Turn your ideas into beauitful products people love to use

With over 10 years of experience, I bring clarity to complex ideas, momentum to your team, and polish to every detail from concept to launch

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Weebly → Square

2015-2018

I built Weebly’s UI component library and design system, accelerating product delivery as the platform grew to 50M+ users, expanded into small business and eCommerce, and ultimately led to a $365M acquisition by Square.

Focus

Design systems
Component libraries
Documentation
Interaction, Motion & Accessibility

DAFshare - Social Platform

2024-2025

I rebuilt Dafshare’s design system from the ground up, documenting components and tokens while modernizing the UI into a cohesive social platform and designing key product flows.

Focus

Product design
Visual design
Design systems
UI/UX

Light Phone III OS

2025

As an exercise, I redesigned Light Phone's music app based on user feedback.

Focus

Product Design
Mobile Design
User Research

QuipWit - Branding & Website

2024

I created a brand identity and website from the ground up, using primary colors to bring the game’s fast-witted personality to life and drive pre-orders.

Focus

Brand design
Web design
Framer

Scalebound - Web & Branding

2025

I led a rapid brand and web refresh, using competitive analysis to shape the direction and delivering a new Framer site ahead of their conference.

Focus

Web Design
Brand Design
Competitive Analysis
Responsive Web
Framer

Weebly - Website Development

2015-2018

Designed and built key Weebly.com experiences, including the homepage, reaching 30M+ monthly visits and increasing sign-ups by 8%.

Focus

Web development
A/B testing
Animations
Performance
Responsive web

Trusted by teams building, scaling, and shipping great products

10+ YEARS EXP

75M+ USERS Reached

360M+ IN EXITS

"Jacob was instrumental in helping to build out Weebly's design system and helped the company scale its engineering/design/UX practices to the next level."

David Rusenko

CEO, Weebly

"Jacob was instrumental in helping to build out Weebly's design system and helped the company scale its engineering/design/UX practices to the next level."

David Rusenko

CEO, Weebly

"Jacob is both creative and reliable, with a rare mix of technical skill and design intuition that makes him stand out."

Landon Durnan

Engineering Manager, Square

"Jacob is both creative and reliable, with a rare mix of technical skill and design intuition that makes him stand out."

Landon Durnan

Engineering Manager, Square

"Jacob's knowledge of design and development principles helped us crush a tight deadline and I would definitely recommend and work with him again!"

Dr. Teresa Vásquez

Chief Data Officer, Repped Labs

"Jacob's knowledge of design and development principles helped us crush a tight deadline and I would definitely recommend and work with him again!"

Dr. Teresa Vásquez

Chief Data Officer, Repped Labs

"What sets Jacob apart is his rare ability to dive deep into the "why" behind every pixel. He led our team through rapid prototyping and continually improving design iterations, all while ensuring pixel-perfect fidelity. Jacob is incredibly creative and the single best Figma jockey I've ever witnessed."

Alex Huff

Founder, DAFshare

Alex Huff

Founder, DAFshare

"Jacob has worked with me in creating and polishing some of the most complexed UI components into easy-to-use interfaces. Our Design System never looked so much better and easy to use. I would highly recommend Jacob is all your web and application designs."

Michael Serna

Head of Design, Cirrus Insight

Michael Serna

Head of Design, Cirrus Insight

"Jacob was instrumental in helping to build out Weebly's design system and helped the company scale its engineering/design/UX practices to the next level."

David Rusenko

CEO, Weebly

Alex Huff

Founder, DAFshare

"Jacob is both creative and reliable, with a rare mix of technical skill and design intuition that makes him stand out."

Landon Durnan

Engineering Manager, Square

Michael Serna

Head of Design, Cirrus Insight

"Jacob's knowledge of design and development principles helped us crush a tight deadline and I would definitely recommend and work with him again!"

Dr. Teresa Vásquez

Chief Data Officer, Repped Labs

Product Design

I turn ambiguous ideas into intuitive products, exploring quickly to find the right direction before investing in polish.

Product Design

I turn ambiguous ideas into intuitive products, exploring quickly to find the right direction before investing in polish.

Visual Design

I care about the last 20% like hierarchy, consistency, typography, spacing, motion, and the details that make a product feel considered.

Visual Design

I care about the last 20% like hierarchy, consistency, typography, spacing, motion, and the details that make a product feel considered.

UI/UX

I make complex interactions feel simple, using familiar patterns when it makes sense or creating new and better ones where it doesn't.

UI/UX

I make complex interactions feel simple, using familiar patterns when it makes sense or creating new and better ones where it doesn't.

Design systems

I design beyond the screen in front of me, creating reusable patterns that keep products consistent and make what comes next easier.

Design systems

I design beyond the screen in front of me, creating reusable patterns that keep products consistent and make what comes next easier.

Frontend engineering

I've spent 10+ years building apps, interfaces and sites, giving me a practical understanding of what’s possible and how to design for it.

Frontend engineering

I've spent 10+ years building apps, interfaces and sites, giving me a practical understanding of what’s possible and how to design for it.

Strategic thinking

I dig into the why, balancing user needs, business goals, and technical constraints before deciding what to design.

Strategic thinking

I dig into the why, balancing user needs, business goals, and technical constraints before deciding what to design.

Research & discovery

I study users, competitors, patterns, and trends to understand the problem, challenge assumptions, and explore what’s possible.

Research & discovery

I study users, competitors, patterns, and trends to understand the problem, challenge assumptions, and explore what’s possible.

What I'm good at

I do my best work with…

Freedom to explore

Give me the problem and room to explore. I’ll bring back thoughtful directions, not just the first idea.

Freedom to explore

Give me the problem and room to explore. I’ll bring back thoughtful directions, not just the first idea.

Trust & ownership

I’m at my best when I’m trusted to own the work and accountable for delivering it.

Trust & ownership

I’m at my best when I’m trusted to own the work and accountable for delivering it.

A seat at the table

I like to be involved as early as possible, when there’s still an opportunity to shape what we build and why.

A seat at the table

I like to be involved as early as possible, when there’s still an opportunity to shape what we build and why.

A willing team

Magic happens when design, product, and engineering are open to challenging and improving ideas together.

A willing team

Magic happens when design, product, and engineering are open to challenging and improving ideas together.

A quick pace

I like momentum, quick feedback, and making decisions without turning every problem into a month-long process.

A quick pace

I like momentum, quick feedback, and making decisions without turning every problem into a month-long process.

Shipping just to ship

Moving fast matters, but not when it means knowingly putting unfinished experiences in front of users

Shipping just to ship

Moving fast matters, but not when it means knowingly putting unfinished experiences in front of users

Slow feedback loops

I’d rather share early, get feedback, and iterate than disappear for weeks trying to get something perfect

Slow feedback loops

I’d rather share early, get feedback, and iterate than disappear for weeks trying to get something perfect

Detached Figma components

Nothing says “we've lost control” quite like 37 detached instances of the same button

Detached Figma components

Nothing says “we've lost control” quite like 37 detached instances of the same button

Unnamed layers

“Frame 38492” has never helped anyone.

Unnamed layers

“Frame 38492” has never helped anyone.

Goat cheese

I've given it enough chances!

Goat cheese

I've given it enough chances!

What I could live without…

Hi, i'm Jacob.

I’m a designer, former frontend engineer, husband and dad based in Washington. Outside of work, you’ll usually find me playing guitar, thrifting for MCM, playing retro games, or binging 80s movies.

Turn your ideas into beauitful products people love to use

SEE MY WORK

2015-2018

Focus

2024-2025

Focus

2025

Focus

2024

Focus

2025

Focus

2015-2018

Focus

Trusted by teams building, scaling, and shipping great products

10+ YEARS EXP

75M+ USERS Reached

360M+ IN EXITS

Product Design

Product Design

Visual Design

Visual Design

UI/UX

UI/UX

Design systems

Design systems

Frontend engineering

Frontend engineering

Strategic thinking

Strategic thinking

Research & discovery

Research & discovery

What I'm good at

What I'm good at

I do my best work with…

I do my best work with…

Freedom to explore

Freedom to explore

Trust & ownership

Trust & ownership

A seat at the table

A seat at the table

A willing team

A willing team

A quick pace

A quick pace

Shipping just to ship

Shipping just to ship

Slow feedback loops

Slow feedback loops

Detached Figma components

Detached Figma components

Unnamed layers

Unnamed layers

Goat cheese

Goat cheese

What I could live without…

What I could live without…

Hi, i'm Jacob.

Husband

Father

Retrophile

guitarist

film buff

music lover

gamer

BAsed in WA

Let’s make something great

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