👋 Hey! I’m Justus, a web & digital designer based in Chicago, IL
Justus Riley
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I build sites and digital work that are clean, clear, and worth someone's attention.
Most of my work lives between visual design and content. Layout, brand voice, the structure holding a page together. The part I like is taking something tangled and finding the simplest version of it.
At Canto I work on web and digital projects, mostly improving the pages people actually land on and building the assets that keep the brand looking like itself across channels. Good visual direction only gets you so far if the structure underneath is wrong, so I care about both.
My background runs through design, marketing, and digital production. Page, campaign asset, brand system, doesn't matter much. I want the finished thing to look like someone made real decisions about it.
Web systems and digital design
I create digital and visual assets that stay true to brand standards. Illustration, typography, and layout built to carry big campaigns and communications across every channel.
3D and Motion
Graphics
I bring products and stories to life with 3D modeling, motion design, and animation. The rendered results give campaigns and product launches real movement.
Art and Brand
Direction
I turn marketing briefs, product messaging, and creative direction into polished digital experiences. I own the art direction and brand strategy from first concept to a page that ships.
My expertise
UI/UX design
Hi-end websites
HubSpot
Claude Code
3d art
Motion graphics
Experience
Web & Digital Designer
at Canto
At Canto, I design and develop web experiences for product marketing, events, campaigns, and feature storytelling. I build standalone orphan pages, event landing pages, and product showcase pages using Nuxt v4, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
- Own and manage the canto.com design system
- Create scalable, accessible, brand-aligned web experiences
- Use AI-assisted creative workflows to support concepting, visual production, and marketing execution
2023 - Present
Senior 3D Designer
at Walgreens
At Walgreens, I led art direction and execution for high-impact digital and web projects, with a focus on 3D design, product visualization, and emerging technology concepts. I helped develop and maintain the company’s initial 3D product library, creating a scalable foundation for accurate and consistent product assets.
- Created proof-of-concept designs for new technology initiatives
- Translated complex product and innovation ideas into clear visual concepts
- Managed multiple design workstreams across digital, web, and 3D projects
2022 - 2023
Digital Designer
At Tribune Publishing, I designed and produced digital advertising campaigns for high-profile clients across multiple markets. I created banner ads, animated ad units, landing pages, admails, and supporting digital assets designed to drive engagement, web traffic, and client revenue.
- Translated written and verbal direction into polished creative concepts
- Collaborated with advertisers, sales teams, vendors, and internal stakeholders
- Reviewed, refined, and optimized creative work for accuracy, quality, and stronger visual impact
2019 - 2022
My
education
Media & Information
Bachelor of Arts at Michigan State University
Specialization in 3D, Graphics & Animation with a minor in Graphic Design
2014 - 2017
My favorite
stack
Photoshop
Figma
Claude
HubSpot
Blender
HTML5
CSS3
monday.com
Nuxt.js