Jesse Little
UI/UX designer in Ottawa, Canada, with a focus on accessibility. I design in Figma and build custom in code, and my recent roles have been with federal organizations.
Case studies
Redesigning the Griffith Bros. website around its repair services
Griffith Bros · Website
A family-owned repair shop’s website, redesigned in Figma and built in Webflow so its services are easy to find.
Designing Simply Wild, a wildlife safety app concept
Simply Wild · Concept app
A concept for a mobile app that helps outdoor explorers identify and avoid dangerous wildlife, designed from user research through early feature testing.
Designing Invert’s carbon offset app to show where the money goes
Invert Inc. · Mobile app
A former mobile app that made carbon offsetting easier to understand, with plain language, curated plans and clear project breakdowns.
More work
Client websites I designed or built with Grant Burke Design.
Centre Victoria
Website design2026(live site, opens in a new tab)Club D’Eau+
Website design, photography2026(live site, opens in a new tab)Bay Point Contracting
Website design2024(live site, opens in a new tab)Faust Windows
Website design, web development2024(live site, opens in a new tab)Pillar Interior Design
Webflow development2024(live site, opens in a new tab)
About
What I do
- UX research
- UX strategy
- Product design
- Prototyping
- Design systems
- Web design
- Front-end development
My experience
Communications officer
UX StrategyOffice of the Privacy Commissioner of CanadaSeptember 2026 – PresentCommunications officer
UX StrategyDepartment of National DefenceNovember 2025 – September 2026UI/UX designer
Financial Consumer Agency of CanadaJanuary 2025 – November 2025Web designer
Grant Burke DesignFebruary 2024 – October 2024UI/UX designer
InvertMarch 2022 – May 2023UI/UX designer and Webflow developer
FreelanceNovember 2019 – March 2022May 2023 – February 2024Senior graphic designer
Level SixMay 2015 – November 2019
Tools I love
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Visual Studio Code- GitHub
- Astro
Webflow
HTML
CSS
Tailwind CSS
JavaScript
Claude- Codex
- Ollama
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Photoshop
Illustrator
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Lightroom- Notion
Obsidian
Sandbox
Side projects I’m building right now. Expect rough edges.
