I’m Jeanelle, a senior product designer and design lead with a background in creative direction. I make digital products, tools, and interactive experiences, usually somewhere between structure, storytelling, and play.
I’ve spent more than 20 years designing across education, creative tools, ecommerce, arts and culture, entertainment, and branded experiences. Much of the last decade has been at Tinybop, working on playful interactive products about everything from anatomy and physics to feelings and creature-making.
I’m happiest when there’s a puzzle to figure out—making an unfamiliar or layered idea easier to understand, finding the interaction that makes something click, or helping shape what a product should be while it’s still a little messy.
Designing for play has influenced me more than anything else. It taught me to make interfaces feel specific to the product, trust curiosity, and leave room for surprise without getting in the way.
I care a lot about craft, but I’m not precious about process. I like thoughtful teams, good collaborators, rough ideas worth chasing, and making things that are useful, interesting, or genuinely fun to spend time with.
Selected clients & collaborators
Things I Do
- Defining products and experiences
- Designing interactions and systems
- Taking products from early ideas through launch and evolution
- Setting visual and creative direction
- Prototyping ideas
- Creating tools
- Designing for play and learning
Things I Like
- Jigsaw puzzles without looking at the box
- Wooded walks with my dog, Chimi
- Building things with and for my son
- Slow moments on busy days
- Finding a forgotten treasure while cleaning out a space
- Haribo Twin Snakes