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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.

Work History

Hold Fast Studio

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Owner/Principal Designer

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Current

Google - Pixel Watch

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Product Designer [Freelance]

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2024

GoPro

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Principal Designer, Cameras & Hardware

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2022

Google - Fonts

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Lead Product Designer [Freelance]

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2021

Moment

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Design Director & Head of Apps Products

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2019

Microsoft Research

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Lead UX Designer - AI and Conversational Systems

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2017

Google - Android

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Staff UX Designer

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2015

Contour Cameras

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Head of Product Design

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2013

Amazon - Kindle

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Principal Product Designer - New Products

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2011

Google

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Senior UX Designer - Ads & Analytics

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2010

Microsoft

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Lead Product Designer - Community & Design Systems

Lead Product Designer - Community

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2006

Renaissance Multimedia

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Creative Director

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2000

Let’s build something great together:

Bend, Oregon

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Let’s build something great together:

Bend, Oregon

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20:40 AM