I’m a product designer with an entrepreneurial spirit

I'm a product designer with an entrepreneurial spirit.

Using research, strategy, and design, I turn ideas into results that address real problems for real people

Design ≠ aesthetic—it's problem solving. I turn ideas into results through research, strategy, and intuitive digital experiences.

List of of Black people killed in the U.S. by police, overlaid with the phrase "# Say Their Names"

Say Their Names

sayevery.name • 2020

Created a public resource, ranked #1 on Google, to support the Black Lives Matter movement

Branding the Bank of the Future

Led the rebranding initiative for Silvergate in time for the bank's initial public offering

Silvergate • 2019
Banner with the Silvergate logo hung on the front of the New York Stock Exchange building
Screenshot of the Portal One website home page

Computing Power to the People

Rebranded and redesigned a startup to change the way people access software

Portal One • 2018

A CRM for the Modern World

Designed an intuitive CRM for small businesses after discovering a gap in the market

Escritorio • 2016
Screenshot of the dashboard for Escritorio, displaying example data and charts
Mind maps, sketches, and mockup of a child holding a custom-designed textbook

College
Portfolio

Graphic design work across print, branding, packaging, and web design

San Diego City College • 2015
Corporate stationery and a backpack displaying the Passport Scholars logo and brand colors (red, white, and black).

Diversifying Education

Passport Scholars • 2014

Co-founded and branded an international education and homestay company

Mockup of a CD album and disc

Peace, Be Still

Recorded, produced, and self-published an album of original piano arrangements

2018-2019

Photography

A showcase of select portrait, product, and landscape photography

2010-Present
Photo of the Taj Mahal
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james allen
san diego