I’m Allyson McAbee, a UX/UI and product designer with a background in ethnographic filmmaking and landscape architecture — a mix that teaches me to design with empathy, clarity, and curiosity. I help startups and teams turn complex ideas into smart, usable experiences, focusing on clear interfaces, scalable systems, and meaningful problems worth solving. I believe great design starts with listening and ends with intuitive, purposeful, and a little bit unexpected solutions. I work across research, prototyping, and visual design to deliver end-to-end product experiences. Currently collaborating with AllyGator Design Studio and clients remotely to shape digital products from concept to launch, I enjoy connecting founders, developers, and project leads to build impactful, user-centered solutions.

Allyson McAbee

I’m Allyson McAbee, a UX/UI and product designer with a background in ethnographic filmmaking and landscape architecture — a mix that teaches me to design with empathy, clarity, and curiosity. I help startups and teams turn complex ideas into smart, usable experiences, focusing on clear interfaces, scalable systems, and meaningful problems worth solving. I believe great design starts with listening and ends with intuitive, purposeful, and a little bit unexpected solutions. I work across research, prototyping, and visual design to deliver end-to-end product experiences. Currently collaborating with AllyGator Design Studio and clients remotely to shape digital products from concept to launch, I enjoy connecting founders, developers, and project leads to build impactful, user-centered solutions.

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I’m Allyson McAbee, a UX/UI and product designer with a background in ethnographic filmmaking and landscape architecture — a mix that teaches me to design with empathy, clarity, and curiosity. I help startups and teams turn complex ideas into smart, usable experiences, focusing on clear interfaces, scalable systems, and meaningful problems worth solving. I believe great design starts with listening and ends with intuitive, purposeful, and a little bit unexpected solutions.

I work across research, prototyping, and visual design to deliver end-to-end product experiences. Currently collaborating with AllyGator Design Studio and clients remotely to shape digital products from concept to launch, I enjoy connecting founders, developers, and project leads to build impactful, user-centered solutions.

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Language

English
Fluent
Greek, Modern
Beginner

Work Experience

Web Designer/Content Editor at Readyflex Trading
August 31, 2021 - October 6, 2025
Sole person responsible for photographing, editing, & updating product photos, written, & visual content on a wholesale e-commerce website. Designed and edited using HTML, CSS, & Joomla.
UX/UI Engineer at Factory 39 Design Agency
August 31, 2021 - October 6, 2025
Carrying out a range of UX/UI tasks including client meetings, research, prototyping, testing, deliverables & development. Led the full UX/UI process.
Product Designer at payabl.
September 30, 2023 - October 6, 2025
Perform all aspects of UX research & create high quality UI designs for high-risk acquiring, banking, & internal tools. Worked on plugins, payment pages, chargebacks, & currency conversion tools.
Product Designer at AllyGator Design Studio
September 1, 2023 - Present
Led end-to-end UX/UI and product design for clients including Coffee Fellows, Smart Assets, & startups. Worked closely with founders, dev teams & project leads to shape digital products from concept to launch, focusing on complex systems, clear interfaces, & scalable design.
UX/UI Engineer at Factory 39 Design Agency
August 1, 2021 - October 6, 2025
Carry out a range of tasks; design presentations, illustrations, branding material, etc. Also, leading the full UX/UI process beginning with client meetings, research, prototyping, testing, deliverables & development.
Product Designer at payabl.
September 1, 2023 - October 6, 2025
Perform all aspects of UX research & create high quality UI designs for high-risk acquiring, banking, & internal tools. Worked on projects such as plugins, payment pages, chargebacks, & currency conversion tools.
Product Designer at AllyGator Design Studio
September 1, 2023 - Present
Led end-to-end UX/UI and product design for clients including Coffee Fellows, Smart Assets, & startups. Worked closely with founders, dev teams & project leads to shape digital products from concept to launch, focusing on complex systems, clear interfaces, & scalable design.

Education

UI/UI Bootcamp at IronHack Berlin, Germany
October 8, 2019 - December 20, 2024
In-person intensive bootcamp for UX/UI & product designers.
Certificate at UX/UI Design Bootcamp, Berlin, Germany
October 1, 2019 - December 1, 2019
MA Visual Anthropology at University of Manchester
September 1, 2015 - December 1, 2016
BA at College of Art & Design, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
August 1, 2007 - May 1, 2012
Associate Degree at Hinds Community College, Pearl, MS, USA
August 1, 2006 - May 1, 2007
UX/UI Design Bootcamp at Ironhack
October 1, 2019 - December 1, 2019
MA Visual Anthropology at University of Manchester
September 1, 2015 - December 1, 2016
BA at College of Art & Design
August 1, 2007 - May 1, 2012
General Studies; Tennis Scholarship at Hinds Community College
August 1, 2006 - May 1, 2007

Qualifications

UX/UI Bootcamp Ironhack Berlin
October 8, 2019 - December 20, 2019
Certified in-person intensive bootcamp for UX/UI & product designers.
Grant Award - University of London & University of Manchester for planning Greek language learning in Cyprus
January 11, 2030 - October 6, 2025
Venice Biennale 2018
January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018
Grant 2019 Cross Language Dynamics
January 1, 2019 - October 6, 2025

Industry Experience

Financial Services, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Consumer Goods, Media & Entertainment, Education, Retail