Designer. Illustrator. Builder of brands and blanket forts.

I'm Justin Cline, a graphic designer, illustrator, and front-end developer based in Denver. I've been creating things since I could hold a crayon and building websites since dial-up was still a thing. My background is equal parts fine art and technical chops, thanks to a printmaking professor dad and an architectural drafter mom. Structure and creativity thrive when they work side by side. (It's basically in my DNA.)

Structure & creativity thrive when they work side by side.

I've been working professionally in design for over 20 years. I've built brands, coded websites, laid out trade show booths, and helped a lot of people stop looking like a mess online. These days I work full-time at a performance marketing agency, but I always have a personal project (or three) in motion. Usually spread across the kitchen table, to my partner's eternal delight.

When I'm not designing, I'm probably moving. I train capoeira, ride around Denver, swing kettlebells in the backyard, and head for the mountains whenever I can. I have a partner, two kids, a fluffy dog named Albus, and a deep appreciation for good art, strong cocktails, and hammocks in the woods.

I try to bring Shoshin (Beginner’s Mind) to everything I make.
Raised by a printmaker and an architectural drafter
Has a LEGO collection that's “under control” (lies)
Would rather hike 12 miles than sit through a webinar
Self-taught with 20+ years of experience
Capoeira nickname: Aquaman (Homem de Água) ask me why
First site was on GeoCities (Flame GIFs anyone?)
Full-time designer at a performance marketing agency
Happiest on a bike, at a campsite, or swinging a kettlebell
Customized a lot of MySpace pages
Built a site to generate marketing filler text just for fun
Taught taekwondo (2nd-degree black belt)
 

Design should feel intentional. Not just pretty, not just clever — clear, usable, and built to last. That's what I'm going for, anyway.

Want to work together? Let's talk