I design systems.
L Dante Guarin — Product Designer, Los Angeles.
L Dante Guarin — Product Designer, Los Angeles.
Over 10 years designing where complex systems and real user need overlap on the Venn diagram. Adobe (Marketo), Upwork, Meroxa, Teamshares, T-Mobile.
I spend a lot less time inside Figma and Illustrator now — and I'm optimistic about that. Faster idea validation means more of my time goes toward strategy: the systems and workflow behind the work, not just the pixels.
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I chase the business problem behind the design ask, not just the ask itself. The distinction often leads somewhere more valuable.
Usage and behavior tell me more than what people say they want. I look for the signals that reveal what's really happening — and what might be possible next.
Good design scales. I build with growth in mind because today's customers aren't necessarily tomorrow's customers — and what works at one stage may not work at the next.
I build to connect. People, processes, systems — and ultimately, people to the things they're trying to accomplish.
I would love to chat and learn more about what you have going on.