Alan Geiss

Designing what people feel, remember, and do.

Time is the currency. A great experience is the receipt people keep.

Hello, I’m Alan. I collaborate with teams to create experiences people love showing up for. Each one starts with tuning into the audience, then becomes a focused strategy and a buildable plan that guides the work from first idea to final moment. I work across three areas:

Experience Strategy: Turn insight into a purposeful journey with clear markers for success.

Experience Design: Shape participation so it feels natural, engaging, and memorable.

Creative Strategy: Bring the brand to life through bold ideas and clear creative direction.

If you’re ready to put your audience at the center and spark real action, I can help you shape an experience they’ll remember.

Pixar co-founder Ed Catmull calls early ideas "Ugly Babies" because they often start awkwardly. I use this concept to remind myself that promising ideas require time and support.

What I would add is that ugly babies can also exist in developed experiences. They emerge as misalignments or friction that disrupts the user experience.

My job is to help shape these ideas through open discussion, adapt them to the audience, and keep refining them until they are clear, meaningful, and ultimately lead to time well spent.