Fine-tuned aesthetics, faultless experience crafted with restraint, engineered with rigor, and elevated by meticulous detail to deliver calm, confident, adaptable systems that feel effortless and perform flawlessly.

Ryan Schlesinger is a Baltimore-native visual designer with 4 years of experience in identity systems, motion, UI/UX, and web. Ryan holds Masters Degrees in Graphic Design and Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). He thrives in diverse, fast-paced environments and strongly emphasizes system-based thinking, human-centered design, and the application of intentional craft.

In his free time he enjoys drawing, painting, DJ-ing, playing pool and imagining the future.

Experience

Lead Designer
UI/UX Researcher
Media Designer
Product Designer
Design Lead
Visual Designer

Kognitos, 2025-Present
Iowa State University, 2023-2026
Fence & Deck Connection, May-Aug 2024
Carbon Leap, Feb-May 2024
72 Undefined, Jan-May 2024
Freelance, 2022 - Present

Info

Resumé

ryanjschlesinger@gmail.com
LinkedIn
Instagram

Exhibitions, Galleries, Workshops

Noctulume Magazine Release

GeoGames Symposium

UN-PROMPTED: Promoting AI Literacy Through Alternative Interaction & Experience.

Designing for Connection: Al and the Culture of Care (1st Place)

All-Makers Eve Creation Contest (1st Place)

AI TouchDesigner Workflow Workshop

ISU Graphic Design Graduate Exhibition

Ecologies of Care II

Theatre of Vibrations Live Show

April 2026

May 2026

Exhibition: Feb 16 - 20, 2026
Workshop: Feb 27, 2026

November 2025

October 2024

April 2024

May 2024

April 2024

April, May 2024 | September 2025

Expertise

Skills
Animation/Motion
Creative Direction
Design Research
Editorial
Events
Identity/Branding
Illustration
UI/UX
Web

Tools
Adobe Suite
Blender
Cavalry
Cursor
Figma Suite
Framer
Google Suite
React / HTML / CSS
TouchDesigner

Ryan Schlesinger

Work

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