James R.
Chen

Figma · San Francisco, CA

Owned the redesign of Figma's core editor toolbar and layers panel — affecting 4M+ monthly active users. Reduced P0 support tickets by 31%. Established a quarterly design critique program across 5 product squads.

Notion · San Francisco, CA

Designed and documented Notion's first unified design system — 400+ components, 12 teams, 2 platforms. Shipped Templates Gallery driving 23% improvement in new user activation. Mentored 3 junior designers to mid-level promotions.

InVision · Remote

Prototyped collaboration flows for enterprise clients including IBM, Nike, and Delta. Created motion design guidelines adopted company-wide. Delivered 40+ client projects at 98% on-time rate.

Personal · beacon-ui.design

Open-source design system with 600+ Figma components and React implementation. 2.1k GitHub stars, used by 300+ teams worldwide.

Independent Typeface Design

Geometric sans-serif with 4 weights + variable axis. Featured on Fonts In Use, 8k+ downloads on Google Fonts.