JesseBisignano
Product designer in Santa Cruz, CA.
Most of my recent work is on AI products, and it keeps coming back to one question: what should an agent be allowed to do on its own, and how does the person stay in charge? I also design data-heavy enterprise tools, consumer mobile apps, and marketing sites. I usually take the work from research all the way to production code.
UX Research
I do research to make decisions: who comes first, which problem is worth solving, and what the design has to protect.
UI Design
I design the system along with the screens: tokens, components, and the rules for using them, built so engineers can use them as they are.
Prototyping
My prototypes run in a browser, and when the product is AI, against a live model. Engineers get something they can open, read, and run, which leaves a lot less to explain in the handoff.
Work
Vora
A chat workspace for self-hosted AI.
Scarlet>Fire
Stream the Grateful Dead archive.
SSR Codex
Expert notes for an engineering firm's AI.
SSR PMKP
Project management for an engineering firm.
SSR ESP
Medical equipment planning.
FieldFlow
Software for small trades businesses.
Experience
10+ years in design
Vora
Product Designer
Contract designer working directly with the founders. I designed the chat workspace and built the prototype in code, and now I'm designing the marketing site.
2025 - Present
By the Pixel
Product Designer
Led design on 10+ enterprise engagements, including all three SSR products. Full-time 2021 to 2025, contract since.
2021 - Present
Samaschool / Leila Janah Foundation
Instructional Designer & Web Designer
Led design and strategy for online courses, web tools, and instructor-led training, from research through build.
2018 - 2021
Samasource
Fundraising & Web Designer
Websites, annual reports, and marketing materials for a workforce-development nonprofit.
2015 - 2018
Tools & Workflow
I keep it to three. Figma is where the look gets decided, Claude Code is where it gets built, and Claude Design is for trying several directions before I commit to one.
Figma
I start every project with a handful of screens here to settle the type, color, and density. When someone else is building, the systems and flows I hand off live here too.
Claude Code
How my designs become working software. The Vora prototype, FieldFlow, and Scarlet>Fire were all built this way, so what ships is the design itself and not my description of it.
Claude Design
For early exploration. I put a few directions side by side and throw most of them away before spending real time on one.
Contact
Fill out the form and I’ll get back to you ASAP. Or email me directly at jesse.bisignano@gmail.com.
