Ryan HigginsSelected Work
Case Studies
Deep dives into the problems, thinking, and outcomes behind three projects where design had real stakes — institutional finance, AI tooling, and design education.
Fathom
An AI-powered indoor navigation app for blind and low-vision people — designed by someone who lives the problem, built with agentic workflows that turned a solo designer into a shipping team.
Portfolio Dashboard
A net-new product built in 12 weeks to replace email and spreadsheets — consolidating private equity performance data for institutional investors and growing into a multi-product suite.
Document Extraction
A 6-month mandate to turn a Python prototype into Debt Workspace — an enterprise AI extraction product that proved covenant extraction was achievable, delivered in five phases.
Curriculum Development
14+ years building and evolving interaction design curriculum — keeping pace with a field that keeps reinventing itself.