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Hello, I am Vance Banks

I am a Product Designer with 13+ years experience, focusing in User Interface and User Experience. I am also a proud dog dad, and a board game enthusiast.

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Selected Work

Grindr

The world's largest dating and networking app for Gay, Bi, Trans, and Queer people.

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CommentSold

Increase customer spending, grow your small business, and sync all your inventory with an engaging mobile app. Sell with live video, engage customers with automated push notifications, and make shopping mobile friendly. No coding required!

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Backbone - Task Manager

Lose the day planner. Backbone allows you to easily centralize your tasks, milestones, cut dates, and shipping calendar. Correlated directly to both the products you make and the inventory you supply, Backbone provides greater visibility than ever to show where you are in the production process.

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Blossom App

Unsure how to take care of your plants? Blossom will help you discover what houseplants you have via search or utilizing an AI image-based search. Once you identify your plant, you can view preferred watering schedules, sunlight, atmosphere, etc.

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SNT Media Corporate

Corporate site showcasing information about SNT Media's digital ad product lineup.

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Joyful Home

Powered by AI technology that allows home buyers to analyze and educate themselves about an area before making a purchase.

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Homerun Loyal

Home Run Loyal provides MLB fans with articles and lists generated by SNT Media’s in-house AI technology. The articles can span multiple topics that can include pre-games, play-by-plays, post-games, injury reports, and roster updates.

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About

My Story

I’ve been shaping digital experiences and design systems since 2011, partnering with cross-functional teams to build thoughtful, scalable products. Over the years, I’ve had the opportunity to design for a wide range of industries—from health tech and e-commerce to social platforms—always with a focus on accessibility, usability, and impact.

At Garner Health, I led efforts to improve accessibility and streamline design workflows, making our product more inclusive and our team more efficient. While contracting at Amazon, I helped operationalize and scale design for high-volume email systems reaching hundreds of millions of users daily. At Grindr, I contributed to innovative monetization strategies that led to a 6% lift in subscriptions and a $10M revenue increase.

Throughout my career, I’ve taken on roles beyond product design—mentoring teammates, guiding design system strategy, and pushing for inclusive, human-centered design solutions that meet both user and business goals.

Where I've Worked

2023 - present
Garner Health
Seattle, WA (Remote)
Staff Product Designer
2021 - 2023
Grindr
Seattle, WA (Remote)
Senior Product Designer
2020-2021
CommentSold
Seattle, WA (Remote)
Principal Product Designer
2018–2020
Backbone PLM
Boulder, Colorado
Director, Product Design + Principal Product Designer

My Skillsets

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Contact

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