I'm John Demetres and I'd consider myself a person with high agency. I'm currently a Senior Product designer operating at the intersection of product strategy and design platforms at scale. In the rapidly evolving landscape of AI technologies, there has never been a better time to be a designer.
Over the past 10 years I helped build experiences for The US Open and Sundance Film Festival, I grew a beverage brand to a $5m valuation (small potatoes tbh), helped brand and market billion dollar companies, and now I'm designing software frameworks that move almost $300B annually.
If you'd like to know a little about John the person: I love art & design, music, AI, sailing, sci-fi, and tiki drinks. Let's chat!
Currently
Senior Product Designer, BILL
Bay Area, CA
Previously
President & Co-Founder, Magick Co.
Senior Brand Designer, Divvy
Senior Graphic Designer, Clearlink
Senior Environmental Designer, Sundance Film Festival
Visual Designer, DKC
L'Oreal Paris · US Open · New Balance · Delta · Jaguar Land Rover
Education
BFA Graphic Design, Savannah College of Art and Design
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My Philosophy
Master the tools so deeply they disappear. Fluency comes before expression.
When user needs, business goals, and technical constraints lock in together, that's the groove. Find it before you solo.
Design is a conversation, not a recital. Empathy isn't a phase in the process, it's a member of the band.
Scales and chord changes aren't constraints, they're shared language. The tighter the framework, the freer the team.
Impact at scale means raising the bar for every designer around you. Teaching, frameworks, and culture are design tools.
Design at scale means elevating every player on the stage. Your frameworks, culture, and mentorship become the sound.