Hello, my name is Joe.
I'm a senior product designer who’s been privileged to build experiences for millions of users, in collaboration with amazing cross-functional partners. I currently lead design for Ediscovery search facilities at csDISCO, where I'm focused on designing responsible legal tech solutions in a rapidly evolving legal landscape.
About me
📚 → 12yrs of UX and product design experience
✏️ → I often think through writing; I’m a documentation nerd
📐 → Love building; I support my partner in their small biz venture on the side
🗳️ → Intrigued by the confluence of politics, class, economics, and history
⚖️ → Committed to nudging society toward a more equitable future
👟 → Casual but obsessed runner, always improving
🧠 → Business-minded, always learning
🥘 → Probably enjoying Peruvian cuisine right now
What's happening?
Updated April 2026
🎧 → In rotation: berlioz / Jungle / ATCQ
🧘🏻♂️ → I’m taking a break between design roles; searching for something new soon
🏃🏻♂️ → On pace to run 300 miles in 2026
Creative methodology
Designers are uniquely positioned to shape society. Therefore, good design is meticulous in its pursuit of responsible solutions. In creating user experiences, I’m committed to craft and serving a larger vision—I focus on building accessible, scalable solutions for long-term, positive social impact. I do this by developing relationships with users, leveraging data to inform design decisions, prioritizing well-written documentation and team comms… and altogether driving deep, cross-functional collaboration that helps everybody win.
Causes I'm supporting
I have a responsibility to promote and empower the people doing society's most impactful work. I'm privileged to redirect 6% of my monthly income to an array of organizations whose work I value. I’m sharing this snapshot because these organizations reflect my values, and understanding my values is key to understanding me as a person.
🇺🇸 → ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union)
📚 → Center for Reproductive Rights
⚖️ → EJI (Equal Justice Initiative)
🎓 → Guadalupe Center of Immokalee
💣 → Not Another Bomb
✊🏼 → Planned Parenthood
🗞️ → ProPublica
🇺🇸 → Raices
✊🏼 → SPLC (Southern Poverty Law Center)
🇺🇸 → United We Dream
Currently reading
Updated May 2025
📙 → Hope in the Dark
📘 → Open Veins of Latin America
Venture by Design
This pet project newsletter is on pause for now, but I’ll be transitioning old posts to live on this site in the future.
Get in touch
Thanks in advance for reaching out!
Quicker and preferredShoot me an email at josephbrueggen@gmail.comLonger response timeSend me a message on LinkedIn