Freelance Product, Interaction & Brand Designer for Early to Mid-Stage Startups
I help startups bring their ideas to life through thoughtful design and storytelling that builds clarity, credibility, and momentum.
Ways in which I can support your team:
MVP interactive prototypes
For when you need to get your ideas out into the world, low to hi-fi prototypes make things tangible and bring focus to the team. These are essential for validating ideas quickly, aligning teams, and gaining early traction.
Pitch deck visual design & storytelling
Clean messaging and a powerful framework help communicate your product's value and leave a lasting impression.
Early-stage brand guidelines & component libraries
Establishing a simple, thoughtful visual language helps your company show up with clarity and consistency to you audience. A lightweight brand system and component library creates just enough structure to keep things cohesive as you scale.
Need another service?
From service blueprints and websites to production design and one-off needs, I offer reliable design support to ensure your team can be set up to succeed.
If you're interested in working together reach out at andersonrshimmin@gmail.com
2023 — 2024
San Francisco, California, United States
Led the interaction design for Sprout’s mobile app, Lentil
Developed new mobile UI components and patterns for Sprout's component library
Managed desirability research, including participant coordination, session moderation, and insight synthesis. 72% of participants said their favorite part of the experience was the interaction design
Published media with the filters showed a 10x increase in user engagement
2023 — 2023
San Francisco, California, United States
Generated concepts and UI flows for novel interaction patterns within AI applications.
Designed and delivered drivable prototypes for Ford’s BlueCruise and Active Park Assist autonomous features
Coached and mentored new designers in learning design tools and techniques
Moderated ride-along user interviews to validate design proposals
Facilitated ideation workshops to align with partner teams and stakeholders
Proposed designs shifted the company roadmap to include in the 2026 vehicle lineup
2021 — 2021
San Francisco, California, United States
Designed high-fidelity mockups and workable prototypes for the MVP of EmploClock. Collaborated with developers to implement designs for the company’s upcoming seed round of funding.
Education
2014 — 2018
California College of the Arts
Interaction Design
2014 — 2018