Designing and evolving internal tools that support Google’s technical teams. I collaborate with cross-functional partners to modernize existing systems, streamline workflows, and explore ways to thoughtfully integrate AI into the product experience. Most of my work centers on clarity, usability, and scalable structure—using Figma, prototyping, and plenty of iteration along the way.

Ongoing freelance cross-functional design work spanning branding, visual UI, writing, and product mockups for early-stage startups and personal projects. Focused on intuitive, human-centered design, with an emphasis on clarity, storytelling, and visual polish. Collaborating with founders and small teams to bring early ideas to life, contributing to pitch decks, marketing visuals, and product prototypes.

Specialties: Visual design, UX/UI, copywriting, evolving use of AI, design systems, component library, Figma, software design, product design, branding, concept to launch.

Repped by Brandi Bowles @ United Talent Agency. My seventh novel, CHRONOPHORE, was a 2025 Andromeda Award finalist. Also working on several other creative writing projects. For more details, visit https://jdrobinson-author.com/.

Product Designer for maintenance services company for commercial, industrial, and residential facilities. Responsible for design of various applications, including novel property mapping tool and revisions to the provider invoicing experience.

Led the product design of several AI-enhanced B2C solutions in the corporate + shopping spaces on an ongoing basis. Tasks involved providing creative vision for several unique products, including prototypes, detailed mockups, design system elements, and branding elements.

(Acquired FogHorn Systems in 2022, same role)

Full-stack designer for industrial and commercial IoT software platform. Suite of ML- and AI-assisted tools allowed for the visual configuration and management of on-site edge environments, from green buildings to factory floors.

• Provided creative vision for all aspects of product suite, crafting productivity tools for technical users, from low-code visual solution creation and debugging workflows to dashboards. Was instrumental in shaping the vision and direction of customer-facing edge-centered platforms.

• Provided lifecycle design for sophisticated solutions, working closely with remote, cross-functional teams, from design strategy to final execution with engineers. Directly engaged with users and stakeholders to keep their needs and preferences central to the design process.

• Developed and maintained extensive design system, serving as centralized reference for all content classes, from atomic design elements to complex interactive components.

(Acquired by Johnson Controls in 2022, same role)

Headed design for industrial IoT software platform. Spearheaded design of ML- and AI-assisted solutions to provide visual configuration and management of on-site edge environments, PPE detection at industrial sites, and energy management tools for green buildings.

• Provided creative vision for all aspects of product suite, crafting productivity tools for technical users, from low-code visual solution creation and debugging workflows to dashboards. Was instrumental in shaping the vision and direction of customer-facing edge-centered platforms.

• Provided lifecycle design for sophisticated solutions, working closely with remote, cross-functional teams, from design strategy to final execution with engineers. Directly engaged with users and stakeholders to keep their needs and preferences central to the design process.

• Developed and maintained extensive design system, serving as centralized reference for all content classes, from atomic design elements to complex interactive components.

Headed design for leading B2B marketing intelligence SaaS solution suite.

* Provided creative vision for primary data intelligence and analytics solution, instrumental in shaping the vision and direction of customer-facing web platform.

* Spearheaded the conceptualization and direction of key aspects of our dashboard-based product ensuring alignment with company‘s strategic objectives and market demands.

* Collaborated closely with marketing team to develop and maintain our brand identity, from the inception of our wordmark to its integration into advertising initiatives and public events.

(Acquired ScoutLabs in 2010) Work centered around integration of the ScoutLabs app into the broader

Lithium ecosystem, including the incorporation of existing Lithium mechanisms.

Stealth mobile project.

Headed design for NLP-assisted B2B media monitoring and customer engagement SaaS app.

* Provided top-down design of social listening and analytics platform, from user workflow to resource management mechanisms for users.

* Worked closely with product managers on storyboards and process flows, developed comprehensive design system, working closely with engineering team on final assets and specs.