Hi, I’m Anna Farrell, an award-winning UX and Design Director in New York.

I am a deeply empathic, strategic designer leading teams across many different types of projects & subject matters.

My approach to design is tailored to the specific task at hand, but contains a few key ingredients no matter the project, client, or industry:

Staying curious — about our users, the brand, and the broader human context their relationship exists within

Finding ways forward — never bogged down by all the things yet to do, always finding the ways (no matter how small) things can progress

Team over everything — healthy people do good work, so protecting the team and battling burnout culture is at the top of my to do list

Currently

Freelance UX/Product Design Leader

Oct 2021 - Present

(Jan 2022 - Present) AKQA - Senior UX Director for QSR account leading UX, UI, and experience strategy work across responsive web and mobile app.

(Oct - Nov 2021) BASIC Agency - Creative Director for a series B, high-growth start-up in the social tech space.

 

Founder, Director of Design / Farrell & Daughters

Aug 2018 - Present

Running a small interior design business focused on bringing holistic approaches, wellness, and design thinking to residential and commercial spaces.

 

Check out more of my experience, awards, and education on my Resume