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Product Designer & Developer
Connecting Design → Code with Design Systems & Custom Plugins

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Darian Rosebrook

Staff Design Technologist

Darian Rosebrook

Darian Rosebrook

Portland, Oregon

As a seasoned Product Designer with a strong background in UX engineering, I specialize in crafting robust design systems and developing custom design tooling for Figma that revolutionizes product development workflows. Based in Portland, Oregon, I thrive at the intersection of design and development, where I dedicate my efforts to streamlining collaboration and optimizing product development cycles.

With a unique blend of design and development expertise, I excel at bridging the gap between design and engineering teams, enhancing the user experience for both when interacting with design systems. By creating custom tooling that integrates Figma with GitHub, I enable seamless workflows that drive innovation and foster a collaborative environment, ultimately accelerating the delivery of exceptional designs to customers.

Throughout my career, I have successfully led cross-functional teams through highly technical projects, collaborating with project managers and development leads to break down complex initiatives into manageable arcs of work. By effectively managing and delegating resources, I ensure the smooth execution of projects, delivering results that exceed expectations.

If you're passionate about design and want to discuss how we can collaborate to create innovative solutions, feel free to reach out! I'm always eager to connect with like-minded professionals and explore new opportunities in UX and Product Design.

My resume

Strategic skillset

Design

  • Simplifying complex technical concepts for non-technical audiences, facilitating effective communication and collaboration across teams.
  • Conducting comprehensive design system workshops, empowering teams to leverage design systems effectively.
  • Creating and maintaining comprehensive design system documentation, ensuring clarity and consistency in usage.
  • Implementing automation pipelines for design system assets, streamlining workflows and reducing manual effort.
  • Developing full-featured design systems with high-fidelity component libraries for Figma, Web, Android, and iOS, ensuring a consistent user experience across platforms.
  • Auditing design components created in various web and mobile technologies, ensuring adherence to best practices and design system guidelines.
  • Enhancing the developer experience by optimizing component library consumption, promoting adoption and efficiency.
  • Building custom Figma plugins that accelerate product design workflows, design system creation, and maintenance, enabling designers to work smarter, not harder.
  • Designing, Developing, and Implementing tooling or pipelines that keep design and development closely in sync, fostering collaboration and reducing friction.
  • Establishing processes and workflows that optimize feedback, contribution, and adoption across teams, creating a culture of continuous improvement.

Technical skillset

Design

  • Design Management
  • Design Systems
  • Design Tokens
  • User Research
  • UX Design
  • UX Engineering
  • Figma Component Libraries

Development

  • Figma Plugin Development
  • Figma API
  • React
  • Vue
  • Angular
  • Svelte
  • Web Components
  • Backend Development
  • API Design
  • Mobile Development
  • Kotlin
  • SwiftUI
  • Java
  • Objective-C

Where I’ve been

Over the last ten years, I have spent my career building up skills at creating, maintaining, and scaling design systems across different sized initiatives.

For large and small brands alike, throughout my career, I have successfully led cross-functional teams through highly technical projects, collaborating with project managers and development leads to break down complex initiatives into manageable arcs of work. By effectively managing and delegating resources, I ensure the smooth execution of projects, delivering results that exceed expectations.

I am passionate about making things that make it easier for people to make things, and love a challenge when it comes to interesting problems to solve for.

You can see some of the places where I have worked to make their brand excel through my work with design systems

p.s. A lot of this site is still a work in progress, as is the folly of all portfolio sites. haha

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