A floating desk with a laptop, pink MIDI keyboard, headphones, a desk lamp, a sleeping dog, a flip clock and a basketball
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7
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Headphones: check out my music
Pink MIDI keyboard: see baby me jazzing out

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A floating desk with a laptop, pink MIDI keyboard, headphones, a desk lamp, a sleeping dog, a flip clock and a basketball
7
7
59
59
Headphones: check out my music
Pink MIDI keyboard: see baby me jazzing out

← interact with all the objects!

A floating desk with a laptop, pink MIDI keyboard, headphones, a desk lamp, a sleeping dog, a flip clock and a basketball
7
7
59
59
Headphones: check out my music
Pink MIDI keyboard: see baby me jazzing out

← interact with all the objects!

I’m

I’m

“I design

products

that feel fun

.”

“I design

products

that feel fun

.”

“I design

products

that feel fun

.”

A wall shelf with an empty picture frame, four little birds, a track award with a relay baton, and a flower vase
Framed photo of Ryan at a street market
yellow bird plushie
red bird plushie
pink bird plushie
blue bird plushie
Track award and relay baton: see me jump
A wall shelf with an empty picture frame, four little birds, a track award with a relay baton, and a flower vase
Framed photo of Ryan at a street market
yellow bird plushie
red bird plushie
pink bird plushie
blue bird plushie
Track award and relay baton: see me jump
A wall shelf with an empty picture frame, four little birds, a track award with a relay baton, and a flower vase
Framed photo of Ryan at a street market
yellow bird plushie
red bird plushie
pink bird plushie
blue bird plushie
Track award and relay baton: see me jump
prev @ UWseattle

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01 — selected work

Selected

Work.

A few things I’ve researched, designed and shipped, with the messy middle included.

01

Grapevne

Scaling the design system behind a campus startup

Scaling the design system behind a campus startup

Understanding user experiences to design a connected campus through shared moments.

Mobile app

Product design

React

02

SkinIO

Streamlining patient onboarding for health tech

Streamlining patient onboarding for health tech

Research-led UX that takes patients from invite code to first scan, frictionless.

UX research

Onboarding

Mobile app

nextbite.
nextbite.

03

NextBite

Designing an AI-powered map for food discovery

Designing an AI-powered map for food discovery

Turns saved TikToks and Reels into a map of restaurants worth going to.

iOS app

Product design

AI

04

Phoenix Cafe

Making the campus coffee run mobile-first

Making the campus coffee run mobile-first

A mobile ordering flow that cuts the café line for students between classes.

Mobile app

UX design

Prototype

About Me

About Me

My journey started at UW Seattle, where I first discovered UX design. I later transferred to UChicago, getting to experience the harsh winter seasons buried in my imagination.

My journey started at UW Seattle, where I first discovered UX design. I later transferred to UChicago, getting to experience the harsh winter seasons buried in my imagination.

my music :D — mostly lo-fi, but occasional edm
staying active — lifting, running, basketball, any sport and I’m there
designing — always imagining and creating new things
eating — big back foodie mapping on nextbite.

email ryan1kang2003@gmail.com →

linkedin →

résumé →

Experience

Experience

Grapevne

Head of UI/UX

NextBite

Lead Designer / Marketing Lead

Lead Designer / Marketing

SkinIO

UX Researcher & Designer

UI/UX Intern

Phoenix Cafe

Dino Marketing Group

Mobile App Designer

Design Intern

University of Chicago

Student

Design + CS

University of Washington

Where UX started

Informatics

off the clock ♪
off the clock ♪
off the clock ♪

Hi! I’m Ryan

Hi! I’m Ryan

Hi! I’m Ryan

seoul at night

seoul at night

seoul at night

family :D

family :D

family :D

market day ✌

farmer’s market!

market day ✌

market day ✌

made with ♥
© 2026 Ryan Kang · designed & built by me