Jeremy Elder

I joined GitLab in May of 2019 to focus on the visual design of the product. I care about the relationship between product functionality and the consistency of the UI. I focus on creating seamless, performant, and accessible experiences for users as they engage in everything GitLab has to offer. I believe that a great UI is invisible — transparency is one of our values after all.

• I currently live in central Minnesota, USA, with my wife and our three youngsters.
• My normal working hours are around 7am – 4pm in the CT Timezone.
• I’ve been designing professionally for 20+ years and work on everything from UI design to logos and packaging. I also do some development.
• I care a great deal about accessibility and tailor my work as such.
• Mountain biking, camping, and boating are some of the things I enjoy most when not working.

How I think about work:

• Distill concepts into responsible and honest work.
• Digital goods can be durable goods too.
• Constraints create flow and movement.
• Think in systems, design in moments.
• Follow your users, not trends.
• Clarity over embellishement.
• Iteration is perfection.
• Learn with grace.

As part of the Foundations team I specifically focus on:

• Product UI design.
• Maintaining the Pajamas UI Kit in Figma.
• Pajamas documentation.
• GitLab UI components.
• Product iconography and illustration.
• Accessibility audits and evaluations.