STEVEN USTUPSKI

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AI-fluent Product Designer. Building consumer products and systems teams can ship, on surfaces visited by millions of people monthly, and a little humor along the way.

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Figma MCP Server → Claude Code → Cursor → Working prototype → Local testing → Vercel
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2027 Ready

Design Engineer who bridges product strategy, UX, Ai agents, design systems, and front-end development to build scalable digital products. - Also Occasionaly funny

Staying ahead of the product design
& AI curve for 2027

Continuously evolve with emerging technologies, AI-assisted design and development, new interaction patterns, and changing user expectations. Adapt quickly, learn new tools, and know when to use design, code, data, or AI to solve a product problem more effectively.

Make complex products feel simple

Design intuitive, high-quality experiences across complex workflows, data-dense interfaces, and responsive platforms. Turn complicated product requirements into clear information architecture, interaction models, and interfaces that feel effortless to use.

Design systems & front-end fluency

Bridge design and engineering through strong knowledge of CSS, responsive layout, typography, color, accessibility, component architecture, and design systems. Create designs that aren't just visually polished, they're technically feasible, scalable, and ready to build.

Prototype at the speed of the idea

Use modern prototyping and development tools to move rapidly from concept to something people can experience. Build realistic flows and interactive prototypes for user testing, stakeholder alignment, and engineering collaboration—using code when it produces a better or faster result.

Validate, measure, & iterate

Treat design as a hypothesis, not a deliverable. Plan usability studies, prototype testing, and quantitative validation to understand what works. Use behavioral data and user feedback to identify friction, prioritize improvements, and continuously refine the product.

Design from real user needs & not assumptions

Translate user research, behavioral data, and feedback into clear product decisions. Define problems, identify opportunities, and design experiences around what users actually need, not simply what stakeholders request