Hi—I'm Rob

I transform complex problems into elegant design. Full stop. My practice bridges analog craft with digital precision—hand-drawn logos become UI systems, cinematic pacing guides user flows. Rooted in fine arts training at SVA, I've spent years at JPMorgan Chase, Meta, and IBM creating experiences that matter: elevating craft in design systems, AI tools driving $6B+ business decisions, award-winning apps serving millions.



Making > Talking — I lead with showing, not telling. Social design, teaching by doing. Prototypes, demos, and innovation you can touch & tap. 



Beyond the screen, I nurture my creativity with my partner Stephanie in her studio, minimize our cat Vincent's force field of destruction, enjoy a quiet creative life, and hunt for good analog photo booths.

I transform complex problems into elegant design. Full stop. My practice bridges analog craft with digital precision—hand-drawn logos become UI systems, cinematic pacing guides user flows. Rooted in fine arts training at SVA, I've spent years at JPMorgan Chase, Meta, and IBM creating experiences that matter: elevating craft in design systems, AI tools driving $6B+ business decisions, award-winning apps serving millions.



Making > Talking — I lead with showing, not telling. Social design, teaching by doing. Prototypes, demos, and innovation you can touch & tap.

Beyond the screen, I nurture curiosity with my partner Stephanie in her studio, minimize our cat Vincent's force field of destruction, and enjoy a quiet creative life.

Rob Harrigan in glasses and a striped scarf gazes upwards in two vertically arranged black-and-white portrait photos against a curtain backdrop.
Rob Harrigan wearing round glasses and a striped scarf poses in a two-panel photo booth strip against a vertical striped backdrop, displaying a playful expression in the top image and a cheerful smile in the bottom image.
Rob Harrigan in glasses and a striped scarf gazes upwards in two vertically arranged black-and-white portrait photos against a curtain backdrop.
Rob Harrigan wearing round glasses and a striped scarf poses in a two-panel photo booth strip against a vertical striped backdrop, displaying a playful expression in the top image and a cheerful smile in the bottom image.
Rob Harrigan in glasses and a striped scarf gazes upwards in two vertically arranged black-and-white portrait photos against a curtain backdrop.
Rob Harrigan wearing round glasses and a striped scarf poses in a two-panel photo booth strip against a vertical striped backdrop, displaying a playful expression in the top image and a cheerful smile in the bottom image.
Black and white photo booth strips showing Rob Harrigan with glasses and a polka dot scarf making a neutral expression in the first image and smiling in the second, against a curtain backdrop.
Rob Harrigan wearing glasses and a polka-dotted scarf poses humorously in a photo booth, making playful faces.
Black and white photo booth strips showing Rob Harrigan with glasses and a polka dot scarf making a neutral expression in the first image and smiling in the second, against a curtain backdrop.
Rob Harrigan wearing glasses and a polka-dotted scarf poses humorously in a photo booth, making playful faces.
Black and white photo booth strips showing Rob Harrigan with glasses and a polka dot scarf making a neutral expression in the first image and smiling in the second, against a curtain backdrop.
Rob Harrigan wearing glasses and a polka-dotted scarf poses humorously in a photo booth, making playful faces.

History

VP, Product Design Lead


JP Morgan Chase


05.2023 — Current

Product Creative Director


Meta / Facebook


10.2021 — 05.2023

Product Design Lead


Code & Theory (YML)


08.2020 — 10.2021

Design Principal,
Creative Director



IBM


03.2015 — 06.2020

Associate Creative Director


Ogilvy


02.2010 — 03.2015

Brand Art Director


Liquidnet Inc.


06.2007 — 02.2010

Freelance Designer


HarriganWorks / Self


06.2003 — 06.2007

Talks

2023


Nassau Community College


College of Marketing
Garden City, New York

2023


School of Visual Arts


Undergrad Product Design
New York, New York

2022


School of Visual Arts


Masters of Product Design
New York, New York

2020


School of Visual Arts


Masters of Product Design
New York, New York

2020


HOW Design Live
Remote

2020


USC
Los Angeles, California

2020


IXDA
Milan, Italy

Making > Talking Playlist

Making > Talking
Playlist

What I've be recently jamming to while designing and prototyping — sorry in advance.

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Objects and glimpses from my grid

Colophon

Typography

Headlines

Set in Neue Machina.
Released by Pangram Pangram
Designed by Mat Desjardins & Valerio Monopoli

Text & Body

Set in Name Sans.
Released by Arrow Type
Designed by Stephen Nixon

Tech

Logo

Site is designed and built in Framer by Rob Harrigan

Custom code components and troubleshooting with Claude

A gradient background with soothing shades of blue blending into light beige, exemplifying a minimalist design aesthetic.

©

2025

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2025

©

2025

Rob Harrigan, Rob Harrigan Design, HarriganWorks.
All Rights Reserved.

All client work © respective client. 


Making > talking.