Lunch Talks

Jonnie Hallman

Freelance designer/developer and Cushion creator
Friday, June 24th 2016

“I wanted to make an app that would show me that I have enough runway so that I can coast for a little bit. Just to remind myself I'm okay, so that I don't have to take on more work.”

Jonnie Hallman is a freelance web designer/dev based in Brooklyn, NY. He earns a living building fancy scrolly websites for clients including Casper, Dropbox, Etsy, and FiftyThree. Jonnie also runs Cushion, a forecasting web app for freelancers. In his spare time, Jonnie enjoys writing about his process, drinking coffee, and going on sock sprees.

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