Cory Etzkorn

Cory Etzkorn

Designer in Brooklyn, NY

Writing

2021

Should humans be always-online?

2020

Using strong types to write code that scales.

Contact

Website
Twitter
Substack
GitHub

Work Experience

2019 — Now
New York City

I joined Notion as the first brand / marketing designer when the team was just 15 people working in a small San Francisco garage. I'm proud of helping craft a brand & company that is warm & human at its core.

2016 — Now
Brooklyn, NY

Founded a social network for Musicians with thousands of active members. I designed and built everything from scratch — from Figma components to PostgreSQL migrations.

2015 — 2019
New York City

Built an extensive Sketch and React component library of UI elements used to power
 customer-facing systems. Redesigned the subscription process, resulting in a double-digit increase in subscriptions year-over-year.

2015 — 2016
Product Designer at Ghostly Ferms
New York City

Freelance design & development with a team of creative friends.

2013 — 2015
Charleston, SC

Designed, developed, and prototyped interfaces for a wide range of startups including MailChimp, Zenefits, Mohawk General Store, and Google Ventures.

Volunteering

2017 — 2017

Education

2007 — 2012
BFA, Graphic Design at University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN