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Jonathon Toon
Design, Discovery, Mentorship | ex-Facebook, ex-Xero
Jonathon Toon is an accomplished software designer and design leader with a keen interest in new-product discovery, user research, and growth design. He has over 12 years of extensive international experience working with public companies and early-stage startups in the US, Japan, and Australia.
Jonathon holds a Bachelor Of Design Innovation in Media Design, Interaction Design, and Design Theory from Victoria University of Wellington. He also pursued a Diploma of Graphics and Multimedia Design, Foundation Design, and Fine Art at Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology (NMIT).
Throughout his career, Jonathon Toon has held various significant roles, including being a Startup Mentor at Ministry of Awesome, Director of Design (Fractional) at マネーツリー・Moneytree, Director of Design & Discovery at マネーツリー・Moneytree, Director of Design at Rainforest QA, and Design Lead at Rainforest QA. He has also worked as a Design Consultant, Product & Design Lead, and Senior Designer at マネーツリー・Moneytree. Additionally, he has been a Designer at Origami, Mobile Product Designer at Xero, Product Designer at Facebook, Intern at Resn, and fulfilled roles such as Teacher Assistant, Undergraduate Research Assistant, Web & Graphic Designer at Victoria University of Wellington, and Junior Web Designer at The Alchemist Design & Print.
Highlights
I will never not find installing software updates and 'restarting' TVs strange. Can't manufacturers make it feel more like a seamless piece of hardware and not a 55-inch smartphone?
Parents, what books did you find educational, useful or eye-opening in the early years of your child's development? I'm keen to build a list.