Wah gwaan, I'm Axel

Wattah gwaan,
I'm Axel

I'm a queer Jamaican-born designer, artist, haiku aficionado, former professor, and homo sapiens sapiens! My love of art, research, and problem-solving led me to pursue a career in experience design. Much of my work has been informed by my interests in design thinking, liberatory design, human-computer interaction, social activism, civic tech and gameful technologies.

collage of Axel's favorite things

I thrive in deeply collaborative environments and value having teammates that aren't afraid to share their ideas or push back on my opinions.  I take pride in cultivating a safe space for peers to show up fully, as themselves, so they can do their best, most meaningful work.

When I'm not designing the things in Figma, you'll find me dreaming of ways to address the world's most wicked problems, napping under my heated blanket, playing Fortnite, or binge watching my favorite animes on crunchyroll.

Now watching

✳︎ Blue Exorcist S3
✳︎ 365 Days to the wedding
✳︎ A terrified teach at ghoul school

✳︎ The Boondocks

Now playing

✳︎ Fortnite
✳︎ Marvel Rivals
✳︎ the occasional iPhone game

Now reading

✳︎ Un/sacred (graphic novel)

A SHORT STORY

I started my design career at 11

It was the age of Neopets, Club Penguin, and Myspace. And, like many young millennials, I was eager to make my mark on the world wide web, determined to be featured on my friends' "Top 8". I spent hours scouring CSS tutorials and looking into ways to make my profile stand out. After learning how to add music and falling text to my page, I soon became the go-to person for site customizations in my friend group.

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© 2025 • Built with a hodgepodge of templates