Hi, I’m Tim Cripps—a product designer, design leader, and longtime maker of things. I like messy problems, big ideas, and figuring out how to turn both into experiences that feel surprisingly simple. My career has bounced between strategy and craft, pixels and people, leading teams and getting hands-on with the work. I’m happiest somewhere in the middle of design, technology, and human behavior—asking lots of questions, connecting dots, and making things better than I found them.
Hi, I’m Tim Cripps—a product designer, design leader, and longtime maker of things. I like messy problems, big ideas, and figuring out how to turn both into experiences that feel surprisingly simple. My career has bounced between strategy and craft, pixels and people, leading teams and getting hands-on with the work. I’m happiest somewhere in the middle of design, technology, and human behavior—asking lots of questions, connecting dots, and making things better than I found them.
Hi, I’m Tim Cripps—a product designer, design leader, and longtime maker of things. I like messy problems, big ideas, and figuring out how to turn both into experiences that feel surprisingly simple. My career has bounced between strategy and craft, pixels and people, leading teams and getting hands-on with the work. I’m happiest somewhere in the middle of design, technology, and human behavior—asking lots of questions, connecting dots, and making things better than I found them.
—————— CURRENT
During the day, I’m a product design lead at eBay, helping shape the design of buyer experiences used by millions of people around the world. I currently call Arlington, Virginia home, but previously lived and worked in Southeast Asia, creating work for clients across Singapore and Japan. When I’m not designing things on a screen, I’m usually traveling with my family, making something in my home ceramics studio, or finding another creative rabbit hole to disappear down.
—————— CURRENT
During the day, I’m a product design lead at eBay, helping shape the design of buyer experiences used by millions of people around the world. I currently call Arlington, Virginia home, but previously lived and worked in Southeast Asia, creating work for clients across Singapore and Japan. When I’m not designing things on a screen, I’m usually traveling with my family, making something in my home ceramics studio, or finding another creative rabbit hole to disappear down.
—————— EXPERIENCE
eBay
Product Design Lead (IC) (2026—Present)
Sr. Manager, Product Design (2022—2026)
CNN
Director of Product Design (2021—2022)
AKQA
Creative Director (2019—2021)
R/GA
Group Creative Director (2019)
Creative Director (2018—2019)
Huge
Associate Creative Director (2015—2018)
Senior Art Director (2013—2015)
Threespot
Art Director / Product Design Lead (2004—2013)
Discovery Communications
Designer (2003—2004)
AIGA DC
Vice President, Membership Director, Program Coordinator (2002—2006)
—————— PREVIOUS AGENCY CLIENTS
ACLU
ADT
Amnesty International
Credit Suisse
Gavi Alliance
Google
International Rescue Committee
Knight Foundation
National Football League
National Education Association
National Geographic
Naver
Nike
NBC Universal
NPR
Pfizer
Procter & Gamble
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
SEIU
The Humane Society of the USA
Unicef
Verizon
WNYC
—————— STATUS
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