
Scott Perket
Founder, Forge Studio in California, He/him
Currently taking on projects at Forge.is.
July 20, 2026


Becky Buck
Head of UX, AWS Honeycode
Scott is world class design talent. It's rare to find a designer with his breadth of experience, and basically unheard of to find someone who can deliver high quality work across all of those formats and domains. Design systems, UX architecture across desktop and mobile, mobile UI trends, vizD polish, he does it all with ease and expertise.
He's also an amazing mentor, always willing to make time to advise product development colleagues of all roles and levels. Plus, his humor and humility make Scott one of my very favorite people to work and learn with.


Steven Yan
Senior Product Manager, Zendesk
Scott's most lasting impact at Zendesk will prove to be the unwavering commitment he had to driving adoption of consistency and UX design patterns across our creative and product teams. I appreciate that Scott was willing to play the deviant role on many projects and continued to push the team beyond our comfort zone when it came to what was possible and what was acceptable with our product experience.
Even after Scott has left Zendesk, we'll continue to benefit from and deliver on the body of work and design thinking that he established.


Sara Menefee
Product Designer, Zendesk
I can't even begin to measure the amount respect I have for Scott. During our time working together at Zendesk, he helped reshape the way our Product team worked; the results have been momentous. He boldly questioned old processes which not only helped our team move forward and grow, but also helped us establish a better understanding of how we wanted to build products in the future as an organization.
He was not only a valuable asset to our team but he was also a great mentor. Scott challenged my way of thinking and helped me discover my own process and introduced me to new methodologies that have helped me grow as a designer.
All that being said, Scott would be an excellent candidate for any leadership or mentorship role.


Amir Hadjihabib
Senior Product Designer, Zendesk
Scott's ability to keep track of all the things at once is pretty impressive to me. He had an eye for all the small details while keeping in mind the bigger picture and how they connected. I learned a lot from him in the time we worked together and hope to learn more from him in the future.


Kimmie Nguyen
Senior Product Manager, Salesforce
Scott does amazing, high quality work. He has an eye for good design, is awesome at both interaction and visuals, and can be both tactical and visionary. He goes above and beyond to meet his goals for every project. It's at times mind boggling how much he can produce between presentations for execs, specs for the product teams and future explorations with his own team. For a period of time, he was the sole visual designer across 5+ Chatter teams. And he was involved in a number of cross-functional, high profile projects that have been pivotal to the product's success. But even in those times of high stress, Scott never disappointed.


Ben Snyder
Senior Designer, Salesforce
I've worked with scott on many projects from icons to full scale product design. I'm sincerely impressed by his wide range of skills and the consistency with which he delivers high caliber work. Dedicated, diplomatically opinionated, and an all around stacked designer, Scott is the guy you want on that high-profile CEO assignment that's due in an hour.


Bryan Helmig
Co-founder & CTO, Zapier
Scott was pretty crucial in setting up a first-pass visual spec for Zapier. While a lot of UX has changed since that first fateful experiment, the core "feel" has been the same and it's really helped guide the company visually.


Wade Foster
Co-founder & CEO, Zapier
Scott provided a lot of the inspiration for the original design on Zapier. In just one Saturday afternoon we were able to hammer on the initial prototype and his design work still plays a huge part in the design of the site to this date.


Anna Mieritz
Director, User Experience, Salesforce
Scott is one of the most dedicated designers I've worked with. He seeks feedback often, iterates tirelessly, and has a great attitude about work in general. He's truly someone I can count on to get things done. He is also intensely hungry for knowledge and personal growth; exploring new products, taking classes, talking with teammates from all disciplines in order to become a better designer.


Chris DeRosier
Staff Writer
Scott is one of the most talented and dedicated graphic designers I know. No task is too daunting, no workday is too long; all that matters to him is that the job at hand is done and done right. He contributes in any and every way he can, from big-picture ideas to the most minute details. He's a tremendous asset who gives his all without ego. If I needed a designer, I would hire him at a moment's notice.

Chris Jarratt
Chief Creative Officer
Scott is a well organized individual, with great work ethic. He has a high level of skill with all adobe programs and understands the process of ad design well.

Keith Locke
Creative Director
Scott Perket delivers. High attention to detail. Problem solver. Was able to take any design I handed to him and roll it out across multiple products with little to no direction...and he knows how to finish a job. Some people start well but don't finish well - I could always count on Scott to finish something right. Always looking for ways to improve what he is doing. I would hire him in a heartbeat.


Evan Fisk
Staff Writer, 417 Magazine
Scott has a great eye for design. He recognizes the importance of forward thinking in design and web.