jack nelson
Product Designer blending UX, visual craft, and implementation
About Me
I’m a product designer with a background in front-end development and a deep interest in visual craft. My work sits at the intersection of UX, interface design, and creative exploration, where systems, aesthetics, and usability meet.
I’ve designed and shipped digital products end-to-end, from early concept and wireframes to polished UI and production-ready implementation. Alongside product work, I maintain an active creative practice across illustration, branding, and experimental visual design, which informs my sense of composition, hierarchy, and interaction.
I enjoy working on products where clarity, performance, and thoughtful design decisions matter—especially SaaS platforms, internal tools, and systems-driven experiences built to hold up in real use.
Portfolio
Signal & Form
Signal & Form is my design studio where I deliver digital, brand, and visual design work for clients. Through this work, I collaborate directly with stakeholders, manage feedback cycles, and deliver polished design assets ready for implementation.
TypeStrip
Privacy-First iOS OCR App
Overview
TypeStrip is a privacy-first iOS app designed to quickly extract text from images using on-device OCR. The goal was to create a fast, minimal experience that lets users capture, review, and export text without unnecessary friction or cloud dependency.
Problem
Many OCR tools prioritize feature depth over speed and clarity, creating bloated workflows for a task that users want to complete in seconds. I wanted to design an experience that felt lightweight, intentional, and respectful of user privacy.
My Role
I led the product from concept through execution, defining the UX flows, visual design, and interaction patterns. I designed the full interface and shipped the product with a focus on simplicity and usability.
Design
Process
I focused on reducing the experience to its essential steps: capture, review, and export. Early wireframes explored different navigation models before settling on a single, linear flow that minimized cognitive load.
Visual design emphasized readability, spacing, and contrast, aligning with modern iOS patterns while avoiding unnecessary decoration.
Solution
The final product consists of 5–6 core screens designed to support fast capture and review. Interactions are intentional and predictable, allowing users to complete tasks quickly without learning overhead.
Outcome
TypeStrip shipped as a functional iOS product with a clean, focused interface. The project reinforced the value of restraint in design and building features that serve the primary user goal without distraction.
CountrTop
Overview
CountrTop is a web-based platform supporting customer ordering, vendor operations, and administrative workflows. The product was informed directly by real-world experience using a Kitchen Display System (KDS) in a food-service environment.
Problem
Many operational tools fail because they’re designed without understanding how work actually happens. In food service, speed, clarity, and error prevention matter more than feature density.
My Role
Design
Process
I designed and implemented responsive UI across customer-facing pages, vendor workflows, and admin views. I was responsible for UX structure, visual design, and front-end execution.
I approached the product as a system of roles rather than a single interface. Early exploration focused on separating concerns between customers, vendors, and administrators while maintaining consistency across the platform.
I intentionally avoided building features that would slow down core workflows, prioritizing clarity and speed over completeness.
Solution
The resulting design supports multiple user roles with clear, focused interfaces tailored to their specific needs. Reusable UI patterns and consistent layouts help reduce cognitive load and support scalability.
Outcome
CountrTop demonstrates how operational insight can improve product design by guiding better decisions about scope, structure, and interaction design.
Contact Me
Fill out the form or email me at hello@jacknel.com