e.b.Studios is a creative consultancy started by user interface and experience designer Erika Bauer.
This site contains legacy information and is archival. Erika has a large portfolio working for Fortune 500 companies including Sony, Barnes & Noble NOOK division, Amazon Kindle, Microsoft, and more recently for the Defense Digital Service and CDAO. For updated details on more recent projects visit erika-bauer.squarespace.com. Please email to request the portfolio password.
NOOK Newsstand Reader App - Original Design
Credited for creating the first ArticleView™ for NOOK Newsstand on the NOOK Color tablets 2010-2011
All-new NOOK Reader, Best of Class
Consumer Reports: In a first, a Nook beats the Kindle in our ebook reader Ratings. June 2011
NY Times: "The All-New model, for this nanosecond in marketing time, offers the best combination of size, shape, battery life and features on the market; it’s a superb reading machine." David Pouge, June 2011 NOOK Simple Touch
Kindle E-Ink Touch Bookstore Redesign Increases Sales
The new Kindle reader store and browsing designs performed well with increased book sales on device after test-launch; 2015
Kindle Mobile Stores for Fire Phone: Mobile Designs Delivered For Kindle Store Fire Phone Were A Big Improvement Over Previous Mobile Designs; Adopted Globally For The Kindle App For Third-Party Mobile Phones 2017
Kindle App on 3P Mobile Devices:: Launched First Ebook Sample Reader On Mobile Device Web View For Amazon Kindle store 2014
Kindle Fire Tablet 2012-2015: Many Improvements In Over 4 Generations Of Fire Tablet stores Including Core Design Template Alignment With 5 Other Amazon Stores (MP3, AIV, Apps, Audiobooks And Core Shopping. Helped Unify Stores On Device And Improved Overall Device Experience For Customers
Microsoft Groove Music Taste Profile - Patent:: Launched Design With Window’s Creators Update 2017
The First Personalization Experience For The Groove Music App
New Microsoft Groove Create/Music Maker: Windows 10 Update promo 2016
Windows Central says " In the Windows 10 Creators Update trailer, a "Groove Music Maker" app was shown... complete with track layering, audio sampling, BPM controls and even mic recording" 2016. Not released.
