Jacob Zinman-Jeanes.

Product and brand design for startups, scaleups, nonprofits and creative companies who need to be different.

Let’s talk about your project.  
Email jacob@jeanes.co.

What I do
In a world where the barrier to launch is lower than ever, a company’s difference needs to be obvious.

I help you find that difference and embed it across your brand and product surface. From name to visual identity to meticulously executed product design.

I’ve done this for startups, scaleups, institutions and nonprofits in my independent practice and when I was Design Director at Today, leading a team of award winning designers.


Specialties

Brand
Product design
Design prototyping
Design systems
Motion
Illustration

+ I write music and make short films


I’ve worked with...
  • Atticus
  • Jacky Winter
  • Broadsheet
  • Nike
  • change.org
  • Xero
  • Bunnings
  • AGNSW
  • Bupa
  • Medibank
  • ANZ
  • Wacom
  • World Vision
  • Unimelb
  • ...and more.

Email jacob@jeanes.co to talk about your project.

I work with all types of organisations – from startups and scaleups to sole-traders, nonprofits, creative industries, and institutions.





About

I’m an independent multidisciplinary designer 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 doing hands-on design for hundreds of product, brand and strategy projects.



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




Awards

Premier’s Design Awards Victoria: Digital Strategy (2017), Web Design (2019), Digital Design (2020) ✢ Good Design Awards: Web Design (2025, 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 Committee” 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