User Experience (UX) Professionals to Watch 2025

I'm a designer who likes untangling complex problems, helping people make better decisions for themselves and the people they serve.

Experienced multidisciplinary designer with a passion for crafting intuitive, user-centered experiences. With over a decade of expertise, I specialize in designing products and services that seamlessly integrate into users' lives. I excel in bridging the gap between business objectives and technological limitations, delivering solutions that are both aesthetically pleasing and functionally sound.My diverse skill set enables me to lead projects from initial research to final production, ensuring a cohesive and delightful user journey across all touchpoints.Dedicated to creating a positive impact, I strive to design experiences that enhance people's daily lives and drive business success.

I’m a product designer passionate about shaping meaningful digital experiences in the green space. With over 10 years of experience, I’ve worked with startups and enterprise teams to translate business goals into intuitive, engaging interfaces that delight users and drive impact. I’m available for media commentary on: - Gardening Tech & Sustainability: smart gardening, app-based urban agriculture - UX & Product Design: user research, design strategy, prototyping, product-market fit - AI & Design: human-AI interaction, designing for LLMs, no-code/low-code tooling

I am a Product and Design Leader focused on building tools that make video storytelling more scalable, accessible, and impactful for modern businesses. My work blends creative strategy, UX design, and AI-enabled workflows to help organizations communicate more effectively and efficiently. At MarketScale, I lead the design and development of Studio, a media platform used by over 250 companies. The platform enables teams across industries to produce high-quality content without the constraints of traditional production models. Studio empowers B2B professionals to share their expertise, lead conversations, and grow their brands through authentic video communication. My experience spans product strategy, visual communication, cross-functional leadership, and scalable systems development. I’ve contributed to brand growth, platform innovation, and valuation increases for U.S.-based organizations, including companies rooted in national infrastructure such as communications, education, and advanced manufacturing. My work supports professionals across healthcare, education, logistics, and manufacturing—helping organizations across the country communicate with speed, clarity, and authenticity.

I've been working as a full-stack developer for more than 13 years, building digital products. My main focus has always been user interfaces. Recently, I shifted my path toward writing about UI/UX. I’ve authored two books and I’m now working on a UI/UX course while also running a newsletter. My articles have been published on platforms such as - Smashing Magazine (https://www.smashingmagazine.com/author/victor-ponamariov/), - dev.to (https://dev.to/vponamariov/18-cards-with-form-design-tips-2dh6), - icons8 (https://icons8.com/blog/articles/ux-gems-from-tooltips-to-flying-unicorns/). I’m always trying to find the right balance between interface aesthetics and usability, both in the digital and physical worlds.

With over a decade of experience in the design industry, I have cultivated a deeper understanding of the intricacies that make for exceptional design.My journey began with a passion for aesthetics and how design influences our daily lives. Throughout the years, I have honed my skills across various domains, including UX Design, Graphics & Web Design.I have worked on diverse projects from marketing campaigns to UX/UI design projects. The awesome thing about these projects is that they give me plenty of opportunities to learn, adapt, and push the boundaries of design.My goal is to redefine what it means to design in Singapore. This goal has shaped my design philosophy and thinking and instilled a dedication to creating impactful designs that resonate with users.

Senior UX design consultant based in sunny Philadelphia. Combining UX design and technology backgrounds to create people-focused solutions.

Joe Post is a seasoned digital services leader with over 15 years of expertise in UX design, product strategy, and digital transformation. As an Optimizely Platinum MVP, Joe is recognized for leading cross-functional teams to create award-winning digital experiences that drive business impact. His roles at ADTELIC and Adage Tech involved high-profile projects for clients like the American Academy of Pediatrics and The Kennedy Center, where he directed digital transformations, agile team growth, and innovative product strategies. A sought-after speaker and host of the award-winning "The Association Podcast," Joe combines his MFA from CalArts with deep skills in UX, analytics, and user-centered design​​​.

I am a UX Designer who specializes in Web Designs. I create websites with UX Design principles in mind. I start with the proper research and planning before I begin the official design. This is what sets my websites apart from other designers. I make sure to get the correct flow and content from the beginning to ensure a site that engages your customers and helps you get more traffic.

Himanshu Bharadwaj is an innovation and NeuroUX design expert based in the US, known for his transformative approach to design, strategy, leadership, and innovation. A digital nerd with the mind of a Himalayan yogi, he created ‘Joyful Design’ https://www.joyful.design, a philosophy that harmonizes business chaos with the serenity of human-centric thinking. Himanshu blends the art of design with the science of human cognition and behavioral patterns, crafting deeply resonant solutions for startups and large enterprises. His unique process integrates modern science & design principles with ancient wisdom, inspiring teams to transform stress into success, confusion into clarity, and even making Monday mornings something to look forward to. Whether in the boardroom or on the meditation cushion, Himanshu believes life should be joyful, meaningful, and a little bit magical.

With 15 years of immersive experience in UX, I'm a Pioneer in end-to-end UX Design covering all dimensions – Discover, Define, Design & Deliver. I ensure the right UX process is adopted, whether it's Design Thinking, the entire UX process, or short assignments like UX/UI audits. As an Empathetic Leader, I foster a User-Centered approach and creative problem-solving. Supported by my enthusiastic team, I excel in business communications, instill UX values through workshops, and contribute to a healthy and seamless work environment. Proudly representing my organization at social forums, I contribute to societal initiatives.

I am a freelance web designer specializing in creating custom, responsive websites tailored to each client's unique needs. Committed to delivering innovative solutions for businesses, from eye-catching designs to effective SEO strategies. Dedicated to helping your brand stand out online with a strong digital presence.

I’m UX strategist and product design leader—and author of the book, "Better Than Best Practices." With over 25 years of experience, I help organizations create digital products that align user needs, business goals, and technical realities. I’ve worn many hats on my journey: graphic designer, web developer, UX architect, creative director, and technical director. Along the way, I’ve led design and development teams, tackled complex challenges in fintech, healthcare, ecommerce, supply chain, and manufacturing, and contributed to projects for major companies like Apple, AT&T, The Cleveland Cavaliers, Comcast, LexisNexis, and Medtronic.

Shantanu is a young strategic maverick who turns digital complexity into business poetry. As CEO & founder of Tenet, he's the architect behind transformative experiences for fortune 500 companies such as Nike, Coca-Cola, Microsoft, and IQVIA; and also global powerhouses like Americana Group, Gartner, G42, SLB, and Mubadala Group. With a global footprint spanning offices in UAE, UK, India, and USA, Shantanu leads a razor-sharp team of 40+ in-house experts and a curated network of 250+ elite talent partners. His approach isn't about building technology—it's about engineering digital ecosystems that redefine how brands connect, convert, and conquer. Having crafted growth strategies for 400+ industry giants across technology, finance, consumer sectors, and 15+ other industries, Shantanu doesn't just understand digital transformation—he architects it. His methodology bridges UI/UX, growth marketing, software engineering, and strategic design, delivering solutions that impact the future.

With years of experience in technical SEO and digital marketing, I help brands overcome complex website issues, boost visibility, and drive performance. My clear, data-driven approach turns SEO challenges into growth opportunities with straightforward, actionable insights. Skills & Expertise: - SEO & Digital Marketing: Expert in technical audits, search strategies, and data-backed solutions across Google, Bing, and emerging AI-driven search platforms. - Analytics & Optimization: Leveraging analytics to craft strategies that enhance site performance, visibility, and user engagement. - Social Media & Community Building: I’ve grown an audience of 100,000 marketers across social channels, newsletters, and built a thriving marketing community, with a strong LinkedIn presence that amplifies brand reach and audience connection. I’m passionate about making SEO and digital marketing accessible, impactful, and easy to understand for teams and leaders alike.

My agency UX24/7 helps global businesses that are struggling to improve product and service performance in their target markets. Do you need expert insights in new markets, and high performing products in all markets? Get in touch paul.helpme@ux247.com We offer a unique way for product owners to overcome common challenges such as weak knowledge of their target markets, inconsistent product/service performance and difficulty scaling research capability, that often stop them achieving high customer retention and growth.

As a child, I enjoyed the tv ads between cartoons. The billboards fascinated me when I was in a back-seat car waiting for the green light. While studying, I was involved in programming, but quickly became bored of numbers and variables which I think are too uniform for my artistic brain. Basically, I am been designing my whole life and I love brands and their stories. It will soon be two years since I jump into UX and UI design .Since November 2021 I work for the Irish marketing agency SWOT Digital.

UX design for medical devices, complex software and embedded GUIs. Developing an AI tool that measures visual complexity in interfaces. Lecturing about the practice of UX design at universities in UK and DACH. My favourites projects so far (from 200+ in 15 years of practice):- Radiation therapy system;- Mission control for satellites;- Explosion modelling software (CFD);- Minimally invasive blood pump;- Outboard engine controller;- Big data analysis

As Leader of Experience & Creative teams at TMG, Karen brings over twenty years of expertise as UX/CX professional in the digital product space, with a focus on B2B and Enterprise solutions. Her multi-industry experience includes manufacturing, supply chain, health care, finance, and connected products. She and her team are skilled in harnessing the foundational tools of human centered design to help TMG clients discover their business potential, confidently navigate in the space between opportunity and risk, and deliver on promises to customers. Karen specializes in discovery (including continuous discovery) and product strategy.