Joe Mignano

Hi, I’m Joe.

Web developer & Product designer.

Former developer & designer for Japan’s top Google-ranked English travel website,
japan-guide.com

Next available for work —May ‘26

Selected Work

01.Bookfinder

Web app that helps a bookseller track thousands of multilingual book listings across dozens of sites.

  • UX/UI Design
  • Full-Stack Dev
  • React
  • Firebase
  • Node.js
See case study
Bookfinder, New Listings view

02.japan-guide.com, Welcome to the 2020s

After building a reputation as a leading travel website, JG needed a modern, responsive design and codebase to match.

  • Product Design
  • Full-Stack Dev
  • PHP
  • JavaScript
  • CSS
See case study
japan-guide.com, Mt. Fuji Destination page
japan-guide.com, Shimokita Peninsula page

03.japan-guide.com, Welcome to the 2010s

How I brought a major tourism website’s early-2000s design, info architecture, and codebase in the 21st century.

  • UX Research
  • Info Architecture
  • Product Design
  • Full-Stack Dev
  • PHP
  • JavaScript
  • CSS
See case study
japan-guide.com, post-2015

Other work for japan-guide.com —

  1. Joe hosting a YouTube video

    YouTube host

    I scripted and hosted 5 videos for japan-guide.com’s 300k-subscriber travel YouTube channel.

    Watch a video
  2. Mt. Kitadake, Japan’s second tallest mountain

    Travel writing

    I explored some of Japan’s most unique mountains for my outdoor adventure blog series, “Among the Peaks.”

    Read an article
  3. Yayoi Kusama’s “Pumpkin” sculpture at the Setouchi Triennale art fair; photo featured on Condé Nast Traveler

    Photography

    I took thousands of photos on over 100 field assignments for JG. One of my photos was featured on the Condé Nast Traveler website.

    See on Condé Nast