Patrick Mcdonald
Brand Designer, Web at Vercel
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolPatrick Mcdonald is a Brand and Web Designer who combines a decade of hands-on design and front-end development to craft engaging online experiences for clients ranging from Google and Tiro to the London School of Economics. Currently at Vercel after roles at Block and Compound, he excels at translating complex ideas—especially in finance and product onboarding—into clear, interactive storytelling that delights users. His background as a long-term contractor and former instructor in “Designing for Screens” gives him a rare blend of practical production skills and pedagogical clarity. Patrick’s work has been exhibited at the Tate Modern and he frequently speaks at industry events, reflecting a practice that balances craft, code, and communication.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Visual Communication, First Class Honours, Bachelor of Arts (BA), Visual Communication, First Class Honours at Dublin Institute of Technology
Github Skills (10)
ufo8
fonts8
opentype8
woff8
google-fonts8
truetype8
testing7
cms1
social-media1
craftcms1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
patrickaltair/patrickaltair.github.io
Jun 2020 - Jun 2020
Contributions:7 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
googlefonts/EQX
Aug 2019 - Aug 2019
A typographically centric font testing tool.
Contributions:110 commits, 2 PRs, 30 pushes in 23 days
google-fontstestingfontfontswoff
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