Matin R. — Co-Founder

Hi, I'm Matin! I'm a graffiti artist turned Full-Stack Builder. Currently Designer at Uber's Base Design System team, I build automation tooling and Figma plugins that help designers work more efficiently. I focus on creating intuitive experiences that balance automation with human control - whether it's streamlining design system workflows or making everyday tasks feel effortless. I've been entrepreneurial since Grade 4; from renting books to friends to selling thousands of fidget spinners. At 18, I scaled my own truck painting company to six figures. I love building products that solve real-world problems. I recently placed 2nd at Cursor Hackathon 2026 and 2nd at Canada's largest UI/UX hackathon. I'm deeply curious about the intersection of design and AI-powered automation. Some highlights: - Built an AI typeface finder in 8h (10k visits in <24h) - Won 5 Int'l Graffiti & Design Awards (UK, Iran, Aus, Thailand) - Lost 120lbs naturally What I'm building now: - OpenYapper: An open-source Wispr Flow clone I built in 4 hours as a hackathon project. (Winner) https://openyapper.com/ - HomeBooks: A mobile reading app I solo-developed with real users. https://homebooks.app/ - AI Typeface Finder: A free tool to vibe-match fonts instantly, built in 8 hours (went viral day 1). https://pickatype.com/ Feel free to connect and send me a message! #ProductDesigner #AppDesigner #GameDesigner #UXDesigner #UIDesigner #SystemDesigner #VisualDesigner #DesignEntrepreneur #TechFounder #StartupLife #BuildInPublic #IndieHacker #CreativeEntrepreneur #MVP #UserExperience #InteractiveDesign #DigitalStorytelling #WorldBuilding #GameDev #IndieGameDev #GameArtist #ArtDirection #InterfaceDesign #DesignThinking #UXResearch #CreativeProcess #VisualStorytelling #Graffiti #GraffitiArt #StreetArt #ExperimentalDesign

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Full-Stack Product Designer with a focus on UX and automation in the design industry.

Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada

Experience: 0 mo

Skills

Product Design
User Experience (ux)
Entrepreneurship
Game Design

Career Highlights

Built an AI typeface finder with 10k visits in 24 hours.
Won 5 International Graffiti & Design Awards.
Scaled a truck painting company to six figures.

Work Experience

Uber

Designer (11 mos)

Stealth Startup

Founder & Product Designer (1 yr 4 mos)

Tangible Interaction

Experience Designer (9 mos)

BEEBOLD

Founder (2 yrs 3 mos)

Tiny Scientist

Game Artist – Art production (1 yr 2 mos)

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA at Emily Carr University of Art and Design

Google UX design certificate at Coursera

High School Diploma at Fine art school

Matin R.

Co-Founder

Vancouver, BC, Canada0 mo experience

AI Enabled

Key Highlights

Built an AI typeface finder with 10k visits in 24 hours.
Won 5 International Graffiti & Design Awards.
Scaled a truck painting company to six figures.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Full-Stack Product Designer with a focus on UX and automation in the design industry.

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Skills

Core Skills

Product DesignUser Experience (ux)EntrepreneurshipGame Design

Other Skills

Visual DesignCommunication DesignFigmaAutomationStart-up LeadershipStart-up VenturesTrusting RelationshipsArt DirectionBrandingAdobe Creative SuiteArtificial Intelligence (AI)Prompt EngineeringFront-end CodingJavaScriptHTML

About

Experience

Uber

Designer

Apr 2025 – Present · 11 mos · San Francisco Bay Area · Remote

I support Uber’s Base Design System with:
Designing and maintaining icons for the Base Next library
Building Figma plugins to automate and speed up workflows
Creating AI tools to reduce manual design work and boost efficiency

Visual DesignCommunication DesignFigmaAutomationProduct DesignUser Experience (UX)

Stealth startup

Founder & Product Designer

Nov 2024 – Present · 1 yr 4 mos · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada · On-site

Start-up LeadershipStart-up VenturesEntrepreneurship

Tangible interaction

Experience Designer

Nov 2023 – Aug 2024 · 9 mos · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada · On-site

Led feature development for community engagement, designing social sharing and virality features including personalized backgrounds and QR-based sharing that increased engagement by 60%
Designed interactions enabling users to create graffiti art on digital walls, connecting physical installations with social media amplification
Led complete rebranding including logo, identity system, and website, building community from 0 to 34,000 followers in 7 days through content and viral features

Trusting RelationshipsEntrepreneurshipUser Experience (UX)Product Design

Beebold

Founder

Mar 2021 – Jun 2023 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada · Hybrid

Developed unique, graffiti-inspired apparel designs that resonated with a diverse audience, maintaining a consistent design direction across seasonal collections.
Led end-to-end operations of a clothing brand, managing everything from supplier relationships to production logistics and successful order fulfillment.
Grew a supportive community through engaging social media campaigns and authentic storytelling, building strong brand loyalty and customer connections.

Art DirectionBrandingProduct Design

Tiny scientist

Game Artist – Art production

Jun 2020 – Aug 2021 · 1 yr 2 mos · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Led pixel art asset creation for a strategic mobile game, producing character designs, environments, and UI elements while collaborating with development team to balance visual quality with technical performance
Developed visual guidelines ensuring consistency across 100+ game assets, establishing workflows that streamlined collaboration between art and development teams
Improved visual quality by 80% through refined pixel ratios and layered animation techniques, optimizing assets for smooth implementation across platforms

BrandingAdobe Creative SuiteGame Design