Adobe Substance Variant Compiler is a 3D content production platform that helps marketing and creative teams turn complex product variants into production-ready visual content. Teams can add 3D assets, assemble scenes, generate variations, and export final imagery from a single workflow—replacing fragmented production processes with a scalable system.
Currently in active development, the app is functioning and being implemented into company workflows as part Adobe's 3D digital twin initiative.
Product Strategy, Design System, Design Engineering
I helped shape the experience around a core challenge: making complex 3D workflows accessible to non-technical users while giving creative teams the control they need to produce content at scale.
The result is a workflow that abstracts away technical complexity, accelerates production, and makes 3D content creation more accessible across marketing, product, and design teams.
The Variant Compiler presented a unique challenge: the underlying technology is inherently complex, but the experience needed to be clear and approachable.
We started by mapping the users, workflows, and decisions involved in compiling product variants. From there, we explored existing tools and industry workflows to identify opportunities to simplify the experience.
Rapid prototyping allowed us to test assumptions early, refine the workflow, and establish an experience that could accommodate both simple product configurations and increasingly complex variant structures.
The Variant Compiler creates a bridge between structured product data and the visual content needed to market those products.
Instead of treating every product variation as a separate creative task, teams can work from a common 3D foundation and compile the combinations they need.
Creating a more scalable approach to product content production.
The result is a system that gives users greater control over product variation while creating a more scalable path from structured product data to visual content.
We created a more efficient way to manage product complexity while establishing a foundation that can support increasingly sophisticated digital product experiences.
I’m driven by curiosity and a desire to understand how things work. I ask questions, challenge assumptions, and connect ideas that may not seem related at first. Whether leading a team or working hands-on, I look for thoughtful ways to bring clarity to complex problems and move the work forward.
I’ve built my career by adapting, experimenting, and staying open to better ways of working. From new tools and technologies to rapid prototyping and AI-assisted workflows, I’m always learning—but innovation only matters when it improves the process, strengthens the work, or creates real value.