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Hey, I'm Remy.

Remy Usman is a senior designer based in Philadelphia.

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about
Hi, I’m Remy.
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I’m a Brand & Visual Designer with a passion for turning scattered ideas into clear, compelling narratives. I craft brand identities, campaigns, digital experiences, and scalable design systems that help organizations communicate clearly and drive real impact.

With nearly a decade of experience across freelance and in-house roles, I’ve worked with early-stage startups, nonprofits, multinational corporations, and everything in between. Design is my favorite way to tell stories, and connecting the dots is my favorite way to think.

Beyond client work, I’m interested in design as a cultural practice: how designers shape the spaces, narratives, and systems people move through every day.

On any given day, you might find me walking my assistant Chai, checking out a new café, tinkering on a passion project, or traveling somewhere new.
Things I do
Brand & Identity Design
Art Direction
Creative Strategy
Concept Development
UI & Digital
Web Design
Motion Graphics
Print & Editorial
Event & Experiential
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What guides my work
① Learning through doing.
I learn best by getting my hands dirty. Each project is an opportunity to ask questions, try something new, and build on what I’ve learned along the way.
② Experimenting through play.
Curiosity keeps the work moving. I like to explore, play with ideas, and follow unexpected directions to find something that feels fresh and right.
③ Designing for results.
Design isn’t the finish line. I think about what happens after the work ships: how it’s used, what it changes, and whether it’s actually helping solve the problem it was made for.
④ Sharing what works.
There’s no reason to keep useful things to yourself. I like sharing resources, processes, and lessons learned, especially when they can help another designer spend less time figuring it out alone.
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Experience
Last updated September 2026.
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Senior Designer (Contract)
Confidential Consumer Brand
2026
Visual Designer
GoGuardian & Pear Deck Learning
2020 – 2025
Brand Communications Designer
WarnerMedia (Contract)
2019 – 2020
Brand Experience Designer
WarnerMedia (Internship)
2019 – 2020
Freelance Brand & Visual Designer
Select clients: Hirevue, Kooth Digital Media, CodePath
2018 – Present
Founding Designer, Creative Director
Charcoal Magazine
2016 – 2019
When I’m not designing, I write about Black perspectives on design in my Substack, (black)letter.
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A few of my favorite things (right now)
Design book, Scooby Snacks gummies, Slayyyter album, hip thrust exercise, Survivor, whodunnit novels.
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This site uses Whyte by ABC Dinamo for headline and body text. The wordmark is set in Moab.

I created the website’s design system and page templates in Figma. I built pages and components using Webflow with primarily no-code tools and a small amount of custom CSS. It’s also hosted by Webflow.
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© All works copyright Remy Usman, 2026.