GARRETT ALBURY

Product Designer in NEW YORK CITY

CURRENTLY
Garrett is building financial experiences at scale for CAPITAL ONE
and runs COOLSTUFF.NYC with his wife, Anna.

PREVIOUSLY
Co-founded WHERE ARE THE BLACK DESIGNERS?
Created a digital identity for GET GOLDEN
Had work featured in TIME, AdWeek, Dezeen, and Wallpaper*

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Capital One • No-fee overdraft

CONCEPT
Overdraft fees keep people living on the edge of financial ruin while banks make billions upon billions of dollars.

78% of overdrafts are done intentionally as a last resort.

SOLUTION
By continuing to offer the function of overdraft, at no cost, we can help prevent the most vulnerable people from falling into financial ruin.

OUTCOMES
Utilization increased
Time negative decreased
Account charge-offs decreased

MY ROLE
Led design from concepting, to MVP launch, and through feature updates and redesign for two years

“Bank overdraft fees snatch billions from struggling families & even during this pandemic, big banks raked in billions from this abusive practice. This is a good move by Capital One. Big banks like JP Morgan should do the same”

– Elizabeth Warren, US Senator

Capital One • Automatic Savings

CONCEPT
A robust, flexible set of tools to save automatically, more people will be able to save for unexpected life events.

OUTCOMES
Users of Automatic Savings save 2.75x more on average
Users of Automatic Savings are 8% more likely to become Primary Banking customers

MY ROLE
Design lead

coolstuff.nyc • Digital rebrand + Web redesign

CONCEPT
In its first three years, coolstuff.nyc grew from 14 subscribers to 14,000. I took on the project of building a new digital brand identity and designing a scalable, mobile-friendly CMS website built to last.

SOLUTION
The previous branding for coolstuff.nyc was outdated, but somehow retained a certain staying power. There was a strength to being bold and colorful, and with the updated branding package I took a measured approach to the fun.

Our publication outgrew our simple website, and needed to expand into a thoughtfully designed template connected to a CMS manager.

Top of mind was injecting the brand identity into the digital experience while still retaining a high level of scannability. These principles placed a strong emphasis on hierarchy throughout the desktop and mobile versions of the website.

PARTNERS
Creative direction & color guidance by Anna Albury
Web development by Emily Tarbush

GIVE IT A SPIN

“IT TAKES STRENGTH TO BE GENTLE & KIND”