Harlan Elam is a talented and experienced user experience and design leader with expertise in product design, digital marketing, illustration, and creative strategy. With a passion for user-centered design, he excels in leading teams from initial sketches and prototypes to fully executed campaigns and published products. Harlan is based in Austin, Texas and has an extensive educational background, having studied at The University of Texas at Austin for his bachelor's degree.

After graduating, Harlan has held a number of key roles in the technology and design sectors. He is currently the Lead Product Designer at Textline, where he works on designing and enhancing innovative products. Prior to this, Harlan held the role of Lead Product Designer at Sumo Logic and Design Advisor at CRFT. Before that, he served as the Lead Product Designer of JASK (now Sumo Logic), UX/UI Designer at Blizzard Entertainment, Illustrator at Poster Posse, Inc., UX Design Manager and Senior UX Designer at Volusion, Senior Product Designer at SapientRazorfish, Art Director at Engauge (US), Senior Designer at Legacy, Inc, Co-Founder & Chief Designer at CoPilot Media, LLC, Designer at Austin Oaks Church and Designer at Litigation Support Services Company.

Harlan has a vast array of skills and expertise, including creative direction, UX/UI design, product design, data visualization, prototyping, usability testing, user research, information architecture, and illustration. He is particularly passionate about building user-centered products that delight customers.