2025
Interviews and behind-the-scenes with thoughtful designers, makers, tech companies, and creators. ※
Jonathan Simcoe
Software designer in Portland, OR
Bio
I'm a designer, author, and creative technologist living in Portland, OR. I am passionate about design and how it can shape human interaction and perception. I draw inspiration from architecture, science fiction, poetry, mythology, and theology.
Projects
2025
2023
Allows early companies to run their entire SAFE fundraising round on Mercury by elevating the banking experience with powerful tools that feel seamless and simple.
2019
External Writing
2026
Mercury
How Mercury built a public, ungated demo that lets the product speak for itself.
2025
Meridian
Anjan Katta of Daylight Computer believes in a world where our devices actually nourish us.
2023
Meridian
Design firm Under Consideration on how, when, and why brands should approach pivots.
2022
UX Collective
Apple's new Dynamic Island reminds us as designers that by embracing constraints we can turn bugs into features.
2016
2016
2016
Work Experience
2021 — Now
2021 — 2021
2020 — 2021
2019 — 2020
2017 — 2018
Portland, OR
2016 — 2017
Remote
2016 — 2017
Portland, OR
2015 — 2016
Portland, OR
Features
2022
Penguin / DK
I authored a parenting chapter on arguments in this anthology.
2017
Hachette UK
I was quoted twice in Lola A. Åkerström's seminal book on lagom.
Education
2000 — 2004
University of Portland