Jonas Downey joins 37signals as a UI designer Sep 06 2011
13 comments Latest by Lori
On October 10th we’ll be welcoming Jonas Downey as the fifth full-time designer at 37signals. Jonas comes to us by way of the Argonne National Laboratory where he was one of the principal designers of their web sites/apps. Jonas will join Craig, Jamie, Scott, and Jason Z in crafting the visual design of our apps and marketing sites.
Jonas, who applied once before but didn’t make the cut, came back strong and determined the next time we posted a designer position. He stuck with it, took our feedback, got better, showed us what he’s been up to since we last talked, and made a strong case for reconsideration. Here’s his second-time-around job application site.
Besides solid design chops, Jonas impressed us with his intelligence, his curiosity, his writing ability, his experience wearing a lot of hats, and his interest in exploring ideas and building stuff.
We’re excited to have him on the team.
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13 comments so far
JM 06 Sep 11
Welcome!
JZ 06 Sep 11
Welcome, Jonas! Excited to work with you!
Scared 06 Sep 11
Welcome, Jonas! Excited for you to work with JZ!
Alexandre Deschamps 06 Sep 11
That’s the attitude!
nickd 07 Sep 11
So SvN is referring traffic to Jonas’s application site. And my book’s site is linked on Jonas’s site. And that’s apparently how I just sold five books in the past hour.
Honored that you like C&S, Jonas – thank you! I’d love to grab a beer sometime _
AC 07 Sep 11
@37signals
What does that bring you employee count up to now? 37 people?
Robert 07 Sep 11
An inspiring tale of perseverance – if at first you don’t succeed… Congratulations!
AJ 07 Sep 11
What is a Janos an anagram of?
Tuan 07 Sep 11
Do you have a Sonja working there, perchance?
ggwicz 07 Sep 11
Congrats!
grant 08 Sep 11
I find it very inspiring for you guys to share this. And the way Jonas crafted the job application page and whole initiative is very original.
Jonas 08 Sep 11
Thanks for the kind words, everyone!
Lori 12 Sep 11
Loved this link!
Congratulations and Best of luck to all of you!
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