Sean Blanton

I practice product design and strategy in Seattle, Washington. Lately, I try to spend the bulk of my time thinking about how to scale products, teams, systems and people to their fullest potential.

I practice product design and strategy in Seattle, Washington. Lately, I try to spend the bulk of my time thinking about how to scale products, teams, systems and people to their fullest potential.

Resume

DoorDash

2023 – 2024

Principal Product Designer


Navan

2023

Principal Product Designer


Meta

2017 - 2022

Product Designer


Curalate

2016 – 2017

Product Designer


PitchBook

2015 – 2016

UX Designer

Writing

Creating Stable Design Systems at Scale

Thinking about how scale influences complexity

Cause and Effect: A Toolkit for Applying Systems Thinking to Design Sprints

A step by step guide for untangling complex problems.

System Dynamics in Design Systems

An introduction into modeling systems & their practical application.

Size and Mass in Design Systems

Determining the complexity of a system component by its goals and relationship to its users.

The Map Is Not The Territory

How can design systems guide teams in the right direction and remain flexible at the same time?

Programmatic Color Palettes

Color palettes designed by feel don't scale to support evolving systems over time.

Which Shade of Gray Should I Use For Disabled States?

A quick rule of thumb to know how to meet accessibility recommendations for disabled colors

Why Use System Fonts?

System fonts aren't just a trendy fad. They serve an important purpose in designing adaptive technology

Fiction Writing For Designers

The curious similarities between writing fiction and designing for people

Making Susy Grids Atomic

A little utility to make Susy grids work with atomic breakpoints