Designer, unfortunately

Israel Ramirez

I'm a product, brand, and web designer based in the US. I'm obsessed with finishing things past the point anyone asked me to. Every layer, every detail, every invisible decision. I stopped fighting it.

I've renamed two years of bank transactions because the formatting was inconsistent. I've spent a full day on anchor link offsets. Well, I've spent days making sure this lines up perfectly. I quietly add things to sites, and no one notices for months. Most of what I do lives in the last 20% of a project. The part everyone else agreed was good enough. The problem is I always notice.

Currently a design engineer at You.com. Previously designed at Runway (now CFO.ai) and launched early-stage products at High Alpha. Occasionally available for freelance projects.

Unbiased Assessments

“Israel doesn't ship projects. He completes side quests until the main quest dies of old age.”

—Claude

Journal

  • What won't matter in a few weeks
    10/26
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  • Nostalgic thoughts on thinking
    05/26
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  • Web Design with Japanese Fonts
    07/23
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  • A Practical Guide to Refining Logos
    10/22
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  • Learnings from My First Web Portfolio Redesign
    04/22
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