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Jake Zuke
designer
developer
fun guy
I help brands and startups create great first impressions and sticky experiences for their people.
Product & Web design
Morning Brew Professional Division
Facelift and systematization of Morning Brew's Professional Division products.
Product & Web Design
Morning Brew Learning
Updated marketing site to showcase education products targeting B2B enterprise clients.
Product Design
Morning Brew Internal CMS
Showcasing a few features and user journeys for Morning Brew's homegrown tools for ads and editorial content.
Product & Web Design
WSJ Noted.
A publication for WSJ catered towards delivering and covering news that effects younger generations.
Motion Graphics
WSJ Snapchat Discover
A sample of motion design work from WSJ's Snapchat Discover publication.
Founder
Midcoasters
A lifestyle brand to celebrate Midwest active beach living.
Founder
Songwriter Pocket Guide
Resources to help you become a better songwriter.
Technologist
NYC Subway Tracker
A fun little project creating a realtime subway tracker when I lived in NYC.
Writer
Links For Thinks
My weekly newsletter—curating five design resources with actionable takeaways.
Toolbelt
Day to day stuff I get into
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Product Design
Be it user journeys, prototyping, interaction design, or design system work—I’ve got you covered.
UI
Web Apps
Prototypes
Mobile
User Flows
Design Systems
UI
Web Apps
Prototypes
Mobile
User Flows
Design Systems
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Web Design
Unique landing pages that will have you saying “wow, looks good to me!”—and mean it.
Marketing
Portfolio
Product
Web App
Experiential
Interactive
Marketing
Portfolio
Product
Web App
Experiential
Interactive
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Web Dev
Get your website up and running with the right technologies based on your project.
Webflow
React
Framer
CMS
Javascript
Nextjs
Webflow
React
Framer
CMS
Javascript
Nextjs
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Branding
Strategy, logos, and other goodies to get more eyeballs on your brand.
Logo
Content
Style Guide
Strategy
Social Media
Iconography
Logo
Content
Style Guide
Strategy
Social Media
Iconography
Process
How I think about stuff
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Resume
Where I've worked on stuff
When
What
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2021-Current
Senior Product Designer
Morning Brew
Involved in working and leading design efforts across multiple product areas at Morning Brew. Products span websites, newsletters, and internal tooling. Some sample projects include a new modular website design for Morning Brew's professional suite of products, working with a team to build out a design system across products, Morning Brew Learning's marketing website, and various features across editorial and ad tools.
Ongoing
Freelancer
All over
I'm always hacking on a side project or looking for interesting stuff to work on. Take a peek at some of my work above and let me know if there's something you want to collab on.
2019-2021
Product Designer
WSJ
Product designer for WSJÂ Noted, a publication aimed at bringing news to a younger audience. Worked closely with branding to launch the publication and helped kickstart the first design system across products. Provided art direction and created assets for feature stories and social media accounts.
2017-2019
Motion Designer
WSJ
Daily motion design work for WSJ's publication on Snapchat Discover. Helped develop a unique voice and style to engage with a younger audience, reaching over 1 million subscribers.
2015-2017
IT Specialist / Creative Technologist Sidekick
redpepper
Worked with managing software, hardware, and running live events inside of an agency. I helped create prototypes and installations using Javascript, HTML/CSS, various design software, and hardware. I got to work on some experimental projects to help further push brands and elevate messaging.