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✦ PORTFOLIO 2026 ✦

ALEX CHEN

PRODUCT DESIGNER

MORE IS MORE. EXCESS IS NOT ENOUGH.

San Francisco · New York · Everywhere the color is loud and the type is louder. Available for commissions, collaborations & creative chaos.

❖ LET'S CREATE SOMETHING EXCESSIVE ❖

The
Maximalist

I

refuse to choose one font when I can use four. I refuse to pick one color when the entire spectrum exists.

Design is celebration — and a party with only one guest is no party at all. My work is loud, layered, and unapologetically abundant. Every pixel is an opportunity for decoration. Every margin is a canvas. Every typeface is a voice in the choir.

I've spent a decade pushing the boundaries of what "too much" means — and I've never found the limit. Based in San Francisco, working globally, designing maximally.

"Restraint is the enemy of expression. I choose abundance — always."

— ALEX CHEN, DESIGN MANIFESTO 2026

12+
Years of Excess
240+
Projects Completed
Colors Used
0
Times I Used Helvetica Alone

My Arsenal
of Excess

VISUAL ABUNDANCE
Typographic Chaos
COLOR ALCHEMY
PATTERN DESIGN
Ornate Systems
❝ More layers, more life ❞ ❝ Baroque is a lifestyle ❞ ❝ Gold is a neutral ❞ ❝ Restraint is overrated ❞
UI/UX
Interfaces that demand to be noticed. Every screen a spectacle.
97% PROFICIENCY
BRANDING
Identities so bold they're impossible to forget. Or ignore.
99% PROFICIENCY
MOTION
Animation that doesn't whisper — it shouts, dances, and cartwheels.
93% PROFICIENCY

Featured Projects

01
BAROQUE
DIGITAL
E-COMMERCE · UI DESIGN · 2025

An e-commerce platform where shopping feels like visiting a baroque palace. Ornate UI patterns, gold-leaf-inspired product cards, and a checkout flow that makes spending money feel like an art form.

E-COMMERCE UI DESIGN ORNATE
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02
SPECTRUM
DESIGN SYSTEM · 2025

A design system that doesn't just allow color — it demands it. Every component comes in 12 color variants. Every token is a celebration. The documentation itself is a work of art.

DESIGN SYSTEM COLOR TOKENS
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EXCESS
BRAND IDENTITY · FESTIVAL · 2026

A maximalist brand identity for a luxury music festival where "too much" is the brief. Fuchsia, royal purple, and gold collide in a visual identity that's equal parts baroque palace and psychedelic rave.

BRANDING FESTIVAL LUXURY
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Let's Make
Something Loud

AVAILABLE FOR FREELANCE · FULL-TIME · CHAOS

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❝ The only bad design is a timid design. ❞

— ALEX CHEN