We check in with Zane Bevan, the Creative Director at Robinhood, the popular app that lets anyone trade stock without any fees.

This week’s Friday Five checks in with the quirky Zane Bevan, who’s the Creative Director at the Palo Alto-based Robinhood. If you’re not familiar with Robinhood, it’s the widely popular app that lets anyone trade stock without the hassle and expense of paying a fee every time they trade. The platform is incredibly simple to use thanks to Bevan’s design of the iPhone, Apple Watch, and Android apps, which have won the company Apple’s Apple Design Award and Google’s Material Design Award. Prior to Robinhood, Bevan attended Virginia Commonwealth University where he received a BFA in Graphic Design before going on to work in the print media and design agency worlds. Here, he shares five things that have shaped his life (which seems super fun and kinda makes me want to be his friend!) and successful career in design. Photo by Sarah Dorweiler via Unsplash
1. Industrial/Furniture Design

In my childhood home, my family had a Plycraft Lounge chair in our family room. I loved that thing. It was the most comfortable chair in the house, and I always made sure to get to it first. I started seeing it in movies and television shows and so I decided to do some research. From there, the doors of mid-century design were opened up to me. There is something honest about the craftsmanship that really speaks to me. I ...