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Bonfire, a motion design and integrated media company, has announced that Mark Coleran has come on board as design director. Coleran is one of the most high profile designers of Fantasy User Interfaces (FUIs) for feature film and will leverage that experience to bring FUIs into real-world production for Bonfire\u2019s roster of technology clients.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>In his new role, Coleran will work closely with Bonfire Executive Producer Julia Sonder-Patchin, Executive Creative Director\/Partner Matt Silverman and Creative Directors Barry Musterteiger and Phil Spitler to oversee the development of interactive design and graphic user interfaces for Bonfire\u2019s consumer electronics clients.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe user experience design part of the Bonfire business has grown exponentially in the past year, which has necessitated the need to bring on board someone like Mark,\u201d said Sonder-Patchin. \u201cHe\u2019s one of the most influential artists working in FUI design, so he brings a wealth of experience and an understanding of user interaction that combines both the psychological and aesthetic perspectives.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMark\u2019s gifted whole picture approach to FUIs often solves real world problems that are becoming more fact than fiction,\u201d added Silverman. \u201cWith software and hardware speeds ever increasing, designers like Mark are finally able to execute on experiences that, in years prior, were purely sci-fi. We can\u2019t wait to apply Mark\u2019s ideas to Bonfire\u2019s real world projects.\u201d<\/p>\n

Coleran\u2019s contributions to motion graphics and user interface design have been acknowledged as highly influential by many designers. Before joining Bonfire, Coleran spent three years as Director of Human Interaction & Visual Design at Gridiron Software in Ottawa, where he created the UI for the award-winning workflow application Flow. While responsible for countless broadcast titles and promos through companies in London such as Useful Companies and Double Negative among many others, it\u2019s Coleran\u2019s work designing computer interfaces for the big screen that have made him the go-to artist for major Hollywood productions. Coleran\u2019s lengthy resume includes wildly imaginative and futuristic computer interfaces for 27 movies, including \u201cTransformers,\u201d \u201cThe Bourne Ultimatum,\u201d \u201cChildren of Men,\u201d \u201cThe Island\u201d and \u201cMission Impossible 3.\u201d<\/p>\n

Passionate about the art and craft of FUI, Coleran has spoken widely about the topic at design conferences and with news outlets such as NPR, CBC, Gizmodo and Venture Beat. He also shares his views on design theory and practice on his personal blog: http:\/\/blog.coleran.com<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve admired Barry\u2019s work since his days at Apple, and we\u2019ve stayed in touch throughout the years,\u201d said Coleran. \u201cWhen he and Bonfire\u2019s Matt Silverman contacted me about the design director position at Bonfire, the description was ideal, as it bridged the worlds of motion graphics, software design and interactive work. There is an immensely talented brain trust at Bonfire and its sister company Phoenix Editorial. I\u2019m thrilled to make my move to San Francisco and take what Bonfire\u2019s been doing in the motion graphics realm and expand that with new UI offerings to offer something no other company can.\u201d<\/p>\n

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