I’m Colombene [Bēne] Gorton. I work on design & strategy for digital products, services and communications – often on large-scale or complex projects or across a portfolio. I develop and steward user-centered concepts with teams and stakeholders to move high level goals towards successful implementations and outcomes. My roles span user experience (UX), creative direction, information architecture, research, branding, digital strategy, content strategy, product ownership and design management. I have experience working for global tech, marketing, and entertainment clients but currently focus on building design capacity in co-operative, non-profit, public, community-based, and start-up organizations. My passion is innovating for people-centered spaces with high levels of craft and purpose.

I’m also interested in movements for system change and study the future of design, technology, work, consumerism, stories, and culture. I was on the board of the Data Commons Cooperative, logged social movements in tech with Possible Futures, and talked with people about work on the podcast The New Constructivist. Over the years I’ve worked on projects in film, fashion design, architecture, landscapes, music, early interactive streaming, and needlecraft. A 3rd gen Angeleno and a 1st gen CalArtian, I now live in The Valley with my family, watch sunsets, and listen to a lotta music.