The work got clearer for the team, and the decisions were easier to explain.
Product leadTaylor Reed / Brand designer / Demo profile
Lead the work. Protect the idea.
A refined portfolio for design leads, with selected work, skills, leadership experience, case studies, testimonials, and contact.
Neighbors
What collaborators noticed.
They held the quality of the interface without losing the schedule.
Engineering managerSelected work
Sample projects. Replace the titles, images, and links with your own work.
Design leadership2026
Atelier
A design system used by three product teams.
Sample project. Not a client engagement.
View projectDesign leadership2026
Meridian
A redesign of a review process, not only the screens.
Sample project. Not a client engagement.
View projectLeadership, in practice.
Add your real roles, dates, and what you were responsible for.
Present / Your team
Design lead
Describe the teams, the product area, and the decisions you hold.
Dates / Organization
Earlier leadership
Add a real role and what changed because of your work.
Ongoing
What I want next
The kind of problem, team, or collaboration you are looking for.
How the work is led.
Direction, critique, and the systems a team can keep using. Edit these so they match your practice.
Direction
The problem, the audience, and the quality bar.
Teams
Critique, hiring, and reviews that improve the work.
Systems
Patterns that keep a product recognizable as it grows.
A careful next step.
A refined portfolio for design leads, with selected work, skills, leadership experience, case studies, testimonials, and contact.
Design notes
Process, decisions, and the thinking behind the work. Sample notes stay drafts until you publish them.
Notes
The long way around a short idea
A first draft is allowed to wander. The published one should know exactly where it is going, and why.
Product
What we shipped this spring
Three changes customers asked for, the one we decided not to build, and what we learned from both.
Training
A quieter kind of strength
The session that looks easy from the doorway is usually the one that was earned over months.