About me

Making things
and breaking
things.

Mason Catt

I'm Mason Catt, a Senior Product Designer and Visual Systems Designer based in Los Angeles. For 15+ years I've been building and scaling complex digital products across platforms and brands — from Amazon advertising to Microsoft's Windows design system.

Currently @ Microsoft Los Angeles, CA UW Design '14 Official Beyoncé fan club member

Where I've been

A decade of building things that matter — at companies that care about craft.

Sep 2024 – Present Current
Microsoft
Senior UI/UX Designer

Creating and refining system components, iconography, and visual foundations for Windows design systems. Building production-aligned Figma libraries and partnering closely with engineering for pixel-accurate implementation.

Windows Design Systems Figma Libraries Iconography Accessibility
Jul 2020 – Jul 2024
Amazon
Visual Experience Design Lead

Directed visual and UX design across global fintech and payments products. Led the visual redesign of the U.S. credit card product, elevating clarity and usability. Maintained visual consistency across international markets and localized experiences.

Amazon Business Payments Visual Systems Creative Direction Global Products
Mar 2019 – Jun 2020 · Contract
Intuit Credit Karma
Senior Designer

Led UX strategy, research, and launch of the new Savings product. Onboarded and established the first centralized Figma library and asset repository at the company. Contributed early vision concepts for Debit and Credit initiatives.

Savings & Tax Product Design Systems 0→1 Product
Oct 2018 – Feb 2019 · Contract
BUCK Design
UI/UX Designer

Created visual guidelines, UI assets, and custom illustrations for clients including Netflix, Facebook Libra, and Apple Home. Developed iconography and digital artwork supporting brand campaigns.

Netflix Facebook Libra Apple Home Illustration
May 2014 – Oct 2018 🏆 Gold Clio 2018
Amazon
Interaction Designer

Designed and launched advertising experiences across mobile, web, audio, and TV. Created conceptual artwork, diagrams, and marketing-ready visual assets. Won the Gold Clio Award for Theatrical Innovation.

Advertising Experience Interaction Design Multi-platform

How I create

…the stack behind the magic

🎨Figma
🅰️Adobe Creative Suite
🎬After Effects
🎞️Premiere
✏️Procreate
Midjourney
Cursor
🤖ChatGPT
🧠Claude
💻HTML & CSS
✍️Drawing & Sketching
🖼️Illustration
📸Photography

Design principles I live by

01
Systems over surfaces

The best product work isn't about individual screens — it's about building foundations that make every screen better. Invest in systems early.

02
Clarity is kindness

Confusing design is a form of disrespect. Every hierarchy decision, every label, every interaction should make the user's life easier, not harder.

03
Ship things

Perfect is the enemy of good, but "good enough" isn't good enough either. Find the sweet spot — then get it in front of real people.

"Knowing what you don't want is a big step towards getting what you do."
— something that stuck with me

Want to talk design?

Work, ideas, collaboration, or just good conversation — I'm around.

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