This portfolio is currently under construction — expect issues.Last updated April 16, 2026

GarrettWhisten


Design systems engineer. Front-end developer. Builder of digital and physical things.

Los Angeles, CA · Available for Work · 2026
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Currently Building

Arcana

The design system built for AI.

41% of all code is now AI-generated. None of it ships with a design system. Existing UI libraries weren’t built for AI — their tokens are scattered across configs, JS objects, and runtime APIs. The AI is guessing, not reading a spec.

Arcana ships manifest.ai.json — a machine-readable architecture that gives AI agents complete context on every component, every prop, every pattern. One token file controls the entire visual identity.

Same system-thinking I applied at MetaMask and GumGum. Purpose-made for AI.

ReactTypeScriptDesign TokensMCPOpen SourceMIT
Primitive
--primitive-red-600: #dc2626;
--primitive-stone-50: #fafaf9;
--spacing-4: 1rem;
Semantic
--color-accent-primary: var(--primitive-red-600);
--color-bg-page: var(--primitive-stone-50);
--spacing-md: var(--spacing-4);
Component
--button-bg: var(--color-action-primary);
--card-padding: var(--spacing-lg);
--navbar-height: var(--spacing-14);
Selected Work
Philosophy
I’ve spent six years solving one problem: how do you give an entire product a consistent, beautiful interface without slowing teams down? I design the system. I build the components. I write the docs. I ship the package.
Design

  • Systems Thinking
  • User Research
  • Accessibility (WCAG)
  • Figma & Design Tokens
  • Information Architecture
  • Cross-Platform Design
Engineering

  • React & TypeScript
  • Storybook & Component APIs
  • CSS / Tailwind / Tokens
  • CI/CD & Automated Testing
  • Semantic HTML
  • Performance & Lighthouse
Timeline
  1. ARCANA UI

    Cofounder & Design Engineer

  2. REQUIEM DESIGN & BUILDERS

    Project Manager

  3. CONSENSYS (METAMASK)

    Sr. Design System Engineer

  4. GUMGUM

    Sr. Product Design Engineer, Design System

  5. RIP CURL

    eCommerce / Front End Developer

  6. STANCE SOCKS

    eCommerce Content Specialist

I also build custom homes and cater pizza under Ricotta Bear. Same attention to detail, different materials.

Let’s build something.

Open to design system, design engineering, and product design roles. Currently building Arcana UI and happy to talk about AI-native design systems.