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Breadth of an agency,

Breadth of an agency, without all the overhead

without

without all the overhead

all the overhead*

Working with large agencies can be a long and expensive process.

I work 1:1 with founding teams and studios as a versatile ad-hoc extension of your team, leading design across product and brand.

Working with large agencies can be a long and expensive process. I work 1:1 with founding teams and studios as a versatile ad-hoc extension of your team, leading design across product and brand.

ABOUT

Remote & often outside

With over 7 years of design experience, designing everything from cars for the year 2040, to high-performing sites and brands, I love to work at the intersection of product and brand. I provide the most value at the earliest of stages, working on conceptual and visually stunning solutions to complex problems.

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Based in SoCal 🌴
Experiments in the lab 👾
Weekend campouts 🏕️
Work retreat in Italy 🇮🇹
Based in SoCal 🌴
Experiments in the lab 👾
Weekend campouts 🏕️
Work retreat in Italy 🇮🇹
Based in SoCal 🌴
Experiments in the lab 👾
Weekend campouts 🏕️
Work retreat in Italy 🇮🇹
Based in SoCal 🌴
Experiments in the lab 👾
Weekend campouts 🏕️
Work retreat in Italy 🇮🇹

Based in SoCal 🌴
Experiments in the lab 👾
Weekend campouts 🏕️
Work retreat in Italy 🇮🇹
Based in SoCal 🌴
Experiments in the lab 👾
Weekend campouts 🏕️
Work retreat in Italy 🇮🇹
Based in SoCal 🌴
Experiments in the lab 👾
Weekend campouts 🏕️
Work retreat in Italy 🇮🇹
Based in SoCal 🌴
Experiments in the lab 👾
Weekend campouts 🏕️
Work retreat in Italy 🇮🇹

WHAT I DO

Services

① Brand Design

— Brand identity

— Visual design

— Storytelling

— Creative direction

— Pitch decks

— Landing pages

① Brand Design

— Brand identity

— Visual design

— Storytelling

— Creative direction

— Pitch decks

— Landing pages

② UI/UX Design

— Mobile/web apps

— User flows

— Design systems

— Prototypes

— No-code frontend

— Design audits

② UI/UX Design

— Mobile/web apps

— User flows

— Design systems

— Prototypes

— No-code frontend

— Design audits

③ Industrial Design

— 2D sketching

— Concept rendering

— Future mobility

— Storyboards

— 3D modeling

— 3D prototyping

③ Industrial Design

— 2D sketching

— Concept rendering

— Future mobility

— Storyboards

— 3D modeling

— 3D prototyping

① Brand Design

— Brand identity

— Visual design

— Storytelling

— Creative direction

— Pitch decks

— Landing pages

② UI/UX Design

— Mobile/web apps

— User flows

— Design systems

— Prototypes

— No-code frontend

— Design audits

③ Industrial Design

— 2D sketching

— Concept rendering

— Future mobility

— Storyboards

— 3D modeling

— 3D prototyping

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VALUES

How I like to work

Async FIRST

I work best with clear, async communication to deliver fast and unique design ideas.

Async FIRST

I work best with clear, async communication to deliver fast and unique design ideas.

Future-focus

Instead of studying the past, I thrive with future-focused companies willing to take risks.

Future-focus

Instead of studying the past, I thrive with future-focused companies willing to take risks.

Less but better

Remove everything first, then only add what is necessary or evokes a strong emotion.

Less but better

Remove everything first, then only add what is necessary or evokes a strong emotion.

Ownership

Although I'm not in-house, I work in the best interest of your company and integrate with your existing team.

Ownership

Although I'm not in-house, I work in the best interest of your company and integrate with your existing team.

Big picture

Sweating over the details to move numbers 2% isn’t what I do. I like to take big leaps keeping the big picture front and center.

Big picture

Sweating over the details to move numbers 2% isn’t what I do. I like to take big leaps keeping the big picture front and center.

Question everything

True progress is made when you rethink everything done before. Besides, life’s way more exciting venturing into the unknown.

Question everything

True progress is made when you rethink everything done before. Besides, life’s way more exciting venturing into the unknown.

WHO I'VE WORKED WITH

Clients and past experience

Mason's aesthetic is flexible yet clearly polished and he would often bring the team new ways of thinking about how to tackle UX / UI challenges. Any team from early stage to growth would be lucky to work with Mason closely and this includes brand identity and higher-level brand strategy. Candidly, he's incredibly talented and a pleasure to work with.