About

For Jason Thomson, design has never been about choosing a medium. It's about creating experiences.

Whether it's a neighborhood coffee shop, a waterfront bar, a hand-painted sign, a custom piece of furniture, a large-scale public art installation, or a story in print, his work begins with the same belief: every space, object, and idea has the power to make people feel something.

Over the past two decades, Jason has built a career at the intersection of design, craftsmanship, hospitality, and storytelling. He created High Voltage, the iconic coffee shop in Asbury Park, designed and operated Creek Bar in New York's Catskills, and opened The Seafarer, an outdoor bar overlooking the Manhattan skyline. Each project was more than a business—it was a complete creative vision, shaped from the brand and interiors to the signage, furniture, and every detail that gave each space its identity.

Jason's design career began in the early days of the web, creating websites when the internet was still finding its visual language. That foundation in digital design evolved into a lifelong practice in graphic design, branding, and visual identity. Combined with years of sign painting, furniture building, and hands-on fabrication, his work reflects a balance of thoughtful strategy and traditional craftsmanship.

Today, he also collaborates as an art assistant on the design and fabrication of large-scale commercial public art installations around the country, helping create landmark works that transform public spaces and become part of the communities they serve.

Writing has been just as central to Jason's career as design. As the Editor for triCityNews, he has spent more than twenty years documenting—and in many ways contributing to—the cultural revival of Asbury Park. Through thousands of stories about local artists, musicians, businesses, and community leaders, he has helped chronicle the city's evolution while giving a voice to the creative people who continue to shape it.

Jason's work has never fit neatly into a single category, and that's exactly the point. Whether he's designing a brand, building a piece of furniture, creating a hospitality space, contributing to a public art installation, or telling the story of a changing city, the goal is always the same: to create work that is thoughtful, authentic, and lasting.

At its core, Jason's practice is about connection—between people and places, craftsmanship and design, history and progress. Every project is an opportunity to build something meaningful, whether it lives on a wall, in a public square, on a screen, or in the pages of a newspaper.