Your friendly neighbourhood UX designer

About Griffen

Griffen Edge is a user experience designer from Sydney, Australia who collaborates with innovative teams to create exceptional experiences that empower everyday people.

Currently a Product Designer at the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) where he's working to improve the financial dispute resolution experience for consumers, small businesses, and financial firms. He's also lucky enough to help build the user experience for the world's first scams ombudsman service.

He previously worked at SSW Australia, where he worked on developing a company-wide design system and uplifting the UX of SSW's enterprise products, including the popular open-source TinaCMS. Before that he worked at Avanade as an Experience Design Consultant to clients across Government, Health & Aged Care, and Insurance. Prior to that he was the Digital Officer at Sydney Community College where he spearheaded a major website redesign and developed a customer membership program.

He studied a Bachelor of Design Computing at the University of Sydney . While there, he fostered an inclusive community of UX design students and alumni as the President of the Sydney University Experience Designers.

He has been on the committee at Inner West Theatre Company (formerly Canterbury Theatre Guild) for over a decade, helping to promote the performing arts to the community. He also provides a pair of hands backstage or shares the spotlight onstage from time to time.