Julien Gauthier
Co-Founder & Head of Product Design

Julien Gauthier

C2PA member

Designs the surfaces on which proof is read, contested, and trusted.

Designing the proof layer

As a C2PA member, Julien shapes the visual and interaction architecture of the proof layer. He treats verification interfaces as instruments built to surface evidence under pressure, not to decorate it.

Before MEGGA Shield, Julien led design systems for products operating in regulated environments, taking compliance dashboards from internal-tool territory to public-facing surfaces auditors trust at a glance.

  • Designed the public verification page that ships with every Shield certificate.
  • Built the design system on which the entire Shield product is constructed.
  • Owns the visual language for identity tiers, brand certificates, and Article 50 disclosure.
  • Maintains the editorial line: standards-first, no marketing rhetoric.

Julien operates on the position that design is the public face of verification, and that a certificate page which cannot be read clearly cannot be trusted.