Hi, I’m Ian Steele. I'm a Principal Product Designer & Illustrator based in Illinois with 12 years of experience in the B2B space.

Currently, I’m working on Great Mind’s digital k-12 platform. Previously, at Imagine Learning & Untappd

For the past 6 years, my focus has been on crafting experiences for SaaS products. I am a self-driven and team-oriented individual who thrives in collaborative environments.

👨‍💻 Work Experience

Principal Product Designer

Imagine Learning Classroom, Remote, Feb 2023 - Present

• Restructured the bookmarking feature for saving and organizing bookmarked content
• Introduced color system for use in Backpack UI theming
• Worked with Product Managers to establish a roadmap that promoted transparency to the team
• Refactored components that were misused in production & provided clear use cases for proper use

Senior Product Designer

Imagine Learning Classroom, Remote, March 2021 - Feb 2023

• Architected & maintained v1 of the Backpack UI Design System that gave designers and engineers a shared language around design tokens and production components
• Decreased the time teachers spend grading via an experience overhaul that allows for quicker scoring and student navigation
• Designed and co-implemented Annotation tools that allow teachers to draw/add shapes directly onto our lesson cards during classroom instruction
• Establishing design best practices for our team. Focusing on improving the teacher and student experiences by expanding upon existing features and adding new functionality to our platform.

Senior Product Designer

Untappd, Remote, July 2019 - March 2021

• Design lead for Untappd for Business and Marketplace products