Matt Safian is a Brooklyn-bred product designer and systems-oriented storyteller, currently working at Figma in New York City.
Matt graduated from Connecticut College, where he studied computer science, graphic design, and psychology. In 2013, Matt was selected as an inaugural member of the Kleiner Perkins Design Fellowship program. He is currently a product designer at Figma exploring the intersection of design systems and artificial intelligence. You can also find him wandering the streets with his camera or running in Prospect Park.
Experience
- Figma Product Designer 2025 – Present
- Adobe (Frame.io) Staff Product Designer 2021 – 2025
- Dropbox Product Designer 2018 – 2021
- Flipboard Product Designer 2015 – 2018
- Luvocracy Product Design Intern 2013
- Kleiner Perkins Design Fellow Class of 2013
- Frog Design Intern 2011, 2012
Articles & Interviews
- Interview with Matt Safian Lovers Magazine, 2018
- Flipboard’s Fourth Act Puts Your Passions Front and Center Framer Blog, 2017
- Designing the New Flipboard Medium, 2017
- VC Giant Kleiner Perkins Announces Its First Design Fellows Fast Company, 2013
- This Is How You Get a Kleiner Perkins Design Fellowship Wired, 2013