Sam Ryan

I’m a principal product designer working on the Kindle reader experience. I like working with people to make friendly, accessible, and successful software projects. I use this site to keep track of some of my work and the books I’m reading.

Recent work

Kindle design tools

Building the next generation of design tools for prototyping, visual design, and design reviews on e-ink devices.

2025–present

Storm design system

Lead designer for Amazon Ads’ design system, supporting a $50B/year business across 900+ software projects. Built documentation, Figma libraries, and led adoption for the design org.

2019–2025

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