Currently
Craft design platforms at Dave. Aiming to level up the financial playing field, Calvin sets the art direction of Dave’s brand, marketing and products—making the digital banking sector a bit more human.
Calvin is a design systems creator. Creating brand, visual, product, and design systems—with an entrepreneur’s heart and two fingers of whiskey. In the end, Calvin’s a graphic designer, contemporary art director, and visual storyteller out of the Milky Way Galaxy.
Complexity is good—it means there are many aspects to consider, many perspectives to incorporate and, ultimately, many opportunities to explore.
Currently
Craft design platforms at Dave. Aiming to level up the financial playing field, Calvin sets the art direction of Dave’s brand, marketing and products—making the digital banking sector a bit more human.
Previously
Helmed and elevated designers, engineers, and program leads through the brand and design system at Meta Portal—helping people to feel more connected anytime, anywhere.
Next
Pursuing what’s beyond the edge—intent on meaningfully capturing the human experience. An entrepreneur at heart, Calvin takes a service-based design approach to investing in and building out the cultures he claims.
News & recent wins
Introducing Meta store
2022—04
Meta’s first store opens, aiming to allow folks to get hands-on experience with all of their hardware products.
Joined Dave
2022—01
Asked to help grow the design team and envision the future of the design platforms at Dave. #DavetheBear
Introducing Ray-Ban® Stories
2021—09
Meta's first-generation smart glasses that let you capture photos and videos, take phone calls and listen to music.
Celebrate the Holidays with Portal
2021—12
New AR and entertainment features make calls more fun while Facebook's digital assistant on Portal becomes available for use in new ways.
Introducing two new Portals
2021—09
Brought Portal to market with a number of new releases enabling people to connect with those they hold close.
Windows 11 release
2021—08
Windows shipped its 11th OS update containing foundational features Calvin developed as a leader in their Microsoft Design Direction team.
#MothersWeek with Portal
2021—05
Portal celebrates #MothersWeek because one day isn’t enough to acknowledge all that mothers do.
Bringing Zoom to Meta Portal
2021—04
Features enable Zoom to extend to the largest screen in your home so you can work from your couch as well as your desk.
Portal TV release
2019—09
Meta takes smart video calling to the big screen with PortalTV just after bringing Calvin on to increase quality and craftsmanship.
Microsoft Fluent design
2018—10
Microsoft created a department to symphonize design across its pillars following Calvin’s product envisioning work within its product spaces.
Microsoft Hololens 2
2019—11
Microsoft hones its response to augmented reality with HoloLens 2, taking direction from Calvin's UX and design visioning.
Windows 10 release
2015—08
Microsoft releases Windows 10 after a successful design sprint with Calvin and a select few who shape a novel, defining step in Windows’ OS.
