Jacob Zinman-Jeanes
Multidisciplinary designer and illustrator.

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Email jacob@jeanes.co

ABOUT

I am an independent designer with 15 years experience who moves ideas to execution at speed. Based in Melbourne, Australia and working globally.

Previously I was Design Director at Today, building an award-winning design practice and leading hundreds of digital, product, brand and strategy projects, like:
  • ‘Change starts here’: brand positioning for change.org
  • Nike: co-design and insights for the 2023 World Cup 
  • Xero.com: experience design and design system.
  • Dora: Art Gallery of New South Wales’ audio companion
  • Bunnings: product design and information architecture
  • Auslan Anywhere: peer-to-peer Auslan learning app
  • City of Melbourne: Digital service strategy
Experience

2010–Now Freelance and consulting
2017–2025 Design Director at Today
2014–2017 Design Lead at Today
2013–2014 Creative Lead at Tuts+
2010–2013 Designer at Envato



I’VE WORKED WITH...
  • Nike
  • change.org
  • Oxfam
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales
  • Xero
  • Bunnings
  • Stanford StartX
  • Myer
  • Medibank
  • ANZ
  • Wacom
  • World Vision Australia
  • University of Melbourne
  • Deakin
  • Expression Australia
  • Assemble
  • Local, state and federal governments
  • and many more...

RECOGNITION

Premier’s Design Awards Victoria: Digital Strategy (2017), Web Design (2019), Digital Design (2020) ✢ Good Design Awards: Web Design (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015), Apps and Software (2023), Interface Design (2023), Design Research (2023), Social Impact (2022) ✢ Australian Design Awards: Branding (2023) ✢ Melbourne Design Awards: Marketing/Campaigns (2022), Branding (2022) ✢ AGDA Awards: Digital (2021, 2019, 2016) ✢ Webby Nominee: Best Government Website (2016)


Speaking, teaching, WRITING  

2021 “How to Design by Commitee” for Optimal Workshop's CRUX magazine
2017 Mentor: AGDA Victoria
2016 Guest lecturer: Shillington Design School
2016 Guest lecturer: Billy Blue College of Design
2015 Group mentor: Tractor Design School

2025 Membership certificate system and illustrations for Village One. 

White + CMYK digital print on Fedrigoni Sirio Pearl Aurum gold paper, printed by Magentur.
Featuring illustrations from me, Erica Fustero, Scott Duffey, and Christoph Rauscher.
2025 Tote bag and t-shirt illustrations for Arnold’s Wine Bar, commemorating one year of trading.
2024 “Change starts here.” Excerpts from new brand positioning for change.org.

Completed as Design Director at Today
Team: Georgie Batt, Sam Mackisack, Tiffany Gilchrist, Jeffrey Effendi
2025 Website and interaction design for ‘Comfort Zone’, a campaign from Our Watch

Completed as Design Director at Today
Team: Jonathan Puc, Maddie Perrin, Lauren Chibert; with an original campaign concept by DDB
2023Visual identity, graphic design and website for Partial Veil
2020Art direction, interaction design, experience design, user research and design system for Xero.com

Completed as Design Director at Today
Team: Sam Mackisack, Penny McVey, Leo Beganov, Tahnee Phin, Louise Krstic, Tait Ischia, Mark Dohnt

2020 Product design, gamification, character design, illustration, and animation for Smiling Mind

Completed as Design Director at Today
Team: Adam Morris, Leo Beganov, Boris Divjak, Beau Hankins

2020Studies of me falling over

2019Brandmark and illustration system for the Neami Urgent Mental Health Care Centre

Completed as Design Director at Today
Team: Sam Mackisack, Bec Mercer


2018Interaction prototypes to enable quick, deep exploration of complex data for My Victoria.

Completed as Design Director at Today
Team: Callan Rowe, Julian Hutton, Blaise Palmer, Theun de Bruijn
2024Motion and interactive visual experiments 
2020Photography, art direction and styling with Jess Hooper for Molly Younger
2020Experience, interaction, brand design and illustration for Pivot, with the Foundation for Young Australians

Completed as Design Director at Today
Team: Tait Ischia, Lennon Cheng, Sam Featherstone