J.M. Brunner

Game UI Designer • Pixel Artist • Illustrator

OVERTEN YEARS OF EXPERIENCE

Hi! I'm Jennelle M. Brunner, a game UI designer, illustrator, and pixel artist with over 10 years of experience creating interactive experiences for games, education, and entertainment. I've collaborated with brands including Disney, PBS Kids, and Hasbro, designing everything from user interfaces and game assets to illustrations, animations, and interactive experiences across mobile, web, AR, and VR.

I enjoy taking ideas from concept to polished final assets, working closely with developers and designers to create experiences that are both visually engaging and intuitive to use. Whether I'm designing a game interface, illustrating characters, or creating pixel art, my goal is always to make interactions feel clear, memorable, and fun.

Outside of design, I'm a rugby player and a Buhurt competitor, where I compete in medieval armored combat with a suit of armor.

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EXPERIENCE

Curious Media

Senior UI/UX Designer & Illustrator
2015–2026

Progressed from Junior Designer to Senior Designer while leading UI, UX, and visual design for award-winning games and digital products used by millions of children.

Designed user interfaces for mobile games, educational apps, websites, and interactive experiences from concept through final production.
Created wireframes, interface layouts, iconography, storyboards, animations, and production-ready assets for Unity and HTML5 projects.
Collaborated daily with producers, engineers, researchers, animators, and designers to create intuitive, engaging user experiences.
Developed visual systems and UI libraries that maintained consistency across multiple products and platforms.
Produced interactive experiences using Unity, React, PixiJS, HTML5, Canvas, AR, and VR.
Created original illustrations, game assets, and motion graphics supporting gameplay and storytelling.
Worked with major brands including Disney, PBS Kids, LEGO, Nickelodeon, Warner Bros., DreamWorks, Hasbro, and The Pokémon Company.
Contributed to multiple Webby-recognized interactive experiences.

Creativity, Inc.

Head Designer | UI Designer & Pixel Artist

2025

Led UI design for interactive toy experiences across multiple product lines.

Owned user interface design and pixel animation for interactive hardware products.
Developed visual direction, concept presentations, and production assets for new toy experiences.
Optimized graphics and animations for hardware performance and memory limitations.
Collaborated closely with engineers and product teams to deliver polished interactive experiences.

MediaFox

Graphic Designer & Illustrator
2014–2015

Designed branding, websites, print materials, book illustrations, and marketing assets for local businesses.
Restored and digitized archival photography and analog media.

Boise Weekly

Designer & Illustrator
2013–2014

Produced editorial illustrations and publication layouts in collaboration with writers and art directors.

AWARDS

Children's & Family Emmy Awards

2025 recognition - My Bedtime Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood

Webby Awards

2024 Honoree — Nogginville
2022 Honoree — Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood
2020 Nominee — Cyberchase: Space Waste

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Fine Arts
Digital Art & Virtual Technology Design

University of Idaho

SKILLS

Design

UI Design
UX Design
Interaction Design
Wireframing
Design Systems
Information Architecture

Software

Figma
Photoshop
Illustrator
After Effects
Unity
Sketch
Corel Draw
3DS Max
Blender
Unreal

Development

HTML/CSS
React
PixiJS
Canvas

Art

Illustration
Motion Design
Animation
Pixel Art

Contact

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