ian mcabee

I'm Ian, a senior UX and product designer.
I research, design, and shape products people want to use.

I'm Ian, a senior UX and product designer.
I research, design, and shape products people want to use.

I connect user research, product strategy, and design to build products that work for people, while using AI to prototype and ideate faster.

I connect user research, product strategy, and design to build products that work for people, while using AI to prototype and ideate faster.

Process

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Understand

  1. Understand

Ask questions and understand the domain - "What problem are we trying to solve?"

Ask questions and understand the domain - "What problem are we trying to solve?"

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Collaborate

  1. Collaborate

Work with team members, users, and stakeholders to ideate on design ideas.

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Refine

  1. Refine

Determine which designs to focus on, then wireframe and prototype solutions.

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Test

  1. Test

Meet with users to test design concepts and validate design decisions.

Selected Work

Jarflow: Designing and Building a Wellness Subscription App

A gratitude journaling app where every note fills a jar, with shared jars for families, friends, and teams. Designed and launched solo for web and iOS.

ROLE

Product design, research, strategy

TIMELINE

2025-2026

PLATFORMS

Web, iOS

Highlights

  • Researched gratitude science, habit-forming patterns, and wellness app space

  • Designed and iterated from wireframes to polished app

  • Integrated user feedback into the design

  • Leveraged AI for concepting and prototyping

  • Implemented Supabase and RevenueCat for subscriptions

Design Artifacts

Let's connect

Reach out to collaborate or just to say hi. 👋

Let's connect

Reach out to collaborate or just to say hi. 👋

Let's connect

Reach out to collaborate or just to say hi. 👋

ian mcabee

I'm Ian, a senior UX and product designer. I research, design, and shape products people want to use.

I connect user research, product strategy, and design to build products that work for people, while using AI to prototype and ideate faster.

Jarflow: Designing and Building a Wellness Subscription App

A gratitude journaling app where every note fills a jar, with shared jars for families, friends, and teams. Designed and launched solo for web and iOS.

ROLE

Product design, research, strategy

TIMELINE

2025-2026

PLATFORMS

Web, iOS

Highlights

  • Researched gratitude science and habit-forming patterns

  • Designed and iterated from wireframes to a polished app

  • Integrated user feedback into the design

  • Leveraged AI for concepting and prototyping

  • Implemented Supabase and RevenueCat for subscriptions

Jarflow: Designing and Building a Wellness Subscription App

A gratitude journaling app where every note fills a jar, with shared jars for families, friends, and teams. Designed and launched solo for web and iOS.

ROLE

Product design, research, strategy

TIMELINE

2025-2026

PLATFORMS

Web, iOS

Highlights

  • Researched gratitude science and habit-forming patterns

  • Designed and iterated from wireframes to a polished app

  • Integrated user feedback into the design

  • Leveraged AI for concepting and prototyping

  • Implemented Supabase and RevenueCat for subscriptions