jared Benson was invited to judge Communication Arts 2011

Lonny Chu Appointed to Lead Interaction Design Practice
Dec 01, 2010

SAN FRANCISCO, December 1, 2010 — User interface design company Punchcut® named Lonny Chu, PhD, director of interaction design today as part of its expanding mobile practice. Chu’s work with multi-device experiences and convergent solutions will extend the company’s specialization in delivering seamless, next-generation mobile experiences.

Gretchen Anderson Discusses The Role of Tech in Motivating Behavior
Oct 11, 2010


The Zeo Personal Sleep Coach aims to help users understand
their sleep patterns and make changes for better health.

PHILADELPHIA — Gretchen Anderson, a design director at Punchcut, co-hosts a workshop on creating designs that motivate people to make positive changes in their behavior.

Device Design Day: Punchcut Shares Convergence and Device UI Expertise
Sep 02, 2010

SAN FRANCISCO, August 14, 2010 — Both Jared Benson, executive creative director, and Gretchen Anderson, design director at Punchcut will give talks at Device Design Day in San Francisco.

Jared Benson will present "One Size Does Not Fit All", discussing how to uncover the unique opportunities that emerge when designing for convergence. Yes, there's value in designing for each individual device in a converged ecosystem, but there are broader opportunities that emerge when conceiving of a holistic...

BayCHI: Facial Features Are a Device's Most Recognizable Attribute
Sep 01, 2010

PALO ALTO, August 20, 2010 — Gretchen Anderson, a design director at Punchcut, discusses the impact of designing the controls of a digital device, and its effect on users' response and understanding of devices. She will speak at BayCHI August 10, 2010.

The signature features of a device interface become a device's most recognizable attribute, their "facial features". Gretchen will outline the enormous importance of creating the right first impression of a device experience by prioritizing the correct controls of a device,w...

Mobile Monday: Jared Benson Shares Mobile Design Best Practices
Sep 01, 2010

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA, Septemb...

Punchcut Appoints Gretchen Anderson to Direct Design Practice
Aug 09, 2010

SAN FRANCISCO, August 9, 2010 — User interface design company Punchcut® welcomed Design Director Gretchen Anderson to its growing mobile practice. As a key leader of Punchcut's design team, Anderson will work with the company's clients to find unique roads to innovation. Anderson brings 16 years of UI design experience and an acute vision for applying value-centric design to emerging technologies and mobile experiences.

Anderson joins Punchcut after more than...

Sandy Fershee to Lead Punchcut's New York Practice
May 10, 2010

NEW YORK, May 5, 2010 — User interface design company Punchcut® announced today the addition of New York-based Design Director Sandy Fershee. Fershee's work in the mobile industry spans more than a decade, and has focused on empowering leading brands to deliver on the promise of next-generation mobile user experiences.

As design director, Fershee will help to evolve Punchcut’s specialization in designing multi-device experience...