Crafted and coded by Jesse in Duboce Triangle
Image captured from Sutro Bath Ruins at Land's End
Image captured from Sutro Bath Ruins at Land's End
I design expressive, wieldy interfaces for websites, apps, and people like you
Sr. Product Designer @Linkedin; Ex design-lead @Predictify; All product shipped globally from San Francisco, CA
Hey. I'm Jesse Venticinque
I am a San Francisco-based product designer who enjoys blending product strategy, user experience and modern aesthetic into functional, attractive products. I like to contribute in several stages of product development, from business strategy, feature definition & product design, to user evaluation and implementation.
Currently, I find myself working as a Senior Product Designer at Linkedin, where I lead the design efforts for tablet and mobile web.
Previously, I lead design for Predictify, an A-round startup that built a prediction market for current events. The Washington Post, New York Times, and San Francisco Chronicle all used Predictify to encourage reader engagement in their content.
Prior to joining LinkedIn, I designed a cuff-mounted planning tool for astronauts at NASA's Human-Computer Interaction Group with a talented team of Carnegie Mellon design students.
My brief history starts in Palo Alto, California where I was raised by an engineer and freelance graphic designer. This of course resulted in a very early love affair with Apple products, perhaps much earlier than your average bay area kid. I built my first website in high school for my fledgling punk rock band, and later supported my mom's graphic design business.
In school, I studied cognitive & computer science, and typically steered my coursework towards applied man-machine interactive systems. After getting my feet wet designing at a startup for couple years, I returned to Carnegie Mellon University to seek desinlightenment from some of the best zen masters of user centered design.
As I see it, design is a form of problem solving, which is exercised in context of the individual and his personal experience. Specifically, I like to think of design as a means to give people the confidence to take action in their lives and embrace responsibility for the consequences.
Effectively designed products allow people to engage in novel, unfamiliar, and personal experiences, such as exploring a professional opportunity or finding a way home. People accept responsibility for these actions if the product provides a sense of empowerment, utility and appropriate level of feedback.
Anyway, that's my take on it.