Jason Santa Maria

JASON SANTA MARIA has been recognized for designing stylistic and imaginative web interfaces that maintain a balance of usability and effective content presentation. His work has won dozens of awards, including seven Addys in 2004.

Before joining Happy Cog, Jason worked at numerous agencies as both interactive graphic designer and art director for such clients as Public Broadcasting System (PBS), E! Online, Comedy Central, Miramax Films, SAP, EMC Corporation, and T. Rowe Price. He is also well known for his award-winning personal site, jasonsantamaria.com, where he frequently discusses design and its benefits.

Non-designers who surf the web know Jason as the talking head Virtual Stan and as a member of the Bredstik Entertainment independent film cooperative, responsible for such office cinema classics as “Lunch Break.”