Keegan Chua
Art Director at UX is Fine!- Claim this Profile
Click to upgrade to our gold package
for the full feature experience.
-
English Native or bilingual proficiency
Topline Score
Bio
Pat Guarino
I worked with Keegan for nearly 6 years at Gearbox. I started off already impressed by the talent shown in his portfolio and that admiration has only grown from there. Keegan is a top notch graphic designer and illustrator, and those skills were on full display for Borderlands 3 and Tiny Tina's Wonderlands. He took it upon himself to re-design and polish the gameplay HUD for BL3 and his contributions are a large part of the reason that game shipped looking as good as it did. From large and complex menus down to tiny icons, Keegan put thoughtful effort into everything he touched. Keegan made my life easy as a manager. He asked good questions in feature kick-off meetings, took feedback without ego and was a great help collaborating during the creation of UI style guidelines. He learned new tools and processes very quickly, and I could count on him to help out others whenever he could. From initial concept all the way through to implementation and polish, Keegan can handle the entire UI pipeline process. He'd be a great asset to any team.
Trisha DeSalvo
I’ve worked with Keegan for his entire time at Gearbox (he started 3 months after me). He is an exceptional talent. Brilliant artist and has a great critical eye. A great coworker and became a forever friend. Very kind and thoughtful. Any company would be lucky to have him.
Pat Guarino
I worked with Keegan for nearly 6 years at Gearbox. I started off already impressed by the talent shown in his portfolio and that admiration has only grown from there. Keegan is a top notch graphic designer and illustrator, and those skills were on full display for Borderlands 3 and Tiny Tina's Wonderlands. He took it upon himself to re-design and polish the gameplay HUD for BL3 and his contributions are a large part of the reason that game shipped looking as good as it did. From large and complex menus down to tiny icons, Keegan put thoughtful effort into everything he touched. Keegan made my life easy as a manager. He asked good questions in feature kick-off meetings, took feedback without ego and was a great help collaborating during the creation of UI style guidelines. He learned new tools and processes very quickly, and I could count on him to help out others whenever he could. From initial concept all the way through to implementation and polish, Keegan can handle the entire UI pipeline process. He'd be a great asset to any team.
Trisha DeSalvo
I’ve worked with Keegan for his entire time at Gearbox (he started 3 months after me). He is an exceptional talent. Brilliant artist and has a great critical eye. A great coworker and became a forever friend. Very kind and thoughtful. Any company would be lucky to have him.
Pat Guarino
I worked with Keegan for nearly 6 years at Gearbox. I started off already impressed by the talent shown in his portfolio and that admiration has only grown from there. Keegan is a top notch graphic designer and illustrator, and those skills were on full display for Borderlands 3 and Tiny Tina's Wonderlands. He took it upon himself to re-design and polish the gameplay HUD for BL3 and his contributions are a large part of the reason that game shipped looking as good as it did. From large and complex menus down to tiny icons, Keegan put thoughtful effort into everything he touched. Keegan made my life easy as a manager. He asked good questions in feature kick-off meetings, took feedback without ego and was a great help collaborating during the creation of UI style guidelines. He learned new tools and processes very quickly, and I could count on him to help out others whenever he could. From initial concept all the way through to implementation and polish, Keegan can handle the entire UI pipeline process. He'd be a great asset to any team.
Trisha DeSalvo
I’ve worked with Keegan for his entire time at Gearbox (he started 3 months after me). He is an exceptional talent. Brilliant artist and has a great critical eye. A great coworker and became a forever friend. Very kind and thoughtful. Any company would be lucky to have him.
Pat Guarino
I worked with Keegan for nearly 6 years at Gearbox. I started off already impressed by the talent shown in his portfolio and that admiration has only grown from there. Keegan is a top notch graphic designer and illustrator, and those skills were on full display for Borderlands 3 and Tiny Tina's Wonderlands. He took it upon himself to re-design and polish the gameplay HUD for BL3 and his contributions are a large part of the reason that game shipped looking as good as it did. From large and complex menus down to tiny icons, Keegan put thoughtful effort into everything he touched. Keegan made my life easy as a manager. He asked good questions in feature kick-off meetings, took feedback without ego and was a great help collaborating during the creation of UI style guidelines. He learned new tools and processes very quickly, and I could count on him to help out others whenever he could. From initial concept all the way through to implementation and polish, Keegan can handle the entire UI pipeline process. He'd be a great asset to any team.
Trisha DeSalvo
I’ve worked with Keegan for his entire time at Gearbox (he started 3 months after me). He is an exceptional talent. Brilliant artist and has a great critical eye. A great coworker and became a forever friend. Very kind and thoughtful. Any company would be lucky to have him.
Credentials
-
APX Practitioner Course
The AbleGamers CharityMar, 2021- Sep, 2024
Experience
-
UX is Fine!
-
United States
-
Computer Games
-
1 - 100 Employee
-
Art Director
-
Sep 2022 - Present
I act as an agency point of contact, working with client stakeholders to establish and provide high quality UI art styles and assets for their game needs. Once the client and I have aligned on the vision for the UI, I work with a team of artists and designers to execute on providing everything from low fidelity wireframes, high fidelity concepts and motion comps, all the way to game ready assets and implementation support. Internally I'm also helping to grow the team, provide mentorship to junior artists, provide documentation for processes and implementation, and help improve best practices of the studio.When I'm not leading a client project, I'm acting a Senior Artist and Designer, closely collaborating with other Leads to help with the needs of their project. Show less
-
-
Senior UI Artist
-
Jul 2022 - Sep 2022
-
-
-
-
UI Artist and Visual Designer
-
Dec 2015 - Present
I help with the visual development on games in ways such as creating UI mockups and style exploration through static concepts, motion graphics and comps, and iconography. I can assist with implementation in Unreal/Scaleform/Coherent pipelines, general art direction, and UI/UX consultation. Clients Include: Well Told Entertainment, UX is Fine, and Aspiring Unicorn Games. I help with the visual development on games in ways such as creating UI mockups and style exploration through static concepts, motion graphics and comps, and iconography. I can assist with implementation in Unreal/Scaleform/Coherent pipelines, general art direction, and UI/UX consultation. Clients Include: Well Told Entertainment, UX is Fine, and Aspiring Unicorn Games.
-
-
-
Gearbox Software
-
Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
-
Senior UI Artist
-
Jan 2021 - Jul 2022
Designing interfaces for Gearbox titles, working closely with my Art Lead, other artists, and stakeholders to concept, iterate, and implement our designs.
-
-
UI Artist/Designer
-
Oct 2016 - Jan 2021
Along with my team, I helped work with the Creative Director and design teams to concept, iterate, and implement various UI systems in Borderlands 3 from early on in production to live support of the shipped game.
-
-
-
-
Contract Artist
-
Jun 2016 - Oct 2016
From concept design, making UI graphics and animations and 2D assets, assisting the 3D pipeline with skins/textures, or working on marketing images -- I helped the team wherever cool visuals were needed.
-
-
UI Art Intern
-
May 2015 - May 2016
Working as a part of the UI and Art teams, I create art assets such as icon and decal graphics, and animated UI/UX mockups in After Effects to help better visualize the look and feel of the UI for the team. I have seen and experienced firsthand what the pipeline is like with working on a AAA game, and what all goes on with bringing a game towards completion.
-
-
Art Intern
-
Jan 2015 - May 2015
I was introduced to a productive work environment surrounded by experienced and proven industry professionals, and had the amazing chance to see what a game looks like in the early stages and how it changes throughout development. I assisted the team in various departments such as preliminary concept development, UI graphics support, experimenting in visual effects in Unity, along with basic 3D modelling in 3ds Max and texture mapping in Marmoset Toolbag.
-
-
-
Mohawk Games
-
United States
-
Computer Games
-
1 - 100 Employee
-
Freelance UI Artist
-
Jan 2016 - May 2016
I worked off site with their UI designer to create UI art, iconography, and design concepts on their game Offworld Trading Company. I worked off site with their UI designer to create UI art, iconography, and design concepts on their game Offworld Trading Company.
-
-
-
Maryland Institute College of Art
-
United States
-
Higher Education
-
400 - 500 Employee
-
Pre-College Desk Assistant
-
Jun 2014 - Jul 2014
http://www.ileadmica.com/school-for-professional-and-continuing-studies.htmlA front desk monitor for MICA’s Pre-College Program, a month-long summer residential program for high school art students. Served as a liaison with the Residence Life staff, working to ensure that program rules and regulations are observed and enforced.
-
-
Teaching Assistant
-
May 2014 - Jun 2014
TA for an Introduction to 2D Animation summer course. Worked with the teacher to help have a lively and educational environment for new students who didn't have much prior traditional animation experience. Provided crit and helped students learn the process of bringing their traditional frames to the computer for post production.
-
-
Education
-
2012 - 2016
The Maryland Institute College of Art
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Illustration, Concentration in Game Arts and Animation
Community
