Gareth Johnson is a Head of Design with 12 years of experience crafting product and brand experiences across startups and high-growth consumer products. He’s led UX/UI and visual identity efforts at companies from Tinder to Dexcom and co-founded multiple design-focused ventures that shipped revenue-generating products and award-winning apps. Gareth’s work blends hands-on interface design with brand systems thinking—his visual design for Greg helped win Apple’s App of the Day and drove strong user retention. He runs design teams and consults for clients ranging from Venmo to Popshop Live, demonstrating an ability to scale craft from one-off projects to product ecosystems. Based in Milwaukee, he pairs a BFA in Graphic Design with a history of mentoring junior designers and translating business goals into polished, measurable experiences. An unassuming design leader, he describes his approach simply as “design kind,” signaling a people-centered, pragmatic design philosophy.
12 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) Graphic Design, Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) Graphic Design at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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