Cosmic Motive is an executive design collective that fills the critical gap between high-level strategy and high-performance engineering. We have spent decades directing products, inspiring designers, and innovating creative processes guiding them. Cosmic Motive represents a collective of creative minds mentored to think tactically—blending the intuition of an artist with the logic of a systems architect from 0–1 and through 1–Infinity scale.

The Methodology: Precision by Design

Founded in 2021 after 16 years of veteran design leadership, we pioneered a modular atomic design philosophy. By leveraging low-fidelity vector assets that transition seamlessly into production-ready components, we eliminate the traditional "handoff" friction between creative and development teams.

Our Core Frameworks:

• Cosmic (Input): Unbounded strategic ideation and scientific hypotheses aimed at securing investment and defining product-market fit.

• Motive (Output): Charted, tactical execution. We build atomic design systems and component libraries that allow enterprise giants to scale with startup velocity.

Enterprise Impact:

We function as a Force Multiplier for product teams, ensuring that every design decision is a calculated move toward higher engagement and engineering efficiency.

Strategic Partnerships: Investors.com (Dow Jones), Airbnb, Johnson & Johnson, Cisco, and Riot Games, and Global Industry Leaders.

Navigate your next move at: CosmicMotive.com

Bussolini / Design was established in 2006 to provide professional graphics to a wide range of small business clients. The defining principle for starting my own agency was to remove budgetary constraints, focusing on creating the best work possible. The efforts made to put clients first regardless of budget, while providing significant value in my work was pivotal to my success and dedication to service as a contractor.

My experience directing product design evolved from a contract in 2013. After helping Inside.com secure their series A investment I was offered a role as Product Director. I witnessed many great ideas never materialize due to lack of process, which sparked my interest to fulfill this void in product design. In 2014 I helped define and internalize Rootstrap, a product roadmapping tool. I defined organizational and client facing value, providing a clear path for successful launches of many new products.

My role as a Creative Director was to facilitate and optimize workflow for application development. My focus was coordinating design and development cycles to coincide with product requirements. I helped define business strategies and scale companies from idea to app store. Executing efficient creative processes and organizing team efforts to meet user's goals were the problems I loved solving.

• Product Direction

• Creative Direction

• Interface Design

• Graphic Design

• Brand Design

• Advertising

• Design Research

• Usability Testing

• Multivariate Testing

Redesigned an existing MLS IDX search experience for desktop, tablet, and mobile. Developed design process from ideation through implementation using Sketch and various plugins such as Zeplin that drive design integration for development. Spent over a year managing a remote team to build the IDX platform, leading development with finalized designs for implementation. Implemented FullStory to provide quantitative data to base design decisions on, in addition to collaborating with subject matter experts and users. Built technology using React. Helped scale the company from $20M to over $100M ARR, providing close to 500x on ROI.

Defined design system architecture to align with component codebase. Developed new feature requirements and design directions for existing components and templates. Advocated Sketch and innovative design methodologies to integrate and streamline development. Completed a Sketch component library and new product page layout.

Completed Product Locator modal designs with specifications for internal development, provided assistance on email designs, and new directions for existing websites.