Johnny Rodriguez

Johnny is Fresh’s Director of Strategic Innovation who brings over 13 years of experience in user experience, interaction design, and front-end web development.

He thrives on the challenge of leading interaction design and development as well as usability and best practices, but his primary focus is leading Fresh’s internal product development as well as other strategic initiatives to help Fresh stay fresh.

Johnny has made valuable contributions in the past throughout the end-to-end delivery lifecycle of complex and large-scale technology solutions. Some of his innovative work can be seen on projects involving advanced JavaScript, augmented and virtual reality, WordPress development, AI systems, chatbots, and design language systems.

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What is AR Development?
XR Development

What is AR Development?

Augmented Reality (AR) development introduces immersive experiences that completely alter the way we interact with and perceive the world. Given that AR applications have the power to alter our perception in new, thrilling ways, creating sophisticated AR experiences necessitates a deep understanding of the technology under the hood. Harnessing the power and quality of UI
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Community, Design, News, Software, Strategy

BalanceTech: A Resource for Finding Balance in a Tech-Reliant World

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AI/Machine Learning, Expertise, Software

Which Companies Are Propelling the AI Movement?

Whether you realize it or not, whenever you browse the internet, listen to music, drive your car, or use your phone, AI is involved. In 2017, there were already four billion AI-powered devices in use worldwide. Some of the biggest tech companies in the world, including Apple, Uber, Facebook, and Microsoft, have dedicated significant resources
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Interacting with AI and its Limitless Capacity
AI/Machine Learning, Expertise, Software

Interacting with AI and its Limitless Capacity

The term “artificial intelligence” has a tendency to evoke imagery of robot overlords and all-knowing computer programs. While this imagery makes for a great blockbuster, it doesn’t paint a very accurate picture of what AI actually is, making it seem like meaningful AI is further off than it really is. In fact, we are already
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Brand & Visual Design, Design, Expertise, Motion Design, UX/UI Design

Guidelines for Successful Dashboard Design

The dashboard is the hub of your user interface. The most effective dashboards provide a snapshot of the data, metrics, and other details that are the most vital to your users. If you can design an accessible, user-friendly dashboard, you’ll provide users with relevant information, from the big picture to granular details. Being mindful of
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15 Examples of Human Augmentation in Everyday Life
Hardware, Product Development, Product Strategy, Strategy

15 Examples of Human Augmentation in Everyday Life

Across the globe, engineers, entrepreneurs, and policymakers are rapidly exploring new and marketable applications for human augmentation technology. Most of them are being designed to help people fulfill their long-lived desire to be smarter, faster, stronger, tougher, and more attractive, and to build new abilities that not long ago seemed like science fiction. In this
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