Jade Franson

THE PASTEL POET

@jadefranson · Perplexity

Drafted Sep 30, 2026

Jade is a designer and artist currently designing at Perplexity, with previous work at Duolingo and 8VC. Outside product, brand, and web design, she writes essays and creative nonfiction, reads fiction, philosophy, and science fiction, and scribbles with pastels and gouache.

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