Justin Barber

Justin Barber

Design in Silicon Valley

About

I was born and raised in Tokyo, Japan. My multicultural background enables me to operate uniquely at the intersection of taste, vision, and execution.

I'm in the very early days of running Glenwood, my own creative studio.

Previously I was Head of Design at Applied Intuition, a Silicon Valley startup in the autonomous vehicle space. During this time I built and managed a diverse and effective design team that helped grow the company into a multi-billion dollar business.

Work Experience

2023 — Now
Palo Alto, CA

Glenwood is the creative studio from Justin Barber that forms stories, strategy, and software for today and tomorrow.

2018 — 2023
Mountain View, CA

• Joined as 1st designer, employee number 14 (Series A)
• Helped grow the business to $X ARR and $3.6B valuation (Series D)
• Grew design team from 0 → 6 with 100% offer acceptance rate
• Led design across 10+ products and all brand marketing touchpoints
• Prior to leaving, hired my replacement and transitioned the team

2014 — 2018
Senior Designer at Google
Mountain View

• Shipped 5 versions of Android (L–P) to billions of users
• Defined core user experience of the first three Pixel phones
• Presented at Google I/O

Education

2011 — 2014
BFA Graphic Design at Savannah College of Art and Design
Savannah, GA

Contact

Teams

Current
Glenwood