Hi, I'm Joe.
Hola, soy joe.
Hey, I'm Joe.
QUÉ TAL, SOY JOE.
Hi, I'm Joe. Hola, soy joe. Hey, I'm Joe. QUÉ TAL, SOY JOE.
I build products, companies, EXperiences, prototypes, and more.
I'm an experience designer, product developer, technologist, and founder who loves to make fast, fail fast, learn, and repeat. My passion lies in observing the world and transforming insights into playful, impactful user experiences that blend the digital and physical. I enjoy creating moments of surprise, thoughtful connections, and bringing a sense of magic and purpose to how people interact with technology, their world, and each other.
For over 15 years, I've led product development across design, technology, and business, with a focus on pushing boundaries (through magical, suprising moments) in user experience. As Founder and CEO of Infinite Objects (raised $11M in venture, generating $14M+ in gross rev), I didn't just build a product; I defined a new product category in Video Prints, turning digital content into IRL design objects featuring no buttons, switches, or user setup. This was driven by a deep understanding of consumer behavior and a staunch ‘anti-gadget’ philosophy, integrating hardware and software expertise to redefine digital collectibility while empowering artists and elevating partner IP and campaigns.
Ultimately, my strengths and focus are understanding users and the goals of any activation, collaborating deeply with stakeholders, and leveraging technical expertise to shape foundational, often complex, systems and experiences that deliver meaningful, playful, unexpected, revealing, and purposeful outcomes.
A few fun facts:
I hold BA degrees in Music Composition and Technocultural Studies from UC Davis, and an MFA in Design and Technology from Parsons School for Design where I taught creative engineering as Asst Professor for several years 📚
I currently live in Brooklyn, and my family is from Lima, Peru 🇵🇪
The letter ‘e’ is expressed as a single dot • in morse code. And there is exactly one ‘e’ in Jos[e]ph 😉
CONTACT
Building something awesome?
Shoot me an email: saavedra [at] jos.ph.
You can find my (un-abridged) CV here.