Multi-disciplinary designer
Creativity without boundaries
I specialize in understanding systems and expressing them through whatever medium best fits the problem.
Hey, I'm Jasen
I believe good design begins long before anything is made. Whether I’m designing and creating software, furniture, spaces, music, or visual experiences, my first goal is to understand the system I’m working within: its people, relationships, constraints, and possibilities.
Every project is a network of connected decisions rather than a collection of isolated parts. By exploring how those pieces influence one another, better solutions emerge. The finished artifact is simply the visible expression of a much deeper process of discovery, composition, and refinement. This site is a collection of those explorations across many disciplines. Different materials. Different tools. The same underlying way of thinking.
I don’t specialize in a medium. I specialize in understanding systems and expressing them through whatever medium best fits the problem.
Disciplines
One way of thinking, many materials
UX design
Woodworking
Illustration
Architecture
Music
Service design
Selected Projects
A few favourites from across the disciplines
Simple Walnut, Curly Maple & Cherry Risers
Large Coasters/Risers made from some scrap Walnut, Curly Maple, and Cherry
Monday Night Brewing: Reimagining the Site Experience for a local brewery
I collaborated with my brother (swingfromtherafters.com) on a full site redesign for Monday Night Brewing. We provided UI design and interaction design, based on their provided user research and requirements. The final delivery was a working prototype in Adobe XD that would be used by developers working to build the final site.
"Form/Feeling: A Nod to the Bauhaus", 2023
"Form/Feeling: A Nod to the Bauhaus", acrylic and India Ink on canvas, 18x24 in., 2023
Concept Presentation and Sketches for Garden Apartment
These sketches and the final presentation were created for a Basics of Interior Space Design course, completed in December 2022, through The New School, Parsons School of Design. Drawing with charcoal pencils and drafting tools took me way back to high school drafting class! Eternal thanks to my teacher back then, Don Keil, for the amazing mentorship and instruction. These aren’t perfect but a fun exercise for sure!
Popmenu Platform and Experience for Restaurants
This project captures early redesign concepts I led as UX Lead at Popmenu, emphasizing usability and design innovation. The screenshots highlight essential platform features: detailed reporting and guidance, intuitive menu management, seamless asset creation, and streamlined communication tools. These updates were crafted to address real client pain points while introducing a modern design system that prioritized consistency, accessibility, and scalability. By applying user-centered design principles, the redesign not only enhanced functionality but also established a strong visual identity, laying the groundwork for a more cohesive and future-ready platform.
System-32 Grid Development Process
Since my early days working for a newspaper, I've been obsessed with grids, proportion, and trying to find a magic formula for solving layout challenges quickly. The past twenty years have been full of experimentation, deconstruction, failure, and revision. While I will never say I've settled on the perfect approach (is there one?), I have learned much in the process. The works of two designers—Josef Müller-Brockmann and Le Corbusier—have been great sources of insight and inspiration, which I continue to study and learn from. I'm no authority on the works of either, and certainly don't consider my discoveries novel. Ultimately, I'm just a tinkerer, and I'm always happy to engage in work and exploration that will save me a ton of time in the future!
Ready to build something that lasts?
Tell me about your project and I will reply within two working days.