Tom Phillips — Product Designer

Hey, I’m Tom. I’m an Aussie product designer and startup founder with a background in creative tools, productivity SaaS, multimedia, and AI.

Outside of work, I'm also interested in film and TV, tennis, trivia, computer history, design, and human-computer interaction.

Selected work

A desktop music player that pulls Spotify, Bandcamp and local files into one library, with a release feed you can scan by waveform.

A spatial canvas on top of a media library — for moodboards, research and shot lists that stay organised as they grow.

A media knowledge base for creative teams — capture, tag, search and review every asset in one place, across all their siloed apps.

Throughout my career I've worked on various projects, from running my own startups to doing freelance work for early-stage companies.

2022 — Now
Freelance Product Designer
UI/UX design, visual design, rapid prototyping and iteration, design system creation and maintenance, creating video demos for customer/market validation.
Select clientsOvertoneVaultbrand.aiOVXFireflyAirwave
2019 — 2024
Product Designer / Co-Founder at Hyperflow
Responsible for the entire product lifecycle (including user research, product vision/strategy, product design, product management, and developer handoff) as well as company operations (recruitment, fundraising, customer acquisition etc.).
2022 — 2024
Design Advisor at Cabal
Developed the user interface for a crypto payment gateway, ensuring compliance with global accessibility standards.
2015 — 2018
Product Designer / Co-Founder at Squareize
Led all things product/design for the Squareize desktop app and browser extension, as well all company operations.