The Design Portfolio of James Whelan

Design leadership and strategy for

teams boldly embracing the unknown

For 15 years I've helped teams in almost every environment you can

imagine realize the true value of design to push the needle further

and future-proof their organizations through creative strategy.

For 15 years I've helped teams from almost every environment you can think of realize the true value of design to push the needle further and future-proof their organizations through creative strategy.

Rivet

Rivet is a timeline-first calendar and life tracker for iPhone and Mac that I designed and built. It tracks everything — tasks, events, notes, health, even the music you played — and syncs with iCloud and Google Calendar.

Calisto

Calisto is a calisthenics and gymnastics-strength coach for iPhone and Apple Watch that I designed and built. It turns hard skills into a plan you can follow, using user health data and its own trained coach AI model.

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