I'm Kevin Korpi, a Bend Oregon-based designer, writer, and product strategist.
I like to think deeply about how things work, why they matter, and how they can be better. I’m drawn to big shifts in technology and design. How AI changes workflows, how new tools shape creativity, and how physical and digital experiences evolve. The best work happens through collaboration, iteration, and rethinking assumptions.
I started my design career in Tokyo, designing for DoCoMo phones when screens were the size of a couple postage stamps. Since then, I’ve worked across hardware, software, and AI-driven experiences, leading design teams and projects at Google, GoPro, Moment, Amazon, and Microsoft and helping startups go from 0 → 1 as a first-design hire and consultant. My focus is on solving complex problems and making things simpler, faster, and more intuitive.
Outside of work, I spend as much time as possible on a board or a bike or behind a camera. I’ve been snowboarding since before most resorts allowed it and spent a year in Hokkaido, Japan, chasing deep snow. These days, I live in Bend, Oregon, splitting my time between trying to be a rad dad, design, obsessing about cameras, mountain biking, and snowboarding.
Want to connect or collaborate? If you’d like to see my work or chat about product, design, or the industry, drop me a line.
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Work History
Hold Fast Studio
Owner/Principal Designer
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Current
Google - Pixel Watch
Product Designer [Freelance]
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2024
GoPro
Principal Designer, Cameras & Hardware
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2022
Google - Fonts
Lead Product Designer [Freelance]
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2021
Moment
Design Director & Head of Apps Products
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2019
Microsoft Research
Lead UX Designer - AI and Conversational Systems
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2017
Google - Android
Staff UX Designer
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2015
Contour Cameras
Head of Product Design
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2013
Amazon - Kindle
Principal Product Designer - New Products
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2011
Senior UX Designer - Ads & Analytics
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2010
Microsoft
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2006
Renaissance Multimedia
Creative Director
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2000