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Zach McNair - 0→1 Designer

Howdy, I'm Zach. I design how humans experience AI, products, and the future of the web.

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Howdy,

I'm grateful you dropped by. Since 1998, I've been using design to help people hone their ideas and engage their audiences.

In 2017, I founded All Manner Of Us, a design and strategy studio shaping the next era of collaboration between people and intelligent systems. Today, I consult on brand and product design for teams building what’s next.

Between 2024-2025, I shaped and shipped products at the intersection of AI and Web3 with the team behind THINK, building everything from a consortium and token to incubators, social platforms, and games for iOS/Android/Web.

Outside of client work, I’m building Spaceclip: a private, local-first app that transcribes and turns long content into short clips using AI.

When I’m not designing, I’m usually producing music with Forenn and Emma Bieniewicz. And when I’m not making things at all, I’m with my family, eating tacos, and drinking coffee.

I believe design should come from a place of truth and that it should have soul. If you are here, chances are we share that drive. Let's connect and create something great together.

Cheers,
Zach

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Expertise

AI
Art Direction
Brand Strategy
Brand Guidelines
Campaigns
Creative Direction
Curation
Design Consulting
Design Systems
Environments
GTM
Identity Design
Installations
Naming
NFTs & Tokens
Original Artwork
Print & Packaging
Product Design
Signage & Wayfinding
Software Design & Development
User Experience
Web3 & Blockchain
Website Design & Development

Experience

Founder, Agentic Experience Design (AXD)
All Manner Of Us
2017-Present
Austin, TX & Remote

All Manner Of Us (AMOU) is a design and strategy studio shaping the next era of collaboration between people and intelligent systems.

We help teams translate intelligence into products people actually trust and use, designing experiences that connect humans, agents, and data into clear, coherent workflows.

Blending Agentic Experience Design (AXD), product strategy, and creative direction, we build everything from AI-native interfaces to the systems and brands that support them.

How we help:

  • Product & agentic system design
  • AI-native interface architecture
  • Strategic design consulting + coaching
  • Brand and creative direction
  • Web3 + decentralized experiences

Select clients: Morpheus • 6079 • THINK • AI Layer Labs • Indeed • Wistia • HCA Healthcare • Son Lux • Superset • Kistler Rods • Lemburg House • Hammock

UX & Digital Product Designer
AI Layer Labs
2024-2025
Remote

I worked to create a truly independent AI ecosystem by bridging the gap between brand and product, focusing on user experience, and utilizing Web3 and AI technologies.

Have helped launch:

THINK Protocol token ($THINK) in partnership with Futureverse
The Independent AI Institute
A social mission game using X integration (6079.ai)
Marcom for Wire.Network & Wire.Foundation
A blockchain hub, explorer, and node dashboard for Wire Network
The 6079 Foundation
A decentralized AI PVP Street Fighter game (AI Prize Fight)
An independent AI news hub (IAI News)
A virtual game available on iOS, Android, and Web (Nodeshifter)
$MOR token swap product for Morpheus (Mor.org)
A business incubator (Thinkubator) supporting WIN (Leading on-chain gaming), Supermode.ls (Building creative tools you own), and Money.xyz (Enabling all your assets in one place)
Art Director & Senior Marketing Designer
Creative Market (Autodesk)
2015-2016
San Francisco, CA & Remote

Creative Market is an online marketplace platform for design content from independent creatives around the world. I worked on various marketing, product, and brand initiatives. Enhanced product user signup conversion by 17%.

Co-founder & Creative Director
Dbln llc
2013-2014
Houston, TX & Remote

Dbln was a web design, development, and brand studio with a focus on the wedding and hospitality industries.

Freelance Consultant
Freelance / Self-employed
1998-Present
Austin, TX & Remote

I solve Brand & Product design problems to help people reach their intended audiences. While my experience is vast, I focus on using design and strategy to bridge the gap between brand and product. I currently leverage Web3 and AI technologies to help businesses and design teams work efficiently and to create work that lasts.

Select clients include: Alphi.xyz, AI Layer, Ugmonk, Funsize, Hertz, Johnson & Johnson, Fjord, Accenture, Sapient Razorfish, Underoath, Mutemath, Son Lux, WeWork, Google, The Culinary Institute of America, Humin, SuperFriendly, SerialBox Presents, QRI, Sony BMG / EMI, Jeremy Cowart.