Norm Cox is co-founder and principal of Cox&Hall and interaction/experience design consultant since 1982.
An eager and creative student of architecture, art and design at Louisiana State University, he discovered his natural curiosity and diverse interests in a broad range of academic subjects. This mixed bag education has served him well throughout his long consulting career and has uniquely contributed to his design successes. |
He began his professional career at Xerox in 1972 designing typefaces for the company’s line of electronic typewriters. In 1978 he took his visual design skills to Xerox's famed Palo Alto Research Center in California as the visual and interface designer for the Xerox "Star" personal work-station, the world’s first graphical user interface.
As a result of the industry-wide acceptance of the Star’s revolutionary “user friendly” design, Norm began his own consulting practice in 1982 to expand his visual communication skills, knowledge, and talents in this emerging field of “interaction design”. |
An independent consultant since 1982, he has designed numerous diverse and award winning user interfaces for a broad range of domestic and international clients. He is named as inventor on 29 design patents relating to user interface design and is a frequent lecturer to businesses, universities and design conferences. He has also juried international design competitions and been an expert witness in high profile copyright infringement litigation relating to interaction and interface design.
He volunteers his time to various charity organizations and serves on numerous non-profit boards. He is also an avid fly fisherman, bluegrass guitar picker, artist and woodworker. |
KUDOS
"A classic interface designer."
Edward Tufte, Author, Artist, Information Designer, Yale University "Norm is one of the true pioneers of visual interface design. He brings a wealth of experience, knowledge and skill to any project, balanced with a sense of humor and a Texas accent." Daniel Boyarski, Head of School of Design, Carnegie Mellon University "Norm is one of the most creative people I’ve ever met. He is an excellent graphic designer and an innovative interaction designer. His approaches to the human problem of dealing with computer systems are marvels of simplicity and ease of use." Dr. David Smith, Advanced Technology Group, Apple Computer |
"With his extensive track record of successful interface design and understanding of collaboration, Norm is an invaluable asset."
Tom Hardy, Director, IBM Corporate Design Program Brilliant and capable, Norm is the ideal consultant for user interface design. He provides superior, creative ideas that are beautifully rendered. He has added incredible value to our products and every interaction with him has been of the utmost professional quality." Wendy Kellogg, T. J. Watson Research Center, IBM "The perfect design consultant." William Verplank, Xerox PARC researcher and Stanford University professor |