About Cole

About

My drive is to solve complex social, sustainable and organizational challenges using the tools of design

I’m a Senior Visual Designer and Branding Manager with 12 years of experience guiding users through effective, memorable interactions and deliverables while utilizing creative problem solving to help brands build defining visuals and meet their bottom line. 

My design endeavors have led me to work with some of the world’s biggest and best organizations including Mastercard, ServiceNow, Microsoft, Redapt and some of the most wholesome and vital including Hopelink and the American Heart Association. 

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Over my career I have adapted to the ever-evolving needs of UX, social, ecommerce,  and branding through my exceptional program knowledge and building strong skills of the fundamentals (accessibility, design systems, typography, color theory) and emerging best practices: I built the first three AR filters for Microsoft social media, created multiple interactive product mockups for Ekata (Mastercard) for international markets and have fundraised millions of dollars during critical times for several PNW and national nonprofits. 

Throughout these experiences my designs have focused on everything from print, B2B, ecommerce, interaction, front-end coding, product visualization, end-to-end fundraising campaigns and more. Currently I would define myself as a designer at the center of branding, interaction and 3D experiences and would love for you to visit colemjohnstone.com to see some of my impactful visuals at work! 

Skills and Programs

Programs

  • Figma
  • Photoshop
  • Illustrator
  • After Effects
  • Blender/C4D/CAD
  • Sketch/XD
  • Premiere Pro
  • InDesign
  • HTML + CSS
  • PHP + JAVASCRIPT
  • Wordpress for ecommerce
  • Hubspot
  • Procreate
  • Hexels

Skills

  • UI/UX
  • Design systems
  • Interface design
  • Interaction design
  • Full 3D product workflow to prototyping
  • Product design and rendering
  • Motion graphics
  • Illustration/Print
  • Presentation Design
  • Layout
  • Color theory
  • Signage design
  • Typography
  • Storyboarding
  • Design and staging for social media campaigns
  • Ecommerce best practices and design
  • Inbound-marketing strategy

Skills

UI and Visual Design
Traditional Design (Print, Ad, Presentation)
Social Media
Motion Graphics, 2D Animation
Rendering and 3D Animation
Front-end Development
Marketing
App & iOS

Clients