Garrett Whisten
Product design engineer.
I have spent a decade in front-end and product design, six of them on design systems. Most recently at MetaMask, where I built components used by 30 million people, and before that at GumGum, where I led the rebuild that six products adopted. I am currently building The1992 and BellSix.
Today
I am building The1992, a desk of free browser tools that run on your own machine, and BellSix, an interval clock for gyms. Alongside them I take on product design engineering work through my studio, 201 Lab. I like the layer where design and engineering actually meet: tokens, component APIs, and the documentation that makes them stick.
Work
- MetaMask Design System2022—2024
Built the component primitives behind the world's most-used crypto wallet: buttons, text, layout, icons, and banners, in front of 30 million people.
- Concrete 2.0 & Ad Manager2018—2022
Led the rebuild of GumGum's core revenue platform and the design system six products adopted.
Projects
- The1992Building
Every tool the internet forgot to give you, on a 1992 desktop. Resize, convert, sign, and make PDFs without uploading a thing.
- BellSixBuilding
An interval training clock for gym walls, phones, and wrists. One timing engine shared across web, iPhone, and Apple Watch.
- Tatanka Goods2026
Brand refresh and booking site for a Bozeman barbershop.
- Bodybag Collective2026
Storefront and build-your-own-bag configurator for a Costa Mesa bag label.
- Arcana UI2025
An experiment in making a design system legible to AI agents: a three-tier token architecture, a machine-readable manifest, and an MCP server. Open source.
- Goodies2024
Online store and in-store point of sale for an LA home-goods shop.
Now
Away from a screen I build custom homes, cater pizza as Ricotta Bear, and keep a sourdough starter alive in Orange County. Same attention to detail, different materials.
Contact
Open to design systems and design engineering roles, in Orange County or remote.