Gavin Harvey

Product design leader with over 20 years experience, working on platforms, tools, and helping teams achieve excellence at scale.

→01. Platform design at Shopify

2021 – Present
Director, User Experience

Leading UX for Shopify's app platform, including:
• Design systems for app developers
• Shopify.dev
• Shopify's developer community
• Developer dashboards and suite of dev tools
• Shopify's automation platform and Shopify Flow

View case studies →

→02. Cloud design at Google

2019 – 2021
Senior Manager, User Experience

Design leader overseeing:
• UX of the Google Cloud Console
• Google Cloud's design system
• UX engineering tools
• Data visualization libraries
• Inclusive design team

View case studies →

→03. Creative tools at Adobe

2014 – 2019
Senior Manager, User Experience

During my time at Adobe I led the design of:
• Spectrum, Adobe's design system
• Adobe XD (early stage ideation)
• Adobe Stock
• Web platform and authoring tools

View case studies →

Design as a Technical Craft

One of my aims in leading design teams is to build a culture of technical proficiency. I'm proud to have led – and learned from – UX engineers, creative technologists and design-oriented engineers, and to have sponsored the development of such disciplines at multiple companies.

About Me

I have over 20 years of design experience, and over 12 years of experience as a leader of design teams.

I’ve worked for companies of all sizes, from startups to Fortune 50 corporations.

My focus is on building and sustaining teams that are creative and resilient.

I am based in the San Francisco Bay Area, California.

I’m also a father, grower of chili peppers, and music lover.

Find me on LinkedIn →

Photography