Samuel Garvens

Designing experiences. Drawing everything else.

Education

The University of Texas at Austin May 2024
Bachelor of Business Administration – Marketing & Information Systems · GPA 3.8 · University Honors
UX Design Professional Certificate May 2025
Google
Technical Fundamentals of Generative AI November 2024
Stanford University

Experience

FamFile June 2025 – Present
UX/UI Designer

Iterated across 30+ screens, refining features and design system components based on user research insights. Distilled findings from 30+ sessions to map critical friction points and architect end-to-end UX flows.

Design Systems / User Research / Interaction Design

Brushies November 2024 – Present
Founder

Launched and scaled an art-focused SaaS to 300+ subscribers through organic, user-driven growth. Refined subscription content strategy using insights from 20+ user interviews and 3 usability studies, resulting in a 25% reduction in churn. Deployed A/B user flows and IA leveraging GA4 insights to improve completion rates and accessibility.

Usability Testing / A/B Testing / Responsive Design / User Retention
Casey AI June 2025 – November 2025
UX/UI Designer

Spearheaded a mobile-first design initiative, delivering a responsive prototype within 1 month and launching on the App Store within 2 months. Closed the design-to-dev gap by embedding in sprint reviews and QA cycles, achieving pixel-accurate Figma-to-TestFlight handoff across all screen breakpoints with fewer than 5 revision rounds.

Mobile-First Design / Dev Handoff

Wonders & Worries May 2023 – May 2024
UX Designer, Marketing Specialist

Redesigned program discovery flow for families navigating medical hardship, cutting average time-to-access from 5 steps to 2 within the first month of rollout. Drove 50% growth in cross-platform following by overhauling content strategy and aligning UX with brand voice across web and social. Partnered with program directors and key stakeholders to ship a unified design language used across cross-functional teams and donor-facing materials.

Information Architecture / User Research / Content Strategy

Grumnaile June 2022 – June 2025
Founder

Grew Grumnaile to 2,500+ orders fulfilled by optimizing conversion through iterative product page design and purchase analytics. Designed end-to-end storefront UX from product photography to checkout flow, driving consistent organic growth.

Conversion Optimization / Analytics

Selected Projects

Streamlining Brushies' User Experience UX Research, Responsive Design 2024 Coming soon
Incentivizing the Move to Bluesky with UX UX Research, Accessibility 2024 Coming soon
Illustration and Figure Drawing Digital Art, Traditional Art 2021 – 2025

I exist outside of Figma. Get to know me.

About

I'm Samuel, a UX designer focused on better user experiences through intuitive layout and storytelling. I've always been interested in the psychology of design, and love coordinating both research-backed and creative direction.

I graduated from UT Austin with a BBA in Marketing and Information Systems, then pursued my passion project Brushies while teaching myself UX through courses and a few good books. Now I work to polish my craft daily — whether that's through research, design systems, or code.

When I'm not working, you can find me doodling, listening to Madonna's '90s hits, or walking my two pups, Tink and Tilly.