Summary
Will Ruby is a multidisciplinary design educator and senior product designer based in San Francisco with 11 years of professional experience blending industry practice and academia. As a Lecturer at California College of the Arts since 2018 and a Senior Designer at Adobe, he translates complex brand and UX problems into elegant, teachable solutions that bridge theory and production. His background—anchored by a BA in Graphic Design from the College for Creative Studies—reflects deep craft in visual systems and hands-on product work across startups and enterprise. Will’s career began in boutique agency settings, giving him practical client-facing sensibilities that inform his classroom pedagogy and cross-functional collaboration. He is known for mentoring emerging designers while shipping polished digital experiences at scale. Quietly, he balances rigorous curriculum development with ongoing contributions to Adobe’s product design practice, keeping one foot in research-informed teaching and the other in product delivery.
11 years of coding experience
BA, Graphic Design, BA, Graphic Design at College for Creative Studies