
Metamodern Design : Chapter 11 – A New Path for the Future of Design
If we can observe, recognize, reflect and develop a new sense of self-awareness as a designer, the future role of our work will result in
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Select clients over the past 15 years.
Specific projects provided upon request.
Academics in Design Thinking, Brand Strategy and Communications.
Tactics and tools implemented across design and project process.
Design Thinking + Innovation 2022
Design Thinking 2019
Certified Brand Strategist 2020
Communications / P.R. 2007
Recognition for design work over the years.
Project examples provided upon request.
Digital design for ESPN featuring the Chicago Cubs and 100 years of defeat featuring Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins.
Disney Cruise Line, Fantasy Ship Interactive Journal
Aulani, Disney Resort and Spa, website design
Disneyland Resort Holiday Website Design
Most Creative, Responsive design for Disney websites
Responsive design
Brand Identity Design, Regenerate Record Label
Disney Cruise Line, Fantasy Ship Interactive Journal
Aulani, Disney Resort and Spa, website design
Lead Design and UX for Parks + Resorts brands
Aulani
Responsive Design
Work featured on DecoratedYouth.com
Articles and notes from An Event Apart featured online
Disneyland Mobile Site
Disneyland App
Disneyland App
Disneyland Cars Land
Walt Disney World New Fantasyland - Best Use of Animation or Motion Graphics
Walt Disney World New Fantasyland - Best Use of Animation or Motion Graphics
Featured photography of Joshua Tree, California
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Work and projects featured in the following publications.
Specific projects provided upon request.
Jordan's design work spans 15+ years across global brands, Fortune 100 companies, entertainment, media, music, film, television, startups, non-profits and venture capital firms.
He is formally educated, studying Design Thinking from Cornell University and receiving his undergrad (and minors) from Lee University.
He is also a Certified Brand Specialist, earning certification under Level-C and Marty Neumeier.His design work for Fortune 100 companies has generated billions in revenue. Work has been featured across publications such as Wired, New York Times, USA Today, Ars Technica, Forbes, Washington post, Outside Magazine, and LA Times. His work has been awarded multiple awards for design and innovation in digital.
He currently services clients large and small through his data-driven design company, Neon Wilderness, in Los Angeles California.
"Metamodern Design: An outlook on the future of design" is a book written from a designer's perspective about the changing global landscape related to the oscillating movements of both modernism and post-modernism. The book explores both examples and relates these movements to the future outlook of design and the designer.
Metamodern Design is available for purchase in paperback and digital on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and free to read on this website.
Jordan is a certified Brand Specialist and founder of, Neon Wilderness, one of the world's only data-driven brand and design studios.
Jordan started Neon Wilderness after almost two decades of working with Fortune 100 brands and generating billions in revenue across digital projects. Neon Wilderness seeks to deliver world-class brand strategy utilizing proprietary methods, data and storytelling used by the world's top brands for business leaders who seek to change the world.
Visit neonwilderness.org for more information.Jordan creates ambient and instrumental music with analog and vintage sound equipment.
Using tube amps, Fender Rhodes pianos and looping layers of guitars mixed with field noises of sound samples recorded with a 4-track cassette tape to build ambient soundscapes.
Sample music and learn more here.You can find his albums across all streaming services under "Jordan Wayne Lee".
Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, iHeart RadioIf we can observe, recognize, reflect and develop a new sense of self-awareness as a designer, the future role of our work will result in
When we recognize our role in the global and local landscape of design. Where we choose to understand our individual self applied to the greater
Design recognizes patterns within society and builds upon successful patterns or strives to fix and improve patterns that may be broken. The idea of metamodernism