Sam Ibarra, product designer in Portland, Oregon: selected work
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Product designer in Portland making calm, specific software for marketplaces, money, transit, and the home.
Index08 projects
- 01StoopMarketplaceStoop, Portland2025A neighborhood resale app where listing a dresser takes three photos and pickup is booked like a table.
- 02Long WavePodcast appLong Wave Audio, Portland2024A podcast player for two-hour interviews where the timeline is the episode’s chapters, so coming back a week later doesn’t mean scrubbing blind.
- 03EbbFitness trackerEbb Labs, Portland2024A screenless band and app that tell runners what to do today in one sentence, and keep the week inside a healthy range instead of chasing a daily score.
- 04Alder CardBank cardAlder Credit Union, Oregon2023A number-free, upright debit card for an Oregon credit union, and an app where freezing a lost card takes one tap instead of a 14-minute phone hold.
- 05MarginJournal appMargin, Portland2025A journaling app that asks one small question a day, gives you three lines to answer it, and never counts your streak.
- 06NookSmart home remoteNook Home, Portland2023A palm-sized remote with one dial and four labeled keys that runs a home’s lights, heat, and music, so guests and grandparents can use it too.
- 07SwatchbookDesign tool pluginOpen source, sponsored by Halyard2024An open-source design tool plugin that finds near-miss colors in a file and swaps each one for the nearest token that still passes contrast.
- 08Cascadia RailTrain ticket appCascadia Rail, Portland2025A regional rail app where the date picker shows every day’s fare and the ticket finds its own platform.