MINNEAPOLIS, MN • AVAILABLE FOR NEW OPPORTUNITIES
Mike Larson
Senior UX Designer who delivers on time, under budget, and leaves clients asking for more.
Accessibility
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Component Systems
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Design Systems
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Mobile App Design
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Trusted Partner
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Enterprise
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Portals
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Open Source
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Accessibility 〰️ Component Systems 〰️ Design Systems 〰️ Mobile App Design 〰️ Trusted Partner 〰️ Enterprise 〰️ Portals 〰️ Open Source 〰️
The designer behind the work.
EST. MINNEAPOLIS
I don’t just design, I partner.
My work starts where the brief ends. I listen closely, translate vague direction into precise decisions, and show up to every client review ready to iterate in real time.
Promoted from contractor to full-time at Creed Interactive within one week. Almost every project I’ve touched has resulted in an extended engagement or a new contract signed on handoff day.
That’s not luck, it’s how I work.
10+
Projects delivered
3+
Teams simultanesously
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Always under budget
98%
Client extensions
"In moments when I need to push back on a client request, I always bring receipts. And when I agree with their vision, I say it in their language so they know I was actually listening."
TODAY’S SPECIALS
Selected Work
MOBILE APP
01
Moda Wellness
Took spa-wellness wireframes from research stage to shipped iOS MVP: provider profiles, service pages, filterable blog, app icon, loading animation. Came in 8 hours under budget. Delighted stakeholders with real-time iterations in check-in meetings.
"The client signed the extension on handoff day." — Project Manager
WEB DESIGN
02
Delta Dental of Minnesota Foundation
Expanded a single landing page into a full 7-page WordPress site. Built an atomic component library from buttons up, empowering the client to scale independently. Delivered mobile screens as an out-of-scope bonus.
"I don’t know how you did it but you read my mind." — Client
FORM DESIGN
03
DDMN-Smiles@School
Transformed a long, single-page enrollment form into a 7-step guided experience using progressive disclosure and a progress tracker. Completed in 2 weeks, 4 hours under budget, while managing 4 other active projects.
Delivered concurrent with 4 projects across 3 teams
DESIGN + BUILD
04
Interactive Holiday Card
Designed and personally built a Webflow experience with Lottie animations and a custom interactive office map, engineering a GitHub-hosted carousel solution after 5 off-the-shelf tools failed to meet the brief.
End-to-end design + front-end build, solo
THE INGREDIENTS
What I Bring
Design practice
UX Research and Strategy
User interviews, heuristic evaluation, persona creation, information architecture
Design Systems & Atomic Design
Component libraries from button to page template, annotated for developer handoff
Accessibility (WCAG AAA)
Certified via Deque University — colorblind, cognitive load, plain language
Motion & Interaction Design
Lottie animations, micro-interactions, progressive disclosure
Client Facilitation
Real-time iteration, design reviews, stakeholder presentations
Cross-functional Collaboration
Designers, developers, PMs, researchers, clients — simultaneously
Tools
Figma
JIRA
Github
Webflow
Confluence
Slack
Wordpress
Notion
Claude
Adobe CC
Harvest
ChatGPT
UX Program Coach at Prime Digital Academy — mentoring 50+ students in UX fundamentals, accessibility, and research. Board of Directors, UXPA-MN.
Additionally, I am a local resource for networking and job search coaching.
Coaching
Talks given
AI in Design - Internal and client facing
Figma Hygiene — workflow & file organization
Negotiation — advocating for good UX, and being a better team player
Soft skills
Strategic Thinking
Stakeholder Influence
Problem Framing
Systems Thinking
Facilitation
Design Leadership
Cross-Functional Alignment
Decision-Making Under Ambiguity
Mentorship
User Advocacy
Contract or Full time
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Minneapolis or Remote
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Available for work
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Senior or Lead Roles
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Contract or Full time 〰️ Minneapolis or Remote 〰️ Available for work 〰️ Senior or Lead Roles 〰️
Let’s make something good!
I'm currently open to senior UX roles — contract, full-time, or anywhere in between.
If you have a project that deserves more than a designer, let's talk.