Hi, I'm Zac Halbert.

I currently lead Product Design at Cortex. I'm also a product design leader, mentor, frontend developer, and entrepreneur with nearly two decades of experience, 8 in design leadership and management. I also volunteer as a design mentor: book time with me on ADPList.

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Product Design Portfolio

Moment.dev

Founding designer for a 0 to 1 product that allows engineers to centralize documentation, sensitive data, and critical actions.

Moment.dev Branding

I designed and coded the branding and marketing website for Moment.

Metromile

Founding designer for the Enterprise arm that made insurtech software for multinational insurance companies.

Samahope

Head of Design for a non-profit startup that crowdfunded for doctors working in rural and low-income areas providing life-saving care for women and children.

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Where the Buck Actually Stops

Designers are often too willing to take responsibility for things they have no responsibility for. We care about the impact of our work, and so we’re susceptible to believing narratives that cast us as the heroes who will solve all the world’s problems with The Magic of Design Thinking™. It’s an inspiring thought that pushes us to work harder, and for many of us is the reason we got into the career in the first place. The problem is that it’s a pretty lie.

Receiving Feedback Without Fear

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