About Me

Crafting stories
through design

8 years, 120+ projects, and a relentless focus on the human side of digital products.

Alex Morgan — senior product designer

Hey, I'm Alex Morgan

I'm a senior product designer and frontend developer based in San Francisco, California. I've spent the last 8 years working at the intersection of design and engineering — turning complex problems into elegant, user-centred solutions.

My work spans SaaS products, mobile apps, brand identities, and marketing websites. I've worked with early-stage startups who needed to find product-market fit, and enterprise companies who needed to modernize aging systems.

Before going independent in 2020, I led design at Vercel (design systems), Stripe (payments UX), and Linear (product design). Those experiences shaped how I think about scale, clarity, and the relationship between design and code.

When I'm not designing, I'm running trails in Marin County, reading on the philosophy of technology, or experimenting with generative art and creative coding.

Location
San Francisco, CA
Availability
Open to Projects
Focus
SaaS & Startups
Education
RISD, BFA Design
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Career Journey

Work Experience

Professional

2020 — Present
Senior Product Designer
Independent / Freelance · Remote

Working with SaaS startups and agencies globally. Focus on product strategy, UX research, visual design, and frontend development.

2018 — 2020
Lead Product Designer
Linear · San Francisco, CA

Led design for the core product. Built Linear's design system from scratch and shipped major features including Cycles and Roadmaps.

2016 — 2018
Product Designer
Stripe · San Francisco, CA

Designed the payments dashboard and onboarding flows. Worked closely with engineering to improve conversion rates by 28%.

2014 — 2016
UI/UX Designer
Vercel · Remote

Contributed to design systems and component libraries. Focused on developer experience and documentation design.

Education & Awards

2010 — 2014
BFA in Graphic Design
Rhode Island School of Design

Graduated with honours. Thesis on the intersection of computational design and human cognition.

2023
Awwwards Site of the Year
Orbit Agency Website Project

Recognized for exceptional design, UX, creativity, and technical execution.

2022
CSS Design Awards — Special Kudos
Nexus Dashboard

Interface awarded for innovation in data visualization design.

Expertise

Skills & Tools

Design

Product Design / UX 92%
Figma / Sketch 95%
Motion Design 85%
Brand Identity 88%
User Research 80%

Development

React / TypeScript 90%
HTML / CSS / JS 92%
Next.js / Remix 82%
Node.js / APIs 75%
Tailwind / CSS Systems 88%

Tools I Use Daily

Figma VS Code React TypeScript Framer After Effects Linear Notion Git / GitHub Vercel Storybook Principle

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I'm available for freelance projects, consulting engagements, and full-time roles at exceptional companies.

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