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I am a visual designer dedicated to creating impactful experiences through dynamic visuals that inspire connection and positive change.
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My design experience has led me to work with nonprofits, emerging brands, and Fortune 500 companies including Microsoft, ServiceNow, and Mastercard.
Brand Storytelling | Interactive | Motion | Product Design
I am a visual designer dedicated to creating impactful experiences through dynamic visuals that inspire connection and positive change.
Cole's Resume More About Cole
My Vision and Brand
I believe in a better world
based in design
Design Thoughts
ESPN Branding for NBA Basketball, 2025 thoughts
When you are alone for days or weeks at a time, you eventually become drawn to people. Talking to randos is the norm. I’ll never forget the conversation with the aquarium fisherman, forest ranger, and women at the Thai market. It’s refreshing to compare notes on life with people from vastly different backgrounds.
Pickle: difficulty navigating what should be the coolest experience on the web
When you are alone for days or weeks at a time, you eventually become drawn to people. Talking to randos is the norm. I’ll never forget the conversation with the aquarium fisherman, forest ranger, and women at the Thai market. It’s refreshing to compare notes on life with people from vastly different backgrounds.
Skinny Pop Rebrand Thoughts and Ideations
When you are alone for days or weeks at a time, you eventually become drawn to people. Talking to randos is the norm. I’ll never forget the conversation with the aquarium fisherman, forest ranger, and women at the Thai market. It’s refreshing to compare notes on life with people from vastly different backgrounds.
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I am a visual designer pursing my passion for a better world through shared experience and dynamic visuals.
UI/UX FOCUSED PROJECTS
BRANDING FOCUSED PROJECTS
Showcasing an outdoor startup with Noma Vans
Branding • Animation • Print • Logo
About Cole
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
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