Summary
Dean Sweetnich is a multidisciplinary designer, illustrator, and front-end developer with nine years of experience shaping brand and digital experiences across agency and product settings. Currently at Redscout after rising through designer roles at Firebelly Design, he blends visual craft with practical developer specs to deliver websites, campaigns, and UX-driven illustrations. His work ranges from leading a healthcare referral app redesign to refining a Google Fonts typeface, showing a rare mix of strategic thinking and typographic sensitivity. Comfortable steering volunteer creative teams and fast-paced client projects alike, he often bridges concept-to-production gaps by producing developer-ready assets. Based in the Greater Chicago Area, Dean is constantly exploring new dimensions of visual language and interaction design to push creative limits.
8 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA Design and Visual Communications, Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA Design and Visual Communications at Kent State University