What I Offer
I work as a founding designer and design engineer for AI-native products, spatial computing platforms, and robotics companies.
I ship 0→1 products by coding with LLMs, designing agentic workflows, and prototyping for web, XR and more. From prompt engineering to production UX, I handle the full stack of AI-powered product development.
Services include: agent orchestration design, XR interface prototyping, AI coding consultation, and founding designer engagements via JH Design LLC.
Services
Founding Designer Services
For: Early-stage startups, 0→1 products, frontier tech teams
- End-to-end product design: concept → prototype → production
- Design engineering with code (web, Unity, LLM integration)
- XR/spatial interface design and prototyping
- Design system architecture from scratch
- Product strategy and founding-level design leadership
"I ship 0→1 products as your founding designer."
AI Coding & Agentic Systems
For: AI tool builders, LLM product teams, automation platforms
- Multi-agent workflow design and orchestration
- LLM integration: function calling, tool use, RAG architecture
- Prompt engineering and conversational UX design
- AI-augmented development workflows (coding with LLMs)
- MetaMedium concepts: adaptive tools and emergent interfaces
"Designing and coding systems where AI and humans collaborate."
Robotics & Hardware Integration
For: Robotics startups, research labs, hardware teams
- Robot interface design and control systems
- Digital twin development for remote operation
- 3D scanning, photogrammetry, and asset pipelines
- OpenClaw and open-source manipulation systems
- XR teleoperation interface design
"Designing how humans control and collaborate with robots."
MetaMedium & Emergent Tools
For: Research labs, tool builders, knowledge systems teams
- Dynamic knowledge system design
- Tool-medium hybrids (drawing/thinking/building interfaces)
- Canvas-based interaction paradigms
- Semantic representation and visualization
- Experimental interface prototyping
"Creating tools that adapt to how you think, not the other way around."
Technical Workshops & Consulting
For: Product teams, design orgs, innovation labs
- XR design workshops and team training
- AI product strategy and roadmapping
- Design-engineering collaboration frameworks
- Rapid prototyping sprints
- Speaking: AI-human futures, spatial computing, agentic systems
"Hands-on sessions where teams build the future together."
What Clients Say
"It was a tremendous pleasure and honor to work on the Nanome 2 Redesign with John. He's not only a true Visionary, but also an amazing listener with incredible intuition. I've never seen anyone able to so readily understand scientists, easily communicate with them, then design an experience they can scarcely imagine, but recognize as what they wanted (even Needed) as soon as they step into it."
Sheila Zipfel, Nanome Product Manager, Medicinal Chemist"John recently led a customer journey mapping workshop for my team, and it was an outstanding experience from start to finish. My team and I came away with a deeper understanding of our customers and a clear appreciation for the impact of product design from the very start of a project."
Tommy Kronmark, COO Muse.bio"I've never known someone who practices design thinking as well as John."
Ben Reed, Illustrator and Designer"John's ability to stay ahead of rapid industry shifts is evident not only in his consulting work but also in his thought leadership. I highly recommend John for roles requiring design leadership, systems thinking, and future-focused innovation."
Dr. Hurriyet Ok, Professor George Washington University"John is an extraordinary person, a brilliant leader, possessing multidisciplinary skills, and a deep knowledge into his craft and profession. He will always strive to give his best and to achieve the mission and objectives no matter how challenging the obstacles."
Dr. Susan Jewell, Co-founder AvatarMEDIC"My choice for the most plausible vision of a future I desire goes to John Hanacek's scenario. I think I'd like to live there, and I think it is plausible in 100 years. My $100 goes to him."
Kevin Kelly, Futurist, Founder of Wired MagazineBook a Consultation
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