Ari Sawyers

A design and product specialist based in London and New York.

Ari Sawyers

A design and product specialist based in London and New York.

Ari Sawyers

A design and product specialist based in London and New York.

Aerial – Sustainability for Everyone

At Aerial, I shaped the product experience and refined the brand to create a fresher approach to sustainability inspired by the sky.

We successfully raised funding with a design-led pitch and delivered high quality apps for Android, iOS, and Web.

The app was featured in publications including Fast Company and Hypebeast, and on TV via The Weather Channel and CNBC.

Role

Year

Co-Founder, Head of Design

2020-2023

Aerial for iOS

Aerial for Android

Aerial for Teams

Aerial Landing Page

Invite

Aerial for iOS Onboarding

Event T-Shirts

Facebook

I worked on a variety of products at Facebook including City Guides, Business Platform, and Ads Creation for Instagram and WhatsApp.

As part of the design team in London I was also involved in growing the team through interviewing and mentoring new hires.

I worked on a variety of products at Facebook including City Guides, Business Platform, and Ads Creation for Instagram and WhatsApp.

As part of the design team in London I was also involved in growing the team through interviewing and mentoring new hires.

Role

Year

Product Designer

2017-2019

City Guides

City Guides Comparison Cards

Ads Creation Tools for 9:16 Vertical Formats

Microsoft Outlook

My time at Microsoft was spent on improving the calendar and email interfaces within the Outlook mobile apps. This work helped scale the product to 100m users within one year.

Role

Year

Product Designer

2015-2016

Travel in Outlook for Android

Travel in Outlook for iOS

iOS App Icons

Sunrise Calendar

Building an innovative scheduling tool directly within the OS keyboard was a highlight of my time at Sunrise. I also led the redesign of the Android app and crafted a Material Design system. It went on to be featured in the Google Play store and received significant feedback and press.

Role

Year

Product Designer

2014-2015

Sunrise Material Design

Sunrise Meet Keyboard

Sunrise for Apple Watch

Info

I have over 10 years of experience building products and services that millions of people use each day. Working on unique challenges at scale is something I find exciting – but I also enjoy smaller passion projects and helping new companies grow.


Outside of work I spend my time making music, playing sports, and exploring the natural world.

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Ariel Sawyers Limited

Ariel Sawyers Limited