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Product Designer · Available for culture-forward digital products

Alex
Chen

Neon hazard color on a magazine-black grid.

I build product identities and editorial interfaces that hit with the force of a headline — loud where it matters, disciplined everywhere else.

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About

Editorial tension for products that need a point of view.

I'm a product designer obsessed with interfaces that feel immediate, opinionated, and culturally awake. I work best where brand voice and product behavior need to reinforce each other, not live in separate files.

Across 8+ years in product design, I’ve built launch systems, content-heavy homepages, and live-feed experiences for teams operating at the intersection of media, software, and internet culture.

I like flat depth, loud type, and strong information hierarchy. When a screen needs energy, I’d rather use contrast, scale, and pacing than add decorative polish.

Currently based in Brooklyn. Available for senior product, editorial system, and launch design work.

8+ Years Experience
52 Launches Directed
16M+ Readers Reached
Skills

Big type, sharp edges, and a feed that knows how to move.

Editorial Direction
Creating interfaces that feel like a masthead, a feed, or a feature spread rather than an app shell by default.
Launch Identity
Pairing aggressive hierarchy with a memorable accent system for products that need to own a category fast.
Content Systems
Designing modules that can flex between story, promo, update rail, and CTA without losing a coherent rhythm.
High-Contrast UI
Using scale, borders, and saturated blocks to create urgency without depending on depth-heavy visual polish.
Selected Work

Projects designed to read like headlines in motion.

Project 01

Live issue stream for a tech publication

A modular feed built around a timeline rhythm, mono metadata rails, and bold interruption blocks for high-attention coverage.

Media Feed Design
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Project 02

Launch homepage for an AI creative tool

A loud black-and-white layout using mint hazard accents and oversized headlines to frame a product as an event, not just a release.

Launch Design AI Brand
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Project 03

Cultural dashboard for internet research

A flat, saturated system for scanning signals, clustering updates, and turning abstract chatter into an interface with a point of view.

Research UI Editorial System
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Contact

If it needs urgency, scale, and a clearer signal, let’s talk.

I collaborate with teams building products, publications, and launches that need a stronger editorial pulse — especially when the work sits somewhere between software, culture, and media.

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

Media homepages, launch systems, narrative dashboards, product storytelling, and design systems that need more energy and sharper hierarchy.