Overview
I'm Justin Barber, a designer born and raised in Tokyo, Japan.
I currently lead design at Applied Intuition, a Series C Silicon Valley startup in the autonomous vehicle space (and recent 
). Prior to that I spent four years at Google working on the Pixel phone.
In the summer of 2019 I launched Bonsai, a personal effort to publish writing and design projects that "cultivate depth and beauty."
Thanks to the support of my partners, I'm currently publishing:
- Bonsai – email newsletter reflecting on life, culture, and design (published 1x/month)
- Technicolor – online magazine celebrating multi-ethnic relationships through conversations and photos
- The Valleyist – email newsletter exploring the intersection of technology and spiritual faith (published 1x/month)
- Tiny Tree Grant – a $500 grant for solo creators (given ~2x/year)
My Instagram is private and I don't say much on Twitter, but you can subscribe to my Bonsai newsletter:
Practice creativity as a spiritual discpline.