Jon is a designer
I care about functional aesthetics. I like helping my users and I don't like bloated design.
I've had at least a little experience with all stages of a product's life cycle, but have always had the most fun digging into the minutia of screen design and making sure everything serves a purpose.
Here’s some of my work.
T. Marzetti Food Brands
Web Design
Spirit Airlines
App & Experience Design
American Cotton Shippers Association
Web Design
Other Projects
Mixed Design & Animation
Here’s some more about me.
Sept 2020 - Present
Freelance Product Designer
In late 2020 I began taking on individual projects to apply my expertise more freely. My most significant work has involved direct collaboration with chief stakeholders for the creation of a new web product, beginning with the early stages of product strategy and extending through high-fidelity design, ready for handoff to development.
Jan 2021 - Apr 2021
Adjunct Instructor @ College for Creative Studies
I returned to CCS in early 2021 to instruct a mobile-first product design course. The syllabus was designed to introduced a more thorough look at the basics of user experience and screen-based design to students, while encouraging creative problem solving for our modern world. The course was structured around three projects for the semester: one focused on adding value to an existing brand, one made to solve an everyday problem of theirs, and one made to assist with a more humanitarian interest of their choosing.
Jul 2017 – Apr 2021
Experience Designer @ Cramer-Krasselt
At Cramer-Krasselt I contributed a digital design expertise to the greater problem-solving process. I’ve created UX and UI deliverables for new business pitches, campaign work, pro-bono, and internal projects. As the sole experience designer for a majority of my time at C-K, I learned how to work autonomously within my discipline and collaborate with team members from other departments to best inform my work and exceed client expectations whenever possible.
May 2017
BFA Graduate @ College for Creative Studies
In Spring 2017 I completed my BFA in Advertising Design from College for Creative Studies in Detroit, MI.
2015 – 2017
Internships & Contract Work @ [____________]
• Contract Designer @ Carhartt
• Creative Intern @ The Mars Agency
• User Experience Intern @ Henry Ford Health System
• Art Direction Intern @ SapientNitro
Here’s what I can help you with.
Experience Design
I subscribe to the thinking that form follows function. Delineating user flows, visualizing solutions and building prototypes are some ways I help maintain a straight line from A to B for the user.
Interface Design
I’ve had a lot of fun working with existing design systems and art directing new ones. Users are more intelligent than ever, and the sum of a product’s visual details can make or break a first impression.