Colin Jackson
Game Designer at swivel trick
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Top SchoolColin Jackson is a multidisciplinary game designer and former software engineer/product manager with 11 years of experience building engaging digital products. He blends design, programming, music, and art to ship interactive experiences, now leading game design at Swivel Trick after senior development work at Shopify and product leadership roles at Google and Pivotal. Colin has a strong front-end background demonstrated by contributions to high-profile open-source sites like the RabbitMQ and spring.io websites and the VMware Tanzu dev portal, where he focused on UX, theming, accessibility, and responsive design. His Oxford PPE degree informs a pragmatic, user-centered approach to product decisions and cross-disciplinary collaboration. Comfortable moving between code, visual polish, and product strategy, he brings both technical execution and creative direction to projects. Colleagues describe him as someone who turns broad ideas into playable, polished experiences while keeping an eye on developer and user ergonomics.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
BA Philosophy Politics and Economics, BA Philosophy Politics and Economics at University of Oxford
English
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (13)
html10
css10
responsive-design10
javascript10
website-design10
documentation10
thymeleaf9
ui-design9
interface-design9
accessibility9
user-interface9
website-development6
spring-boot5
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
vmware-tanzu/tanzu-dev-portal
Mar 2020 - Jan 2023
Content for Tanzu dev portal
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:1 review, 40 commits, 53 PRs in 2 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Colin primarily focused on updating the theme and user interface of the Tanzu Dev portal. Their work involved modifying HTML, CSS, and JavaScript files to adjust the visual presentation and improve the overall user experience. These changes included implementing light and dark mode theming, updating banner images, and incorporating accessibility improvements. The user also made adjustments to the navigation bar and integrated new components for the portal.
cmsdevdev-portalsap-hanatanzu
spring-attic/sagan
May 2016 - Nov 2019
The spring.io site and reference application
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:17 commits, 13 PRs in 3 years 6 months
Contributions summary:Colin primarily contributed to the front-end of the spring.io website by updating the homepage banner content and design. They updated rotating banners for various Spring projects and events, including Spring Framework, SpringOne Platform, and the PVTL-NYSE announcement. Additionally, the user implemented a new Spring Tools 4 page and made adjustments to the newsletter signup form and footer.
spring-bootreference-applicationspringjavaspring-io
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