Doug Knapton

About

Senior Product Designer who turns Complexity into Clarity

10+ years of experience creating design systems, data products, and digital platforms for organizations.

His work has driven measurable growth.

Avilability

Open to full-time senior product and design systems roles in New York and remote.

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Child Mind Institute

Product Design

Redesigned a Platform of 2,000+ Family Resources: +33% Organic Traffic, +40% Donation Conversion, +14.9% Spanish-speaking Visits, 31% Faster Loads. 2022 Webby Honoree for Charitable Organizations /Non-Profit Websites and Mobile Sites.

Child Mind Institute

Product Design

Air Quality Life Index

Product Design

Designed a Zero-to-One Public Data Tool on 25+ Years of Satellite Air Pollution Data. Its Research Drew Coverage from 300+ Outlets Reaching 1B People. Awarded Fast Company World Changing Idea.

Air Quality Life Index

Product Design

Designed a Zero-to-One Public Data Tool on 25+ Years of Satellite Air Pollution Data. Its Research Drew Coverage from 300+ Outlets Reaching 1B People. Awarded Fast Company World Changing Idea.

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Product Design

Built a 40+ Component Design System in Four Months Across Web, Magazine, and Accounts. Won W3 Award for Website Design (News)

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Product Design

Built a 40+ Component Design System in Four Months Across Web, Magazine, and Accounts. Won W3 Award for Website Design (News)

FrameWorks Institute

Brand Design

Led Design for a Five-Year Engagement: 50+ Research Reports, Toolkits, Presentations, and Motion Series

FrameWorks Institute

Brand Design

Led Design for a Five-Year Engagement: 50+ Research Reports, Toolkits, Presentations, and Motion Series

The Climate Trust

Brand Design

Rebranded a Landowner-First Carbon Nonprofit for Better Land Stewardship. Won 2024 W3 Award for General Websites-Environmental & Sustainability

The Climate Trust

Brand Design

Rebranded a Landowner-First Carbon Nonprofit for Better Land Stewardship. Won 2024 W3 Award for General Websites-Environmental & Sustainability

Digital Inquiry Group

Brand Design

Designed the Brand Identity for the Spin-off from Stanford into an Independent Nonprofit. Curriculum downloads grew by 3M after launch. Won 2025 Communicator Award for Brand Redesign, Excellence

Digital Inquiry Group

Brand Design

Designed the Brand Identity for the Spin-off from Stanford into an Independent Nonprofit. Curriculum downloads grew by 3M after launch. Won 2025 Communicator Award for Brand Redesign, Excellence

AI Prototyping Lab

Personal Project

Side projects where I use AI as a design partner, from requirements to a working product, to test how fast an idea can become something real.

AI Prototyping Lab

Personal Project

Side projects where I use AI as a design partner, from requirements to a working product, to test how fast an idea can become something real.

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