Creative Lead — Visual & Product Design

Organic thinking, intentional design.

I'm Ryan. I craft with care, create with clarity,
and design for real people.

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I won't judge

Selected Work

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Event onboarding
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Product Design

Event onboarding

Reduced time-to-value from 14 days to 3 through progressive disclosure.

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Brand Identity

Meridian Rebrand

End-to-end brand identity for a fintech startup entering Series B.

Email design system
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Design Systems

Email design system

Transformed email from a manual, inconsistent process into a scalable, system-driven experience.

Impact & Outcomes

Design that moves
the needle.

$4m+

In equivalent pharma agency work delivered annually

95%

Reduction in email development following an email design system rollout. Being scaled to AI automation (99% time savings)

6

Designers led and mentored across 4 therapeutic areas in branded and nonbranded design

Faster design-to-development cycles following design system rollout

Expertise

How I think, design, and lead

I care deeply about how things feel, how they function, and how they scale. My work lives at the intersection of thoughtful craft, clear systems, and human-centered leadership.

Product, Systems & Visual Design

  • From insight to execution across the full product lifecycle
  • Systems that scale and are actually adopted
  • Brand translated into real, usable product experiences

Leadership

  • Opinionated in craft, collaborative in practice
  • I lead with conviction while working fluidly across cross-functional partners to align, decide, and deliver

I design products and systems that feel clear, cohesive, and built to last.

I'm a Creative Lead with 10+ years shaping digital products and brand experiences. I believe the best design is invisible — it simply works, feels right, and moves people. Whether I'm leading a team, building a system, or crafting a single interaction, I bring the same intention to every pixel and every decision.

Ryan Burdios
Behind the scenes

This page was designed entirely through conversation — with Claude as my agent and Figma as the canvas. No templates. No Webflow. Just prompts, pixels, and a lot of "actually, move that left."

My first time using Claude as a design collaborator. Turns out AI has pretty good taste. 🤝