“John is a highly skilled and disciplined design leader. He has the ability to solve complex, technical design challenges with ease. John is strategic, and this ability frequently puts him in the position of defining feature requirements for products. His strategic approach is informed by a unique blend of user insights, business objectives, and technologies. He has excellent project management skills and processes, which were a benefit to both the projects he works on and the organizations we serve. John can also dive into the details and execute design work himself. Time and again I have seen John solve hard information architecture, interaction, and business challenges with elegant user workflows. John has integrity. He is a trustworthy teammate and always delivers on what he commits to. I recommend John to the highest degree for organization solving hard problems. ”
John Ashenden
San Francisco, California, United States
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I'm a design leader with an extensive background creating innovative products, lasting…
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Today, Ebrahim Hussain and I are excited to introduce Architect Labs. We are building the AI system to design and provably verify chips for the…
Today, Ebrahim Hussain and I are excited to introduce Architect Labs. We are building the AI system to design and provably verify chips for the…
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Despite working in tech for over 20 years, I can be a laggard when it comes to adopting new stuff. Everyone at First Round Capital uses Superhuman;…
Despite working in tech for over 20 years, I can be a laggard when it comes to adopting new stuff. Everyone at First Round Capital uses Superhuman;…
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a16z Gen.D Design Mentor
Andreessen Horowitz
- 2 years
a16z Generation Design is a mentorship program connecting college design students with design professionals from leading tech companies and agencies. Participants will have the opportunity to create and build a network of professional designers through various networking events with others in the program, as well as program alumni.
Patents
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Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface
Issued USD952672S1
See patentIn collaboration with NextNav, I led the design of a first-of-its-kind geospatial user interface. We invented a solution for visualizing a collection of individuals' real-world locations from an overhead 2D view alongside their vertical altitude.
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Desk.com Identity and Website Development
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See projectDevelopment of a new identity for Desk.com, a Salesforce company. Prior to their acquisition by Salesforce, Desk.com went by the name Assistly. Following there move into the Salesforce product roster, I was engaged to help in developing a new logo and brand identity for the company. As part of the project, I designed and developed a completely new website for the company that served them for over two years.
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iHeartRadio Music Festival Identity Design
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See projectIn the summer of 2012, iHeartRadio announced their first music festival to held in Las Vegas. I was engaged as partnership with OnSlot Media to help in developing a new logo and brand identity for the festival. The logo was the creative cornerstone for the entire event and could be seen in promotions, on television, in print, even printed on the stage on which several Grammy nominated artists performed. To this day the logo is still in use, with only minor modifications made for seasonal…
In the summer of 2012, iHeartRadio announced their first music festival to held in Las Vegas. I was engaged as partnership with OnSlot Media to help in developing a new logo and brand identity for the festival. The logo was the creative cornerstone for the entire event and could be seen in promotions, on television, in print, even printed on the stage on which several Grammy nominated artists performed. To this day the logo is still in use, with only minor modifications made for seasonal variety.
Honors & Awards
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Site of the Day
Awwwards
Our work on TM's company website (weare.tm) was awarded Site of the Day, Developer Site of the Month, and Honorable Mention for the Month of Sept 2020.
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64 People You Should Know in Design
Tradecraft
Named one of 64 people to know in design by Tradecraft. It is quite an honor to be selected to be on such a prestigious list along so many other amazingly talented individuals.
Link: https://medium.com/tradecraft-traction/64-people-you-should-know-in-design-f28cf3c2cfaa#.izm8rbnq3
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