Founder of Kainoa — an independent design practice. Prev: @X/@SpaceXAI, @CashApp, @capitalxyz, and some others along the way

Columbus + NYC
Joined August 2009
Introducing Kainoa A multidisciplinary design practice for those who challenge the boundaries of technology kainoa.studio
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Dream project is to design an airport terminal someday.
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more visual identity applications for Helicon
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New work for Helicon For too long the most advanced materials in the world have been left to the exquisite. Helicon is industrializing composites, enabling the systems of the future to be built at mass scale. It's been a pleasure helping bring the brand to life across strategy, visual identity, and a new website. The primary mark draws inspiration from tensor products, a mathematical operation in which two elements combine to form a third, higher-order structure. Tensor mathematics are fundamental to composite engineering, describing how materials respond to stress and strain across multiple directions. The rest of the system pairs restraint with moments of discovery. A monochrome foundation lets the work feel clear and precise, using negative space and minimal layouts to drive visual focus and attention.
Helicon is building factories to industrialize composites. We raised a $16.5M seed round led by @alley_corp (@abemurray /@JonesBrannon) with participation from @joshbuckley, @chalfs, @gokulr and other top investors. We’re ramping production at our factory in Los Angeles to deliver against millions of unmanned systems that need to be built domestically. We're building a world class team. Join us. helicon.tech
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ok but it’s actually the best iykyk
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where were you when the car flew?
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my absolute favorite detail of the new porsche mission s I imagine this is the likely direction that software will go as well
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it's such a fun time to be a designer had a specific illustration idea that i just couldn't get feeling right so i just made a tool that helped me bring it to life
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i can't think of anyone doing much more for the design industry at the moment than @joshpuckett this is incredibly powerful
Introducing Graphical. It's a simple, powerful, and fun tool to design visual languages, style components, and work with coding agents to create interfaces that look memorable and feel unique. I hope you'll check it out at graphicalui.com!
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wrapping up two projects that I think are some of the strongest work since the inception of the studio. both spanning brand and product. proud to share more soon (I also have a slot open before the end of the year — hit the DMs)
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let’s have ourselves a great week ahead, champs
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I keep coming back to this photo we truly are living in the most epic time to be alive
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i think the most valuable thing designers can do in today’s world is let themselves be human take walks be inspired let yourself get drawn to details in nature seek God do things that only humans can do and you’ll find joy in creating work that machines never can
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when was the last time an automotive company did a brand refresh that was well-liked? ever?
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for every one time I hear someone say “design is dead”, I hear two founders say they’re struggling to hire a great designer
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just completed research for an ongoing brand project which resulted writing 3000+ words research has become one of my favorite pieces of brand development lately. it feels so deeply human. for me, the ideas discovered in research gets treated as a well of inspiration to draw from as the rest of the identity gets developed
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the slop fatigue is quickly increasing
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visual references from a recent project. having so much fun with this one.
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an em dash is to writing, as a "·" is to UI
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