Dan Linsky

There’s a good chance you’ve already seen my work.

30+ years designing the front door for global platforms and top brands.

Currently leading product design teams with data-informed strategy, clear product sense, and a high bar for quality.

Previous

  1. Senior Product Design Manager, Growth & Safety

    Discord

    February 2026 – July 2026

  2. Senior Design Manager, Identity

    Adobe

    February 2017 – February 2026

  3. Design Lead, HMI UX

    Lucid Motors

    June 2015 – February 2017

  4. UX Design Director

    AKQA

    February 2009 – June 2015

  5. Design Co-Founder

    The Hunt

    April 2011 – December 2012

  6. Full Resume

About Me

Design leadership across agencies, startups, and in-house platform teams.

I led platform design at Adobe for nearly a decade, most recently growth and safety design at Discord, and before that built Lucid Motors’ in-vehicle experience from zero. I’ve also co-founded two companies, one acquired by Pinterest.

I focus on outcomes, not outputs. I lead with a clear vision but stay grounded in systems, data, and constraints, and I’m comfortable moving between deep design work and executive storytelling.

My strongest skill is building teams: spotting talent and creating the conditions where good designers do their best work.

I grew up in Fort Worth, TX, went to school in Washington, DC and currently live in Berkeley, CA with my family. Outside work I’m an avid woodworker and digital fabricator.

Dan Linsky

Friends

Designers whose work is represented here.

I did almost none of this work myself. This was done with a team of world-class talent and I can still call all of them my friends.