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Product Designer โ€ข Handyman โ€ข Pizza Guy

About Me!!

its me!! bear :)

hiiii!! welcome 2 my corner of the web ๐ŸŒบ my name is Bear Whisten and i wear like a MILLION hats lol. by day im a Product Designer & Design Systems Engineer (10+ yrs, did time at Consensys/MetaMask & GumGum!!). by weekend im a handyman who is genuinely good at building things (not licensed, just stubborn) AND i make sourdough pizza for friends and family as Ricotta Bear, proud member of the Gozney collective ๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ”ฅ

basically if it needs to be designed, built, or baked... iโ€™m ur guy. livin the laid back life in Orange County, CA w my fam ๐Ÿ๏ธ

currently vibing to the sound of a pizza oven and a Figma file open at the same time lol

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Ukulele Elevator Jamz Vol. 3


My Real Job

the one with references lol


My Ventures

  • ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ Design Systems & Product DesignNEW!Ten years making pixels behave. Design tokens, component libraries, and UI systems built for teams rather than portfolios. Formerly MetaMask and GumGum.
  • ๐Ÿ”จ Building ThingsRenovations, builds, decks, the whole thing. Not licensed, just handy and hard to stop. Measure twice, cut once.
  • ๐Ÿ• Ricotta BearSourdough pizza for friends and family. Proud member of the Gozney collective. Strictly for fun, not for hire.

Check Out My Stuff

made these after work!!

  • The1992NEW!Every tool the internet forgot to give you, on a 1992 desktop. Resize, convert, sign, and make PDFs without uploading a thing.
  • BellSixNEW!An interval training clock for gym walls, phones, and wrists. One timing engine shared across web, iPhone, and Apple Watch.
  • Tatanka GoodsBrand refresh and booking site for a Bozeman barbershop.
  • Bodybag CollectiveStorefront and build-your-own-bag configurator for a Costa Mesa bag label.
  • Arcana UIAn 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.
  • GoodiesOnline store and in-store point of sale for an LA home-goods shop.

(these are made up but doesn't the page look official now)


xXPizzaFanXx โ€” posted just now
omg the pizza looks SO good come to my bday party pls
contractor_dave99 โ€” posted just now
solid drywall work 10/10 would hire again
figma_girl_2004 โ€” posted just now
your design systems are actually so clean??? teach me ur ways
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