About me

Erik Sagen headshot

Born in the 80s, raised in the 90s. I spent my time drawing, playing games, writing short stories and putting on plays with my cousins.

As a child I was glued to cartoons like Darkwing Duck and TMNT and movies like Back to the Future and Jurassic Park shaped a lot of how I see the world and the stories within it.

These days I lead design teams for work. Outside of that I'm usually drawing, writing, watching movies, playing games, or tinkering with projects like this one. Most nights it's simple: a book or time with my family.

I'm curious by nature and ask a lot of questions, and I talk too much sometimes. Even when there's no clear answer; asking why helps me see a little better and shape what I'm working on.

Darkwing Duck sprite - click or tap to see him look around

The journey so far

I worked at a few retailers early on, but here's where I've been for the past 20+ years.

Present Lead UX Product Designer — Paychex
2022 Senior UX Designer — Elixir
2017 Senior UX Product Designer — Paychex
2007–2017 Senior Designer — AOL
2007 Designer — Magnatag
2002 Assistant Social Worker — DPSS/Riverside County
1998 Graduated high school, attended college
1980 Born outside of Chicago

Recent writing

Here's what I've been writing about lately, both here on my site and on Medium.

Journal
Medium

Movies I've recently watched

Using Letterboxd, here are the last 4 films I've enjoyed and my thoughts on them.