Jake designs products and experiences.
When he started, he learned Flash. Then Photoshop. Dreamweaver. Then Sketch.
Now everyone loves Figma (him too). Point is, Jake’s always up for learning the next thing.
Co-Founder, Head of Design
I lead our product design and UX research.
In 2022, I led the team in auditing and redesigning
our entire customer flow.
Lead UX/UI Designer
Leading a team of designers to concept
and develop a new native real estate app
for first-time homebuyers.
Branding/UX/UI Designer
Building a brand of VR films telling stories of global impact.
Our first film was Emmy-nominated.
UI Designer
An interactive and dynamic educational experience
telling the history of the Civil Rights movement from 1865 to 1965.
Branding/UX/UI Designer
Responsive informational platform to help
non-profits use Facebook and the newly-launched
“donate” button.
UI Designer
Reimagining the entire flow and functionality
for the small business insurance product.
Personal Product Design
Who’s to say that a side project doesn’t count as portfolio-worthy?
What’s Newswordy
Designer, Developer
Website that scanned the world’s 5 biggest news sources and showed the most used word of the day. You could look at words from previous days or search a word and see how common it was today. In collaboration with Natalie Sun and Ian Serlin.
(The site was taken down in 2017.)
3800 Days in LA
Designer, Writer, Developer
A digital love letter to LA as a virtual driving tour through the city, calling out personal stories and favorite locations along the journey. 2020 Webby Honoree for use of photography.
(The site was taken down in 2021.)
Proud to have worked at some rad places.
72andSunny · Cake & Arrow · Caveday · Cedar · Coral Care · DeutschLA · Fahrenheit212 · The Jim Henson Company ·
Johnson&Johnson · Learnvest · Left Field Labs · Matter Unlimited · Meta · Potion Design · Twitch
Past clients you might recognize
Brands
Activision, Amalgamated Bank, Anheuser Busch, Bausch&Lomb, Diamond Foods, DIRECTV, Facebook, Google, Glamour Magazine, HTC, Johnson & Johnson, Kimpton Hotels, Merck, MetLife, Microsoft, Northwestern Mutual PlayStation, Samsung Mobile, Samsung VR, Twitch, Wells Fargo, WeWork
NonProfits and Foundations
Clinton Global Initiative, ChildFund International, Enterprise Community Partners, The Obama Foundation, Fundación Tropicalia, Goodwill, Unicef, Worldvision
Startups
Cedar, Camillo, Delicious Israel, Learnvest, Goodie, Palabra Conversations, ToMarket, RoadTrippers.com, Siempo, Skylum
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