Summary
Kieran Black is a Design Systems Designer with 12 years of experience crafting scalable design systems and tooling, currently shaping systems in the Services organization at Apple. He has led systems design teams at Zip Co and Quadpay, and run his own UX consultancy, giving him a blend of product, team leadership, and hands-on design/implementation experience. Kieran’s background spans both visual design and front-end development, enabling pragmatic component libraries that bridge design and engineering. Based in Los Angeles, he also mentors designers through programs like Designlab and Springboard, reflecting a commitment to developing design talent. Notably, his career path moves from agency and startup roles to influential systems work at a major platform company, signaling a focus on large-scale, cross-functional design infrastructure.
12 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bach of Multimedia and Bach of IT, Graphic Design and Management & Marketing, Bach of Multimedia and Bach of IT, Graphic Design and Management & Marketing at Griffith University
French, English