Josh Sender
I'm an award-winning web and graphic designer, having worked on design teams in New York, DC and Baltimore.
I'm currently helping lead design at Fastspot, where, in the last two years alone, my projects have won 3 Webby awards. In my spare-time, I design and build pro bono brand systems and websites for friends, small businesses, arts institutions, and non-profits.
Three people, that I know of, have tattoos of logos I've done.
Portfolio available upon request.
Current
January 2022 - Present
Associate Design Director, Fastspot
Helping lead the design team at Fastspot - designing websites and design systems for cultural institutions, higher education, and multinational corporations. Working on defining and creating processes, mentoring this incredible team, and winning awards.
Past
January 2023 - May 2024
Adjunct Professor, Maryland Institute College of Art
Teaching Interaction Design (Figma, prototyping, texture of the web and of screens, ux, etc) and sometimes we talk about art and culture.
May 2021 - January 2022
UX Design Director, Friendly Design Co.
Shaping the web process – discovery sessions, IA, wireframes, determining what to build and how to build it, building out the design system, QA, and occasionally re-branding.
February 2020 - May 2021
Senior Visual Designer, Fjord (part of Accenture Song)
Small part of a big company. Doing product & interaction & service design - designing things for a big, bloated, and hopefully more thoughtful and empathetic federal government. Just a designer, standing in front of a government, asking it to love working people. During my time at Fjord, I almost exclusively worked as a Product Designer on the Department of Education’s Federal Student Aid project.
September 2018 - February 2020
Senior Designer, Friendly Design Co.
I was a small part of a small team collaborating with non-profit, education, arts, and political organizations who look to repair our world and strengthen our communities. Working with a small, but mighty, team collaborating with progressive organizations on their brands and websites.
November 2017 - September 2018
Senior Designer, idfive
Designing websites, wayfinding, and branding for clients that do good (non-profits & higher education).
June 2016 - May 2017
Digital Designer, Black & Black Creative
Led the design, wireframing, and prototyping on over a dozen client websites, and explored new branding initiatives for a few. Clients mostly sat comfortably under the "luxury fashion" label, but occasionally extended to digital startups.
June 2014 - November 2014
Digital Designer, Hello Cheri
Hello Cheri was an affordable adult toy e-commerce startup based in New York. As the only designer on a small startup team, I designed the digital assets, communications, expanded the brand’s visual language, and refined the existing e-commerce website.
Select Features
2025 Webby Award Winner
2024 Webby Award Winner
2024 Webby People's Choice
2020 Webby Honoree
2021 Anthem Award Winner
Site Inspire x2
Typewolf x2
CSSDSGN x8
klikkenthéke x3
Shopify.gallery x3
One Page Love x4
ilikethisart
Mind Sparkle Mag x2
Web Designer Depot x4
Maxi Best Of x10
Smashing Magazine
Mind Sparkle Mag
Smashing Magazine
Design Made in Germany x2
Josh Sender
I'm an award-winning web and graphic designer, having worked on design teams in New York, DC and Baltimore.
I'm currently helping lead design at Fastspot, where, in the last two years alone, my projects have won 3 Webby awards. In my spare-time, I design and build pro bono brand systems and websites for friends, small businesses, arts institutions, and non-profits.
Three people, that I know of, have tattoos of logos I've done.
Portfolio available upon request.
Current
January 2022 - Present
Associate Design Director, Fastspot
Helping lead the design team at Fastspot - designing websites and design systems for cultural institutions, higher education, and multinational corporations. Working on defining and creating processes, mentoring this incredible team, and winning awards.
Past
January 2023 - May 2024
Adjunct Professor, Maryland Institute College of Art
Teaching Interaction Design (Figma, prototyping, texture of the web and of screens, ux, etc) and sometimes we talk about art and culture.
May 2021 - January 2022
UX Design Director, Friendly Design Co.
Shaping the web process – discovery sessions, IA, wireframes, determining what to build and how to build it, building out the design system, QA, and occasionally re-branding.
February 2020 - May 2021
Senior Visual Designer, Fjord (part of Accenture Song)
Small part of a big company. Doing product & interaction & service design - designing things for a big, bloated, and hopefully more thoughtful and empathetic federal government. Just a designer, standing in front of a government, asking it to love working people. During my time at Fjord, I almost exclusively worked as a Product Designer on the Department of Education’s Federal Student Aid project.
September 2018 - February 2020
Senior Designer, Friendly Design Co.
I was a small part of a small team collaborating with non-profit, education, arts, and political organizations who look to repair our world and strengthen our communities. Working with a small, but mighty, team collaborating with progressive organizations on their brands and websites.
November 2017 - September 2018
Senior Designer, idfive
Designing websites, wayfinding, and branding for clients that do good (non-profits & higher education).
June 2016 - May 2017
Digital Designer, Black & Black Creative
Led the design, wireframing, and prototyping on over a dozen client websites, and explored new branding initiatives for a few. Clients mostly sat comfortably under the "luxury fashion" label, but occasionally extended to digital startups.
June 2014 - November 2014
Digital Designer, Hello Cheri
Hello Cheri was an affordable adult toy e-commerce startup based in New York. As the only designer on a small startup team, I designed the digital assets, communications, expanded the brand’s visual language, and refined the existing e-commerce website.
Select Features
2025 Webby Award Winner
2024 Webby Award Winner
2024 Webby People's Choice
2020 Webby Honoree
2021 Anthem Award Winner
Site Inspire x2
Typewolf x2
CSSDSGN x8
klikkenthéke x3
Shopify.gallery x3
One Page Love x4
ilikethisart
Mind Sparkle Mag x2
Web Designer Depot x4
Maxi Best Of x10
Smashing Magazine
Mind Sparkle Mag
Smashing Magazine
Design Made in Germany x2