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Jay received his degree in Design from Art Center College of Design in
Pasadena, California. During his time at Art Center, he studied graphic
design, packaging and advertising. After graduating in 2000, he went to
work for Razorfish, Los Angeles in both web and broadcast design. A year
later he freelanced in broadcast design around greater
Los Angeles.
Jay moved to Seattle Washington in 2002, where he worked for the agency
Leonhardt:Fitch. At Fitch, he produced branding, print and interactive,
for a wide range of international and local clients.
In 2004, he moved to San Francisco, California with his wife Liz. Once
in SF, he helped set up a small collaborative effort to work on Nissan’s
interactive automotive navigation systems. From there, he moved back into
agency life developing advertising and branding as a senior-level creative
for The Attik in their San Francisco office.
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While continuing to work full-time through 2006,
Jay also partnered to start Lyssna Audio, a product-based audio manufacturing
company. He introduced his knowledge of branding and design strategy to
guide the company toward an eco-conscious, high design position that was
unique in the marketplace.
In 2007, after working at the Attik for a few years, Jay moved to Method
as an Art Director. At Method, he creatively lead high level user interface
design projects, for mobile and advanced TV,
while also working in brand experience and
design strategy.
During this period of his career, he also began teaching Experimental
Typography at the graduate level for The Academy of Art University. Teaching
students the keys to creative design thinking and how to apply those skills
outside of design, is an important focus of the course.
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When not solving creative problems, Jay enjoys restoring old homes, collecting
comics, playing guitar, exploring music history and reading books on economics
or science fiction.
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