Jon Way
Jon Way Studio
I'm an independent Design Director based out of Los Angeles with ±15 years of experience.
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I'm currently working with various clients/collaborators on progressive branding and interactive works. I've spent the bulk of my career at interactive agencies, but as an independent, I split my time between client work, and various passion projects to continually broaden my creative horizons.
ABOUT THE TALK
Leaning into the Unknown
Looking at how 'the unknown' permeates creative work to its core, discussing some by-products of its presence, and the risk/reward of leaning in. The idea of the talk is to go into how nearly all levels of creative work exists in the absence of definitive answers. The range of its presence is in the technical details of design, to the ways to think and approach design, and to what the 'ideal' career path is. Throughout the talk, I plan to go through some examples of previous work to exemplify some of these points, observations of its dynamic at play in our broader industry/parallels to everyday life, and use personal experience to exemplify the risk/reward of embracing it.
From Fantasy to Relevance: Elevating Design Through a Strategic Lens and Contemporary Culture
Beyond tweening
Catching A Vibe: Enriching the story behind the Patta x Tommy Hilfiger shopping experience
The balance between Creative and Performance
In-house way of managing brand distinctiveness and advertising production. 2000 assets at a time
Building omnichannel ecosystems through design, strategy and future planning
Smooth It! Game Feel in 3D Websites
How to Make Terrible Branded Content
The Future of Design with AI
Into the Details
Valerie Fuchs Developer
How to take advantage of Megatrends to build digital products & services
How I Saved on Therapy for So Long: a Dev Story
Deep diving with a small team
Creating multiplayer 3D environments in the browser
Building Headless on Shopify with Hydrogen: Patta x Tommy Hilfiger
Going headless without headaches: developing custom e-commerce and CMS integrations
A tale of photogrammetry, backflips and identity
Create Engaging “Scrollytelling” Experiences With React & GSAP
Taking Brands Further
Rendering the Invisible - Set ColorMask To False
Leaning into the Unknown
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Paris, London and Los Angeles, to discover
trends and new technologies,network and unveil
the secrets of the Internet.
