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.
JM
on 06 Sep 11Welcome!
JZ
on 06 Sep 11Welcome, Jonas! Excited to work with you!
Scared
on 06 Sep 11Welcome, Jonas! Excited for you to work with JZ!
Alexandre Deschamps
on 06 Sep 11That’s the attitude!
nickd
on 07 Sep 11So 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
on 07 Sep 11@37signals
What does that bring you employee count up to now? 37 people?
Robert
on 07 Sep 11An inspiring tale of perseverance – if at first you don’t succeed… Congratulations!
AJ
on 07 Sep 11What is a Janos an anagram of?
Tuan
on 07 Sep 11Do you have a Sonja working there, perchance?
ggwicz
on 07 Sep 11Congrats!
grant
on 08 Sep 11I 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
on 08 Sep 11Thanks for the kind words, everyone!
Lori
on 12 Sep 11Loved this link!
Congratulations and Best of luck to all of you!
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