I design and build intuitive products, tools and software.
Software Designer
Since 2021London
Designing, prototyping and building next-gen digital and physical experiences at Ford's human-centred design and innovation studio.
Founding Design Engineer
2023–2025London, Fractional
Drove product design and engineering from insight to MVP at an early-stage women's health tech startup. Built interactive, functional prototypes integrating LLMs to validate concepts for personalised, preventative healthcare.
Freelance
Designer, Developer
2020–2021London
Delivered full-stack web development, UI/UX design, branding, digital product design, and interactive features for clients including Pentagram, Magnum Photos, Southwark Council, Resolve Collective and non-profits like Race & Health.
Technical Consultant
2012–2020London
(2018–2019Melbourne)
Built immersive software to translate architectural designs and engineering calculations into human-centred collaborative design tools for the built environment — among many other things.
University of Salford
BSc Acoustic Engineering
My first deep dive into making the invisible tangible. It wasn't just about the physics of sound waves; it was about how we perceive them (psychology and perception), how we model them in code (signal processing, machine learning), and how we design systems to control them. It taught me to think about systems holistically – from the physical source to the human experience – a principle that defines my work today.
Patents
Colophon
- Designed and built by Joe Hornby.
- Typeset in Saans by Displaay Type Foundry.