I’m passionate about creating beautiful products that solve complex problems for users.

  • UI Design & Art

    UI Design & Art

    Creating a product thats not only user-friendly but also aesthetically appealing and maintains the product’s brand identity.

  • UX Design

    UX Design

    Designing accessible products that are intuitive and easy to use by understanding user’s needs, behaviours, and interactions.

  • Wireframing

    Wireframing

    Building and planning the blueprints of products so the team can get a more tangible grasp of whats required for the project.

  • Prototyping

    Prototyping

    Creating animated designs to demonstrate the functionality and interactivity of a product so the team can better visualize these elements.

  • Design Systems

    Design Systems

    Designing, maintaining, and documenting a library of reusable UI components to maintain visual consistency through the product.

  • User Research

    User Research

    Gathering insights and data driven feedback to inform design decisions and ensure alignment between user expectations and the product.

  • Creative Direction

    Creative Direction

    Designing and guiding the team through the design process with a specific artistic vision to create a cohesive visual experience.

  • Leading Projects

    Leading Projects

    Creating and guiding the creation, development, and evolution of a product and ensuring design concepts are well executed.

Ryan Wagget

What I’m Doing Now.

I’ve been designing mobile and web products for over 8 years. Currently, I’m a Senior Product Designer at Digital Extremes.

How It Started.

When I was in high school, I took a class called “Communication Technology” where I was first introduced to software like Adobe Photoshop, After Effects, and Illustrator.

This was my favourite class and where I excelled the most in school. I love visual storytelling and because of this, I decided to pursue this creative work in college.

I Was Bad…

I completed a program called “Interactive Media Design” at Fanshawe College where we learnt all about UI / UX design, full stack development, branding, graphic design, video editing, and 3D modelling through large projects with real-world clients.

But when I first joined this program, my work kinda sucked…

Old design

But I Kept Learning.

Even though I wasn’t great at design, I loved it! Throughout my time at Fanshawe College, I spent a lot of time inside and outside of school working to improve my skills.

Because of this, my final project was chosen as one of the best in the entire program and I had the opportunity to present my work to my school and local businesses.

Not only was this a great accomplishment for me, the skills I learnt to allow me to make such an improvement completely shaped my career. The ability to learn and push myself to improve is something that has propelled me throughout my whole career.

Final project

I Haven’t Worked A Day In My Life.

I’ve found a job I love and now I haven’t worked a day in my life. Creating products that empower users and solve complex problems through design is something I’ve passionate about and I’m grateful I’ve had the opportunity to work in this profession with such awesome people.

Group photo

In My Spare Time,

I love creating cinematic videos and environments with tools such as Unreal Engine, Blender, Photoshop, and Adobe Substance Painter.

Other than that, you’ll find me travelling, rock climbing, gaming, or hanging out with friends!

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Yes! I created and maintained a multi-brand design system for Digital Extremes. This includes designing components, variants of existing components, and writing documentation for other designers and developers.

  • Yes! I used to develop websites a lot more often but I still use code almost every day. With my coding background, I often plan out how my designs will be developed while I’m designing them. This is also useful when I hand the final design to a developer as we will often discuss how it should be coded if theres a particularly tricky part of the product.

    Languages I know: HTML, CSS, Javascript, PHP, SQL.

  • Yes! I always create multiple different sizes of designs to ensure that the developers I’m working with understand exactly how the website or application will scale between different browser widths.

  • The main software I use to design websites include Figma, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, and Adobe Illustrator.

  • Yes! I’m pretty comfortable using After Effects, Premiere Pro, and Blender’s animation features. I often use this software to prototype complex animations or to create animated visual elements.

  • Always! I prototype my designs within Figma and I’ll also use Adobe After Effects when I design a specific animation or complex interaction.

  • Both! I always design websites or applications with the user experience as the main priority.

  • I make as many design decisions as possible based off of user research as well as the primary and secondary goals of the product.

  • Always! All of my designs are created with accessibility in mind.

  • Before handing my designs to a developer, I’ll often redline any necessary information that may help them and steer them in the right direction. If needed, I’ll also schedule a call with them to go over any specific part of the product that might be challenging to code.