Product Designer · Framer Developer
Designing products with precision.
I’m Marcus Vale — I design and build digital products with the discipline of an athlete and the eye of a craftsman. Every detail is a play, every release a win.
06+
Years in product
40+
Products shipped
03
Disciplines
About — 01
I play the long game: master the fundamentals, then improvise.
Great products, like great players, are built on repetition and instinct. I move between roles fluidly — designer, builder, strategist — and let the work decide the play.
Product Designer
End-to-end product thinking, from first sketch to shipped interface.
Framer Developer
Production sites and components, built with motion and performance in mind.
Creative Thinker
Concepts that feel fresh without sacrificing clarity or usability.
Problem Solver
I find the simplest path to the goal, even when the problem is messy.
Experience — 02
The seasons so far
2019 — 2021
Freelance Product Designer
Ran my own bench — early-stage founders, marketing sites, and design systems built solo from brief to launch.
2023 — Now
Independent Designer · Courtside Studio
Now running my own practice — partnering with teams who care about craft, motion, and products that feel inevitable.
Selected Work — 03
Featured projects
Each one a different game. Same approach: read the play, find the gap, finish clean.
Skills — 04
The training court
Every skill is a drill I keep sharpening. These are the ones I rely on most.
95
Figma
92
Framer
90
UI Design
82
UX Research
78
AI Tools
88
Prototyping
Process — 05
The playbook
Six moves, run in order, adjusted on the fly. This is how the ball moves from idea to launch.
01
Discover
Define the problem and what winning actually looks like.
02
Research
Talk to users, study the field, and find the open lane.
03
Ideate
Sketch plays fast, then cut everything that isn’t the strongest.
04
Prototype
Build the play in Framer until it feels real in the hand.
05
Test
Run it live, watch real behavior, and tighten the weak spots.
06
Launch
Ship it, watch the scoreboard, and keep iterating the play.
Testimonials — 06
What the team says
The ball gets passed — and so does the trust. A few words from people I’ve built with.
Marcus turns fuzzy ideas into shippable plays faster than anyone I’ve worked with.
Dana Reyes
Head of Product · Northbeam
The motion and detail he brings make our product feel a full tier above the competition.
Aria Cole
Founder · Tempo
Equal parts designer and engineer. It’s rare to find both at this level of polish.
Sam Okafor
CTO · Halcyon
Contact — 07
Ready for the next play?
Let’s build the next winning product together. Tell me what you’re working on.
