I help people get things done through thoughtful design.

With 15+ years of experience, I design products and workflows that are clear, accessible, and effective for the people who use them and the teams that build them.

Grant Houston sketching interface ideas during an ideation session
15+ YearsUX / Product Design
User CenteredResearch & Validation
Cross FunctionalProduct, Engineering, Research
AI-AssistedExplore, Synthesize, Iterate

Selected Work

A few projects across enterprise, consumer, and regulated environments.

How I Work

I move from ambiguity to something people can understand and use.

Understand the problem

Use research, observation, existing data, and direct collaboration to understand the work people are trying to accomplish.

Make the structure visible

Map workflows, information, dependencies, and edge cases before committing too early to a single interface.

Explore and test

Use sketches, wireframes, prototypes, and lightweight experiments to make ideas tangible and easier to evaluate.

Support implementation

Work closely with engineering to keep intent, technical constraints, and feasibility aligned through delivery.