Independent · Product Designer
I design calm,
considered interfaces
for ambitious teams.
I'm Ava — a product designer with a decade of shipping web apps, design systems, and the small details that make software feel human.
- 10+
- Years designing
- 40+
- Products shipped
- 12
- Awards & features
Selected work
’22 — ’24Lumen Banking
2024A ground-up redesign of a consumer banking app — clearer money flows, a calmer dashboard, and a design system that scaled to 60+ screens.
Field Notes CMS
2023An editorial tool for journalists, built around speed and focus.
Orbit Analytics
2023Dashboards that make complex data feel obvious at a glance.
Maker Market
2022A marketplace brand & storefront for independent makers.
About
I believe the best interfaces get out of the way — so the work can speak.
For the last ten years I've partnered with founders and product teams to turn fuzzy ideas into shipped, considered software. I care about the seams: empty states, loading moments, the copy on a button.
I work end to end — from research and strategy through high-craft UI and the front-end code to make it real. When I'm not designing, I'm letterpress printing and over-watering my plants.
Capabilities
- —Product Design
- —Design Systems
- —Prototyping
- —User Research
- —Design Engineering
- —Brand & Identity
- —Motion
- —Accessibility