Hi I’m Simon.
A Weird & Wonderful Portland-Based Product Designer with a Decade of Experience in Branding, Illustration, & Karaoke.
I create delightful & intentional experiences using data & a growth mindset for your business goals.
Visit my contact page to get in touch with me about your projects & opportunities.

Notable Projects

Product • UX

Product, Games, UX Research

Truist Foundry

In April 2022, Truist Bank acquired and transformed a financial game startup into its emerging technology and research team, The Foundry. As their senior designer I developed, designed, and tested product solutions for the bank. Including but not limited to behavioral economics, passwordless authentication, and accessibility for mobile games.

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Product Case Study

Spark Mail App

Spark Mail is the best looking mail client I have ever used and it comes with a robust set of features that feel intimidating. I reimagined how Spark could make basic features friendlier.

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Thumbnail image of 3 phones showing Spark Mail App and graphics of folders stuffed with mail

Branding • UX

Illustrated Branding

Myth Takes

A classicist newsletter with musings on Sisyphean tasks, Herculean labors, and other unnecessarily classically inflected thoughts on literature, culture, parenting, and gender. Add this to your inbox for vibrant and exciting feminist discourse.

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Myth Takes brand illustration of medusa feeling cute and taking a selfie with her snakes.
UX/UI Design & Rebranding

Akily.co

Akily is an early childhood development app that creates a personalized journey activities for children.

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Thumbnail of the Akily logo and three cute and happy geometric characters
UX Design & Rebrand

Bumped.com

Bumped.com is empowering consumers through ownership and their website told a story from a consumers point of view, but Bumped Inc. is a B2B company and needed a fresh website to reflect that.

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Thumbnail of the Bumped Inc. home page featuring a hand holding a phone with the Bumped app
UX Design, Branding, & Development

the dots between

the dots between is an artist residency that focuses on financial sustainability. I developed the logo, all the visual branding, and built a dynamic website in Webflow.

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the dots between brand assets
UX Design, Rebranding & Package Design

Sol Book Box

Sol Book Box is a subscription service that delivers premium Spanish language children's books and games. I completely overhauled the visual branding, cleaned up the logo, and developed a share-worthy package.

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Sol Book Box's brand assets
Rebranding: Logo & Color Palette

Go Humanity

FKA Foundation Beyond Belief, Go Humanity was a non-profit that sadly need to shut down operation due to pandemic related difficulties. I feel honored to have collaborated with the amazing leaders behind this organization to breathe fresh life into its visual identity.

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Collage of the Go Humanity brand assets
Rebranding: Logo & Color Palette

Go Humanity

FKA Foundation Beyond Belief, Go Humanity was a non-profit that sadly need to shut down operation due to pandemic related difficulties. I feel honored to have collaborated with the amazing leaders behind this organization to breathe fresh life into its visual identity.

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Branding & Logo Design

Shortstack Housing

Shortstack Housing is building affordable housing for working families in metro locations. I designed their logo and developed the visual language for their brand which utilizes overlayed textures & colors that look screen printed.

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Image of the Shortstack Housing's website
UX Design, Branding, & Development

Remadely Inc.

Remadely is a wellness start up who wants to help users build better habits. I developed the logo, all the visual branding, tone of voice, messaging, and built a dynamic website in Webflow.

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Thumbnail image of the Remadely website
Branding & Visual Identity

Evergreen Action

Evergreen is a remarkable new NGO fighting for our planet by writing policy that will create well paying jobs in the renewable energy industry.

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Thumbnail of the US Capitol Building with the Evergreen Action and Evergreen Collaborative logo.
Brand Refresh

NestEgg Trust

NestEgg is a startup that needed a complete visual overhaul before opening their business to the public.

Coming Soon
Thumbnail of the Nestegg home page on an iPad and a Black hand holding a phone with the Nestegg app open.
Portraits

Hatch Day Portraits

In lieu of birthday dinners or destination parties, I've been illustrating portraits of my dearest friends for their birthdays.

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Thumbnail of an illustrated portrait of Tatiana Mac