Joel Hawkins / Work


runs an independent design practice

identifies needs, works within constraints, and solves problems with and for all kinds of clients

specializes in branding, art direction, strategy, and service/UX design

believes you can get a better sense of his whole deal by looking at the work or Are.na channels

offers research, web design, systems thinking, naming, and product architecture services as well

works with cultural, commercial, and impact-driven clients like Steelcase, Marriott, MACHINEMagical ThreadsSingularity UniversityOutreach International, and others

is available for full-time or contract work, collaboration, coffee, beer, book and/or plant swaps

is less “move fast and break things” and more “go slow and fix things” (thanks Frank)



The immense size of modern databases gives us a feeling of meaninglessness. It is our task as humans to bring meaning back into this wasteland. As finite creatures who think and feel, we can create islands of meaning in the sea of information.



—Freeman Dyson
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