Josh Carpenter
I'm a Canadian product designer living in the UK. Most recently I was a Staff Designer for Google Maps, designing and prototyping future dimensional Map experiences. Previously I led design teams at Google and Mozilla, working on VR and AR for the open web. My experience is a mix of product leadership, interaction design, visual design, prototyping, 3D graphics, and community engagement. Very much a fox—not a hedgehog.
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Work History
| Staff UX Designer - Daydream | ||
| Mozilla | UX Lead - Mozilla VR | |
| Mozilla | Interaction Design Lead - Firefox OS | |
| New Space | Creative Director | |
| VFS | Instructor - 3D & Motion | |
| Big Green | Senior Designer |
Posts
Plaintext references management with Markdown and Zotero
Web Tutorial My workflow for capturing and managing research references without reliance on closed apps or services.
Storms
Climate To what degree are storms increasing in severity and frequency? What are the causes and potential impacts? A summary from my climate research notes.
Dying Oceans
Climate What damages are we seeing in marine ecosystems? What are the causes, and future projections? A summary from my climate research notes.
Rising Seas
Climate How much will sea levels rise, and how fast? What are the drivers? How do we measure sea level rise in the first place? A summary from my climate research notes.
Residential Solar Power
Climate Notes on the basic science, typical components and sample configurations of residential solar installations.
Nuclear Facility Flooding
Climate Nuclear power plants are commonly built near the sea. What is their risk exposure to sea level rise and increasing storm severity? A summary from my climate research notes.
Other Projects
Talks
| ARCore: AR at Android Scale | Augmented World Expo | |
| Future of the VR Web | Awwwards LA | |
| The Future of Immersive on the Web | Chrome Dev Summit | |
| Designing the VR Browser | W3C Workshop on WebVR | |
| Future of the Immersive Web | Forward 4 Web Summit | |
| UX Design for WebVR | SFHTML5 | |
| VR & The Future of the Web | Push UX |