Hi! I’m Roman Shamin. A product designer and engineer. I had the privilege of leading the design for Google Ventures, eBay, Tines, Ghost Security, and YC alumni. Specialty coffee lover.
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TinesB2B
MVP launch • Product design • Product ownership
Ghost SecurityB2B
Dashboard design • Data visualization • Product design
eBay for BusinessB2B
Product design • Art direction • Growth hacking
VStageB2B
Product design • MVP launch • Product ownership • Map design
Confidential projectB2B
Product design • MVP launch
Oh My StatsB2B
Founding product designer
imgproxy.netOSS
Website design • Brand identity & logotype • Typeface design
Passion projects
OKLCH Color Picker
Co-author • Idea & vision • Product design • Product Hunt launch
- UI color palette starterCodePen demo
- Martian GroteskOpen source typeface
- Martian MonoOpen source typeface
- Polychrom, APCA contrast checker#2 product of the month on Product Hunt
- Harmony, accessible UI color palette#3 product of the week on Product Hunt
- Recipe Scaler, iOS appApp Store
- Evil Icons#2 product of the week on Product Hunt
- OKLCH Color BlenderCodePen demo
- Color NameFigma Community
Public talks
- Mastering dynamic UI theming for designersLayers, Portugal
- Mastering dynamic UI theming for designersBites and Bytes, Portugal
- Resolving text accessibility dilemmas in UIsLayers Meetup, Portugal
Selected articles
- Weeks → days: a case for expert-led, AI-driven design engineering
- “Design first, then build”: let’s bury this myth forevermore
- Woah, opacity! A full guide to this badass hero of efficient UI design
- Beyond monospace: the search for the perfect coding font
- OK, OKLCH: a color picker made to help think perceptively
- Figma DIY: Building a color system plugin
- Accessible design from the get-go