Kengo Ikeda-Iyeki

Kengo Ikeda-Iyeki

Product Designer

Over 10+ years building webapps and interfaces for editorial, creative platforms, and cultural institutions. I bring a systemic approach to product design grounded in a balance between implementation realities, aesthetics, and usability. Seeking a product design role where design and execution are equally valued.

Product Design

Identified an opportunity in Bandcamp's social infrastructure and its usefulness for discovery. Explored and rejected alternatives before landing on In Rotation — a curated shelf that travels with your profile.

Product Design

Conducted an independent design audit and architectural migration of MoMA's legacy, in-house CSS library into an explicit, repeatable theme configuration. Excavated and formalized undocumented institutional design logic governing typography metrics, context-aware icons, and interactive behavior states.

Full-Stack Engineer

Small in-house team responsible for the entire digital presence of one of the world's most visited museums. Built across editorial systems, digital products, and frontend infrastructure.

Tumblr

2014–2017

Android & Product Engineer

Platform for self-expression and publishing used by hundreds of millions of people. Built features across web and Android spanning the post editor, reblog experience, and profile discovery.

Design

  • Figma
  • UI, UX, iA
  • Prototyping
  • Design Systems
  • User Testing
  • Accessibility

Engineering

  • HTML / CSS
  • React / TypeScript
  • Next.js
  • Claude Code

Soft

  • Collaborative
  • Self-directed
  • Critical thinker
  • Organised
  • Analytical
  • Introspective