Jarrod Beglinger

Senior Interaction Designer

Past

MIT and Design Academy Eindhoven
Industrial design at IDEO Boston
Visual communication at global design agency FITCH
Brand Design Director for Bontrager at Trek Bicycle
Strategic branding at boutique agency Swink

Present

Striving to design digital interfaces that make the ambiguous clear, the complex simple, and the frustrating delightful.

Passion

Trying to be a better designer today than I was yesterday, every single day.

Play

Designing and building furniture, running, cycling, paddling, reading, playing with my kiddos.

What is your first memory of design thinking?

Before I was old enough to use power tools, my dad built me a loft bed. As I started using it, it became clear somebody had not considered the whole customer journey. It was great for the “sleeping” phase, but during the “waking” phase, I noted there was a decided lack of surface area for books, snacks, tschotskes, and what-not. So, I whipped up a little shelf design, sent if off to the manufacturer (dad), had it installed by a vendor (dad), and voila! we had a vastly improved product meeting more user needs.