Hi. I’m Jacob Zinman-Jeanes,
AN interaction & graphic designer, Design strategist, illustrator and musician.
Contact me at jacob@jeanes.co
I’ve made video games, designed apps for banks, built design systems for scale-ups, run co-creative research with young people, and developed brands for non-profits. I’ve led teams on hundreds of projects—like making a gallery audio guide, exploring public transit sounds, and building digital services for government.
| 2017–Now | Design Director at Today |
| 2014–2017 | Design Lead at Today |
| 2013–2014 | Creative Lead at Tuts+ |
| 2010–2013 | Designer at Envato |
| 2010–Now | Freelance |
ELSEWHERE Instagram + music
Bandcamp
Soundcloud
are.na
Nike, Xero, change.org, Stanford StartX, Myer, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Medibank, ANZ, Wacom, Oxfam and more.
Speaking and teaching
| 2017 | Mentor: AGDA Vic Mentor |
| 2016 | Guest lecturer: Shillington Design School |
| 2016 | Guest lecturer: Billy Blue College of Design |
| 2015 | Group mentor: Tractor Design School |
RECOGNITIONPremier’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)