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Product Designer · Available for thoughtful AI products

Alex
Chen

Warm serif calm meets dark product depth.

I design intelligent product experiences that feel more like a trusted publication than a dashboard shouting for attention.

About

Literary clarity for technical products.

I'm a product designer focused on AI tools, knowledge interfaces, and premium product surfaces that need to feel trustworthy before they feel clever. I care about tone as much as layout: a great interface should help people think, not just click faster.

Over 8+ years in product design, I’ve led end-to-end work across brand systems, product UX, and editorialized landing experiences for teams building assistant workflows, writing tools, and developer-facing software.

My favorite projects balance softness with proof: calm reading surfaces, disciplined accent color, and moments where the actual product shows up with confidence instead of interruption.

Currently based in San Francisco. Open to senior product design roles and select consulting for AI-native products.

8+ Years Experience
34 Systems Shipped
12M+ Users Reached
Skills

Surface warmth, product proof, and calm hierarchy.

Editorial Product Direction
Positioning complex software with a narrative flow that feels readable, calm, and premium.
Design Systems
Building reusable tokens, components, and content rules that scale across product and marketing surfaces.
AI Workflow UX
Shaping interfaces for assistants, model comparisons, toolchains, and human-in-the-loop workflows.
Prototype Writing
Using language, hierarchy, and interaction details to turn abstract systems into legible product experiences.
Selected Work

Interfaces that read like essays and prove like products.

Project 01

Research workspace for long-form synthesis

A dark proof surface for source analysis, drafting, and structured comparison designed to keep complex thinking legible.

AI Product Editorial UX
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Project 02

Premium knowledge tool launch system

A cream-and-coral landing system balancing literary type, soft surfaces, and product mockups for a trust-first rollout.

Launch Design Brand System
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Project 03

Model comparison and pricing narrative

A structured content system for presenting capability tiers, usage context, and product trust without dashboard noise.

Product Marketing Systems Thinking
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Contact

Bring warmth and rigor to the same interface.

If you’re building an AI product, editorial workflow, or knowledge tool that needs a more human voice without losing technical credibility, I’d love to help.

alexchen@studio.design
Available for senior product design work
Preferred engagements

0→1 AI products, editorial product launches, interface systems for writing and research, and premium redesigns that need more trust and less noise.