Ben Perkins
@onequest
Experience
One Quest & Open Source Exploration
Many Different Design (And Other) Roles
March 2025 to Now
Details Coming Soon!
Please, ask anything you’re curious about.
One Quest
- Solidified the Simulacra design system and started publishing it.
- Completed information architecture, layout, and initial design for the first public “launch” of One Quest.
- Testing out WordPress ActivityPub integration more deeply to analyze and suggest UX improvements.
Open Source Design
- Connected with CoMaps to help them start building their design systems, processes, and other design needs.
- Connected with the WordPress ActivityPub plugin creators.
- Helping F-Droid Open Source Project with design feedback, sketches, mockups, prototypes, etc.
- Started working with Pixelfed and shared possible designs for Sup and Loops.
Life Design Sabbatical
- Diving deep into my personal life design, which I’m always doing but was able to focus on much more deeply during this phase and it was so rewarding!
- More details about life design coming soon.
Usana Health Sciences
Lead UX Designer
August 2023 to March 2025
Facilitated Exploratory Product Workshops
Conducted workshops with regional leaders and key stakeholders leading to improved understanding of project needs, securing buy-in, and increasing trust for the UX team and interest in the UX process.
Championed Modern Design Standards
Revitalized a neglected Usana mobile app and applied the same design system from our other app. This sped up development timelines, improved code quality, and enhanced the user experience with intuitive design.
Coordinated Cross Functional Collaboration
Worked with 15+ key stakeholders, a team of 6 developers, 6 UX designers, and 2 UX researchers ensuring business needs, user needs and mobile app design standards were aligned across app and web platform projects.
Led Design Best Practices
Helped UX team learn and start using Figma best practices (like Auto Layout) resulting in stronger designs and improved communication with stakeholders and developers about technical and business needs.
UX Designer
October 2021 to August 2023
Pioneered Mobile App UX/UI
Led the UX and UI design for Usana’s new mobile app, ensuring adherence to mobile app best practices and patterns for the first time at Usana.
Built Mobile Component System
Created Usana’s first design component system for mobile apps which led to a common language across design and development.
Enhanced Design Documentation
Revitalized internal design documentation for mobile app projects, improving the design process and facilitating better coordination with developers.
Saylo Innovations
Part Time UX Designer
April 2021 to Dec 2021
Education
Bachelor’s of Science, Interaction Design
Utah Valley University
Senior Capstone Project
Collaborated with 3 students to design and build an Augmented Reality experience for the National Parks Service at Capitol Reef, Utah, USA.
Leadership and Strategy
Met weekly with other student leaders and the head professor to strategize and plan initiatives for our collective.
Volunteer Experience
Volunteered at UX Strat conferences in Amsterdam, Netherlands and Boulder Colorado, USA.