Allyson McAbee

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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.

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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.

  • 5 years' experience
  • Joined July 2024

Languages

  • EnglishFluent
  • Greek, ModernBeginner

Industry experience

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

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Work experience· 7 roles

Product Designer · payabl.Sep 2023 – Oct 2025 · 2 yrs 2 mos

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 · AllyGator Design StudioSep 2023 – Present · 3 yrs 3 mos

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.

Product Designer · payabl.Sep 2023 – Oct 2025 · 2 yrs 2 mos

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 · AllyGator Design StudioSep 2023 – Present · 3 yrs 3 mos
UX/UI Engineer · Factory 39 Design AgencyAug 2021 – Oct 2025 · 4 yrs 3 mos
Web Designer/Content Editor · Readyflex TradingAug 2021 – Oct 2025 · 4 yrs 3 mos
UX/UI Engineer · Factory 39 Design AgencyAug 2021 – Oct 2025 · 4 yrs 3 mos

Education· 9

UI/UI Bootcamp · IronHack Berlin, Germany2019 – 2024

In-person intensive bootcamp for UX/UI & product designers.

Certificate · UX/UI Design Bootcamp, Berlin, Germany2019
MA Visual Anthropology · University of Manchester2015 – 2016
BA · College of Art & Design, Baton Rouge, LA, USA2007 – 2012

Certifications and awards

UX/UI Bootcamp Ironhack Berlin2019

Certified in-person intensive bootcamp for UX/UI & product designers.

Grant Award - University of London & University of Manchester for planning Greek language learning in Cyprus2030 – 2025
Venice Biennale 20182018
Grant 2019 Cross Language Dynamics2019 – 2025

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