Lee Black

Lee Black

THE TOOLBOX

@mrblackstudio · 1042 Studio

Drafted Jul 31, 2026

Design Leader

Düsseldorf designer with 25-plus years in the work, running 1042 Studio and a small constellation of tools, components, guidelines, and experiments. His current stack is Figma, Framer, Midjourney, and the refusal to stop pushing them.

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