Author name: Carl

Carl Jamilkowski is an interdisciplinary creative leader at the intersection of immersive experiences, digital products, and emerging technologies. With 15+ years of experience spanning enterprise technology, creative agencies, and startups, Carl bridges the gap between creative vision and technical execution. As a former Head of Product at an AI-powered video commerce company and software engineer at Microsoft, Carl brings a rare blend of technical depth and creative direction to his work. He specializes in designing multimodal experiences across physical and digital environments, leveraging technologies including AI, AR/VR, computer vision, and voice interaction. Carl's work has been featured on the TODAY Show, deployed in millions of LG Smart TVs, and showcased at industry events. His approach combines strategic thinking, human-centered design, and a maker's mindset to create experiences that are both innovative and impactful. When not designing the future of interactive experiences, Carl can be found exploring new AR applications, writing about emerging technology trends, and contributing to the creative technology community.

Iterate: {blank}-ability

Bringing together everything we brainstormed and discussed, we created an early design iteration of what would eventually become Mine.

Brainstorming

What can we create that uses data to improve the lives of individuals? We started by generating some ideas, then came at it from a couple other directions around the data itself.

Health Dashboard Prototype

This is a prototype for a dashboard that visually represents a person’s health with color, movement, and sound (not captured

Nerd PSA on Portlandia

This “Nerd PSA” on Portlandia caused some outrage online. Does the “fake geek girl” archetype exist, or are they also allowed