J. Ryan Garner
designer and educator

I architect concepts, whether I'm designing or teaching. I get inside an idea until its joints show, draw them into blueprints, and use them to build. That's how my work gives an idea ground others can live on and build from. Most design and teaching just hand over a finish; I develop and hand over the frame too.

Currently at Cirrus Aircraft

email— want to talk?
medium— sporadic thoughts
resume— one page profile
portfolio — my other projects
linkedIn—  job stuff past and present

Minimalist Environment
Someone holding a speaker in a minimalist environment

There's more, of course. Websites can't fit it all.
The rest takes a pencil and a good conversation.

email — start conversation
medium — sporadic thoughts
resume — a one-pager
portfolio — other projects
linkedin — job stuff, past/present

email— want to talk?
medium— sporadic thoughts
resume— one page profile
portfolio — my other projects
linkedIn—  job stuff past and present

made in appalachia
© 2026

I'm Ryan, an educator and designer who learns people's ideas and draws them out for a living. The work varies; the method doesn't. I ask my way into something half-formed until its structure shows, then build from there. I hand over the product and the documentation that makes its structure workable.

Currently at Cirrus Aircraft.

What I'm reading

In 2018, I started keeping track of books that I'd read and wanted to read next. This eventually turned into Good Books!

This habit has been incredibly rewarding and something I want to continue. Lately, I've been trying to read more fiction.