# Martin Merschroth

> Head of Product Design at Jam. Design generalist building across product, design, and engineering.

This is Martin’s personal site. Notes are short essays and excerpts also available in the site’s iPod mode. Attribution is included on each note; quoted work is not authored by Martin.

## About

- [About Martin](https://majroth.com/about/): Background and companies
- [Full site text](https://majroth.com/llms-full.txt): Profile, company summaries, and complete notes
- [Latest work](https://www.figma.com/proto/F8x4m4ga3oDORIQK96tz7B/Work-2026?page-id=2022%3A3775%3Fnode-id%3D2038-5411&p=f&viewport=1084%2C254%2C0.17&t=meivxRzi99OlUpmP-1&scaling=scale-down&content-scaling=fixed&starting-point-node-id=2038%3A5411&node-id=2038-5411): Figma portfolio walkthrough

## Companies

- [Jam](https://jam.dev/): Head of Product Design. Jam is a screen recorder for software teams.
- [FigNotion](https://fignotion.com/): Maker. FigNotion is a widget that syncs Notion and Figma both ways.
- [Source2Sea](https://altor.com/conversations/supplying-the-supply-chain): Head of Product Design. Source2Sea is a global marketplace for ship supplies. Incubated with BCG Digital Ventures.
- [ToolTime](https://www.tooltime.app/): Founding Designer. ToolTime helps businesses get rid of their paperwork. Incubated with BCG Digital Ventures.
- [LabTwin](https://www.labtwin.com/): Founding Designer. LabTwin is an AI voice assistant for research labs. Incubated with BCG Digital Ventures. Acquired.

## Notes

- [All notes](https://majroth.com/notes/): Read the notes on the website
- [Design Is Not Dead](https://majroth.com/notes/design-is-not-dead.md): Why cheap output makes design intent, judgment, and proof more important. Author: Martin Merschroth.
- [Build Log](https://majroth.com/notes/build-log.md): Building an iPod with Codex, and finding joy in the work. Author: Martin Merschroth.
- [Im Anfang War Die Tat](https://majroth.com/notes/im-anfang-war-die-tat.md): Warum Machen und Ausprobieren zum Denken gehören. Author: Martin Merschroth.
- [Gestaltingenieur](https://majroth.com/notes/gestaltingenieur.md): Dieter Rams on the designer as a design engineer, in German and English. Author: Dieter Rams.
- [Size of the Unknown](https://majroth.com/notes/size-of-the-unknown.md): Design seniority and the size of the unknown. Author: Martin Merschroth.
- [Motivation Math](https://majroth.com/notes/motivation-math.md): Making a task feel winnable by changing confidence, value, distraction, and delay. Author: Martin Merschroth.
- [Good Internal Comms](https://majroth.com/notes/good-internal-comms.md): Building trust through clear, consistent internal communication. Author: Martin Merschroth.

## Writing

- [Design Your 1:1s](https://klarheit.substack.com/p/design-your-11s-a-guide-for-design): Published on Klarheit
- [Better Design Feedback](https://klarheit.substack.com/p/getting-better-design-feedback): Published on Klarheit
- [Design Your Culture](https://klarheit.substack.com/p/design-your-culture-or-it-will-design): Published on Klarheit
- [Mismatched Puzzles](https://klarheit.substack.com/p/mismatched-puzzles): Published on Klarheit
- [Zero to Nowhere](https://klarheit.substack.com/p/from-zero-to-nowhere-the-design-system): Published on Klarheit

## Contact

- [X](https://twitter.com/majroth)
- [Email](mailto:dispatch@majroth.com)
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-merschroth/)
- [GitHub](https://github.com/majroth)