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Multi-disciplinary Designer & Creative Technologist based in Melbourne.

Most recently Product Design Lead at Optimal.

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Experience

Self-employed
2025-Now

Product Design Lead
Optimal Workshop
2021-2025

UX/UI Designer
Boost
2020-2021

Experience Designer
Stanley St.
2019-2020

Product Designer
Fairground Foundation
2018-2019

Junior Product Designer
SaferMe
2017-2019

Skills

UX/UI Design & Research (Figma, Usertesting)
Product Strategy & Management (Miro, Jira)
Software development (HTML/CSS/JS/GLSL)
Installation & Experience Design (Touchdesigner)
3D Design & Rendering (Houdini, Blender, Redshift, OnShape)
Sound Design (Ableton/Pro Tools)
Graphic design (Photoshop, Illustrator)
Motion Design (After Effects, Premiere)

Education

Bachelors of Design Innovation & Media Design
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
2013-2017

Awards & Recognition

SuperBiome
Gold in Colour Graphics Category
Best Awards New Zealand
2025

SuperBiome
Merit in Motion Branding Category
AGDA
2025

Byte Maps
Semi Permanent New Zealand Design Festival stallholder
2023

Byte Maps
Featured in It’s Nice That: The Nice Gallery
2023

Extracurriculars & Hobbies

Playing with synthesizers
Making stuff with analog electronics
Writing shaders
Gravel riding

Last Updated Jan 2026

James Erwin

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