UX & Product Design Group

Elegant product design at the speed of AI

Led by David Ehlers. Senior product designer. Vibe coder. David was prompting before it was a job title. Twenty years designing digital products for ABC, Cisco, Disney, Netflix, CNN, Fox, Verizon, and the Academy Awards — plus a string of startups from zero to launch. Available for fractional and contract engagements.

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What we do
01

Design Leadership

Embed as a fractional Head of Design or VP of Product Design. Direction, process, and shipping — without the overhead of a full-time executive hire.

02

Product Strategy & UX Audits

End-to-end evaluation of your product experience, delivered as a clear, prioritized roadmap. Research-grounded, business-aligned.

03

0-to-1 Product Design

From concept through launch — user research, information architecture, interaction design, prototyping, and design system foundations.

04

Team Mentorship

Help growing design teams level up — critique, process, hiring strategy, and the craft itself. Built from two decades of leading creative teams.

05

Prototyping & AI Vibe Coding

From napkin sketch to working prototype in hours, not weeks. Leveraging AI-assisted development to build, test, and iterate at a pace that matches how fast ideas move today.

06

Staff Augmentation

Additional creative resources, on demand. Extend your team with senior design talent exactly when and where you need it — no long-term commitments required.


Selected clients

Entertainment & Media

Product design and digital experiences for the biggest names in media.

Disney | ABC CNN FOX Netflix Sony Pictures Walt Disney Imagineering

Startups & Early-Stage

End-to-end product design for companies building from zero.

Spot.ai View Platform 9 Heal Slate Advisers Pocket Academy Viptela Kaybus

Technology

UX and product work across platforms and industries.

Cisco Splunk> Verizon Intel Samsung Nitto

How we work
01

Discover

Stakeholder interviews, user research, competitive analysis, and constraint mapping.

02

Define

Synthesize findings into clear problem statements, personas, and strategic direction.

03

Design

Rapid iteration from wireframes to high-fidelity prototypes. Test early, test often.

04

Deliver

Production-ready specifications, design systems, and close collaboration with engineering.

05

Iterate

Measure, learn, refine. Great products are never finished — they evolve.


Let's build something.

Based in Portland, Oregon. Working remotely with teams everywhere. If you need a senior design partner who's shipped at scale, let's talk.

david@notthatthis.com