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Andy Stewart

Strategy, design + frontend development with an eye for detail

Seattle, WA

About

Hi, I'm Andy, a designer working at the intersection of brand and technology. I have a decade of experience in helping brands realize even the most vague of ideas across a variety of touchpoints, from identities to digital experiences. My work is defined by a love of aesthetics, technology, and delightful experiences, and an eye for recognizing and resolving challenging business problems.

Work Experience

2020-Now

Digital Design Director — Turnstyle

Seattle, WA

I am currently the lead designer for digital projects at Turnstyle, a full-service creative agency in Seattle. I guide projects and teams from kickoff to launch and am involved in every step of the process—from scoping and project definition, to user experience design and information architecture, to user interface design and development.

2018-2020

Senior Designer — Turnstyle

Seattle, WA

Although I worked on a wide variety of projects as a Senior Designer at Turnstyle—including identity, packaging, print, and environmental design—it was also the time when I began to focus on and hone my craft as a digital designer. After working with leadership to evolve our process and approach to digital projects, I eventually took over the Digital Design Director role.

2015-2018

Independent Creative — Andy Stewart Design, LLC

Seattle, WA

As a one-man design shop, I worked with companies, design agencies, and individuals to translate their ideas, values, and dreams into clear strategies and effective visuals. On the side, I also taught silkscreen and letterpress printing.

2014-2015

Designer — Intentional Futures

Seattle, WA

Intentional Futures is a strategy & design studio exploring big questions about what the future could hold. I developed design solutions for a variety of complex projects in technology, global health, and education.

2013-2014

Designer — Tether

Seattle, WA

I moved from Atlanta to Seattle to work for Tether, a multidisciplinary design agency lead by Stanley Hainsworth. It was my first job out of design school and provided me with a wide variety of creative opportunities, from identity and packaging to trade shows and installations.

2013

Design Fellow — Son&Sons

Atlanta, GA

Son&Sons is a brand design firm based in Atlanta, GA. I worked with the team to develop a brand position and comprehensive visual identity for the Buckminster Fuller Institute. This was my first real-world design project, completed while I was a student at the Portfolio Center.

Teaching

2020-Now

Figma Guru — Turnstyle

Seattle, WA

Over the past couple of years, I've lead the charge for our team to adopt Figma for all digital projects. As part of this effort, I facillitated regular workshops with our team—some of whom were familiar with Sketch, but some of whom were still designing sites in Illustrator—to talk about Figma and responsive design more broadly.

2018-2022

Design Instructor — School of Visual Concepts

Seattle, WA

I've been involved with SVC for almost as long as I've been in Seattle, and began teaching classes there on visual and UI design in 2018. I enjoy working closely with students, helping them internalize concepts through a mix of lecture, discussion, hands-on assignments, and critiques.

2016-2018

Silkscreen Instructor — The Vera Project

Seattle, WA

My first foray into teaching was actually through screen printing. I loved being able to show people, especially those of use used to staring at screens all day, how to roll up their sleeves and sling ink around.

Education

2011-2013

Graphic Design — The Portfolio Center

Atlanta, GA

2006-2010

B.A. English + Comm. Studies — Furman University

Greenville, SC

Select Skills

  • Digital Strategy
  • Identity Design
  • Web Design
  • Wireframing
  • Prototyping
  • Motion Design
  • Art Direction
  • Generative Design
  • Front End Development
  • Information Architecture
  • Project Leadership
  • QA + Testing

Select Tools See All

  • Figma
  • Illustrator
  • Photoshop
  • After Effects
  • HTML/CSS/JS
  • Svelte
  • Tailwind
  • Typescript
  • P5.js
  • Three.js
  • VSCode
  • Github