Christopher Cifonie

Senior UI/UX Designer · Interaction Design & Front-End UI

I make complicated things easier to use.

I’m Chris, a hands-on designer with 20+ years of experience on the web. I design responsive interfaces and build accessible, reusable components with HTML and CSS.

Case studies

5 projects

UX Lead / Product Designer6 months

Enterprise Product Configuration Platform

Helping customers choose classroom furniture and see how each option changes the design and price.

I led UX for School Specialty’s furniture configurator, bringing product options, interactive 3D previews, and pricing into one flow across desktop and mobile.

Design System LeadIn production

SDS Design System

A utility-first CSS system for our front-end team.

I led our front-end team in building SDS. We use its color, typography, and layout utilities daily, and I’m mapping the same foundations into Figma.

UX Manager · Lead Designer1 month

Rewards Program Dashboard

Showing sales reps what they’ve earned and how far they are from their next goal.

After the Anixter acquisition, I led the redesign of a shared rewards dashboard, bringing goal progress, supplier incentives, and program information into one consistent experience.

UX Manager · Lead Designer4 weeks

Manufacturers Directory

Helping customers find manufacturers, see what they offer, and explore their products.

I led the redesign of a manufacturer directory, bringing search, consistent profiles, and featured partner placements into one experience with paths to products and resources.

UX Manager · Lead Designer8 weeks

Services & Solutions

Helping customers find the right service and see what to do next.

I led the redesign of a complex services overview, organizing offerings into clear categories with concise summaries, consistent detail pages, and visible next steps.

Independent projects

3 products

Product DesigneriPhone appIn beta

Kisetsu Sense

A quick look at the conditions you care about, from pollen to weather changes.

I designed Kisetsu Sense and brought it to TestFlight beta. I made the readings customizable, used words like Low and High to explain severity, and designed Home Screen widgets for a quick check.

Product DesigneriPhone appIn beta

Unseen Assurance

A calm, private prayer journal for iPhone.

I designed Unseen Assurance and brought it to TestFlight beta. The private prayer journal uses gentle prompts to revisit entries and keeps a history of answered prayers.

Product DesignerChrome extensionLive

PersistCSS

A CSS scratchpad beside the page, with styles that stay.

I created and launched PersistCSS, a Chrome extension for experimenting with CSS alongside a webpage. I designed the interface and interactions, set the accessibility requirements, and used AI-assisted development to build the extension.