Avery Chen.

— portfolio '26

Avery Chen portrait sketch

Avery Chen

— Senior Product Designer

I design quiet, useful products. Ten years shaping tools for teams at indie studios and a handful of startups you've probably used. Based in Kyoto. Always sketching. I keep a stack of notebooks by my desk — thinking feels clearer with a pen in hand. Off-screen, I'm chasing good coffee, slow mornings, and the occasional long walk with no destination.

Services
Product Design
Design Systems
Prototyping
Brand Direction
Skills
Design Tools
Builder Tools
Whiteboard Tool
Motion Tool
Currently
drinking · too much matcha
reading · The Shape of Design
listening · Nils Frahm, on loop

Selected Work

'22 — '26

Kind Words

— from folks I've worked with

  • "Avery has that rare gift — making complex systems feel obvious. Our design language finally has a spine."

    Mira, Head of Design

  • "Worked with a lot of designers. Few think as carefully about the quiet moments between screens as Avery does."

    Tom, Principal PM

  • "Hired Avery for a six-week sprint. We kept her for two years. That should tell you everything you need."

    Priya, Co-founder

  • "The rare designer who can hold strategy and a pen at the same time. Our brand still runs on her instincts."

    Jonas, Creative Director

  • "Avery has that rare gift — making complex systems feel obvious. Our design language finally has a spine."

    Mira, Head of Design

  • "Worked with a lot of designers. Few think as carefully about the quiet moments between screens as Avery does."

    Tom, Principal PM

  • "Hired Avery for a six-week sprint. We kept her for two years. That should tell you everything you need."

    Priya, Co-founder

  • "The rare designer who can hold strategy and a pen at the same time. Our brand still runs on her instincts."

    Jonas, Creative Director

  • "Avery has that rare gift — making complex systems feel obvious. Our design language finally has a spine."

    Mira, Head of Design

  • "Worked with a lot of designers. Few think as carefully about the quiet moments between screens as Avery does."

    Tom, Principal PM

  • "Hired Avery for a six-week sprint. We kept her for two years. That should tell you everything you need."

    Priya, Co-founder

  • "The rare designer who can hold strategy and a pen at the same time. Our brand still runs on her instincts."

    Jonas, Creative Director

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Drawn with care — always sketching.

Avery Chen © 2026 — designed with 🖤.

Drawn with care — always sketching.

Avery Chen © 2026 — designed with 🖤.

Drawn with care — always sketching.

Avery Chen © 2026 — designed with 🖤.

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