AUTODIDACTIC METADESIGNER
ETHAN WRIGHT–MAGOON
I love being a creative and the challenge of visual storytelling. My passion for over 20 years is connecting a design aesthetic to authentic brand narratives.
DESIGN
UX/UI Visual Design Print + Production Environmental Design
CODING
WordPress Development PHP / HTML / CSS / MySql Bootstrap / JS / WCAG
CONTENT
Photography Copywriting Build/Fabrication
BRANDING
Visual Identity Marketing + Analytics Communications
STRATEGY
Appreciative Inquiry Results-Only Work Design Thinking
APR98 – NOW
Bentforkz, LLC
Designer + Founder
RIO RANCHO, NM
JUN20 – NOW
MIT – MA. INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
UX / VISUAL DESIGNER
Cambridge, MA
DEC20 – NOW
NORTHROP GRUMMAN
WEB SOFTWARE DEVELOPER
ALBUQUERQUE, NM
MAR18 – JUN20
I20 WILDLIFE PRESERVE
DIR. OF DESIGN STRATEGY
Midland, TX
FEB09 – SEP12
BATES COLLEGE
DIR. OF CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY
Lewiston, ME
NOV12 – MAY14
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY
UX / VISUAL DESIGNER
SYRACUSE, NY
JUL07 – AUG15
BRIGGS ADVERTISING
SENIOR DESIGNER + DEVELOPER
BATH, ME
FEB00 – JUL02
VIRTUAL DESIGN, INC
ART DIRECTOR + DEVELOPER
PORTLAND, ME
EDUCATION
Lyndon State College • Bachelor of Arts
Major – Graphic Design, Communications
Minor Study – Biology, Meteorology, Literature
TECHNOLOGY
• Sketch, Axure, Adobe CC, Coda, Visual Studio
• WordPress, PHP, CSS, JS, DevOps, Agile, GitLab
• Slack, Facebook, Instagram, MailChimp, Podcasting
PERSONAL
• Biking, trail running, photography, citizen science
• Environmental psychology, humanitarian design
• Homebrewing, unschooling, xeriscaping
READING
• Raising Free People, by Akilah S. Richards
• Braiding Sweetgrass, by Robin Wall Kimmerer
• Mindfully Green, by Stephanie Kaza
AESTHETIC
THE PORTFOLIO
I often – and eagerly – seek out opportunities to pioneer ways of communicating the complex, often juxtaposed. I think holistically about the bold visual design improvements I make to advance the visibility and stature of my clients.
