A little about me
I’m Sebastian Vega, a designer and photographer who likes looking at things a little differently.
I work across product design, graphic design, and photography—exploring how things work, how they feel, and what makes someone stop and look.
People first. Details matter. Stay curious.
Experience
Product work, visual design, and the teams I help grow.
Hack4Impact
Sept 2026 – Present
Co-designing an AI knowledge platform for Justice and Care with two fellow designers and a 10+ person team. The interface prioritizes source-cited answers and clear next steps for frontline workers.
Design Innovation Illinois
Vice President: Sept 2026 – Present
Team Lead: Sept 2025 – Aug 2026
UX Designer: Sept 2024 – Aug 2025
Led and mentored a 5–6 person team through research and high-fidelity mobile concepts. Scoped the United Airlines and Yelp redesigns across three milestone checkpoints. Across my time with the organization, recruited and onboarded 30+ members and helped add two design teams per year for two consecutive years.
Cancer Center @ Illinois
Sept 2025 – May 2026
Delivered 30+ projects across social, event, and website graphics. Directed photo shoots producing 50+ professional images and expanding usable brand assets by 40%.
Surge Iconics
June – Aug 2025
Created 50+ mockups and product concepts for client presentations and internal reviews. Took concepts through material selection, layout, and print preparation for production.
UX / Product design
I redesigned the rewards section and helped oversee the team’s designs to keep the experience consistent.
UX / Research & design
Exploring how clinical-trial discovery can better fit people’s lives, commitments, and questions.
Graphic / Editorial design
A 48-page magazine bringing anime, manga, and the people behind them into one editorial world.
Drawing things together…
