My name is Jon Bell and I love to create things.

RECENT TALK @
Ignite Seattle

I spoke for 5 minutes about design at Ignite Seattle on December 1st. Watch the video or read the slides.

JUST LAUNCHED:
designdare.com

I started up a design/inspiration blog over at designdare.com to remember how to think like a designer.

JUST LAUNCHED:
mamaswap.com

Cheaper than eBay, easier than Craigslist, and started by my amazing wife. Most of our attention has been here, and we're having a blast. Visit site.

COMING SOON: Combinery

A design challenge masquerading as an iPhone game. I'm excited to get this launched, but work has just begun. I'd be thrilled if you followed my progress on twitter.

Let's Talk

Looking for a fast, friendly web design company? Contact me at job@lot23.com.

The Book I'm In

I did a lot of Flash work many years ago, and some of my work was featured in a book put out by the Victoria & Albert Museum in London.

Bouquet

My foray into micro-blogging and life tracking before Twitter blew up. It has a small but committed group of fans, many of whom are related to me or know me personally. Stop by!

ienjoy

A twitter account where I post things that I like. Take a look.

Yet Another Comic

Started almost ten years ago and updated more sporadically than I'd like. For years, I've hidden the link to the comic. I'm hoping by showing it off, I'll end up drawing more often.

How to Talk to Designers

I was asked to give a talk at a PHP conference to a group of developers. I had a blast.

Jott for iPhone

I was the user experience lead, PM, and wannabe iPhone developer for an application that launched on day one in Apple's AppStore. It held the #1 productivity spot for several very exciting days, and was featured by Apple in the AppStore and print media.

Jott Express

The desktop counterpart to Jott.com and Jott for iPhone was tons of fun to design. Jott Express was best known for its blazing fast speed despite needing to sync with the cloud.

Dali

I wrote a time tracker in PHP to track the time I work on client projects. I like it a lot but I didn't release it out of fear of having to deal with technical support.

Rodin

In 2001, I wrote a CMS in under 5k and used it to run my own websites. It got written up favorably in a UK magazine, confirming my suspicion that the British are my biggest fans.