About
Greetings! I'm an independent creative based in Berlin, Germany, boasting a solid 14+ years in the field. Despite the whirlwind of change, I admire work that stands strong through it all. I'm a firm believer in the power of simplicity, whether in design or code. I enjoy teaming up with studios, startups, and founders alike. Let's make some impactful magic happen!
Side Projects
Bica is a flexible UI starter kit for Figma. It provides an initial design system setup with variables, typography options, icons, and a good set of core components. It was challenged within multiple client projects, and a previous version serves as the foundation for a German software startup that has raised $12 million in its latest seed round.
A minimal tech-related collection of clay-styled mockups for Figma. Place your designs into the context of a Tablet, Phone, Watch, or Browser.
Introducing Arigato: A sleek Framer template designed for small businesses (restaurants, coffee shops, etc.). Enjoy its responsive design, dark mode support, and seamless news entry integration with Framer's CMS. A Figma version is included as well.
I've released and maintained open-source WordPress themes which are still used by thousands of users worldwide.
Writing
Color naming in interface design systems
Eight key concepts
Useful software that benefits my freelance activities
Concepts for design and development processes
Work Experience
Bauplan is a small San Francisco based startup launched by the same team that created Tooso, which was acquired by Coveo. Bauplan is trying to ease the management of data infrastructures, and the team asked me to refresh their logo and website. We envisioned a playful Bauhaus look with modern elements.
"Working together has been absolutely great. We loved the quality of the output, the flexibility, and the ability to always work according to the timeline." — Mattia Pavoni
UX Research, Wireframing, Prototyping, and Visual Design for SaaS Products of clients from industries like AI, Fashion, Furniture, Green-Tech, and Mobile-Ad-Tech.
Flowers is simplifying digital business organization with automated workflows. I was responsible for creating a design system handling the complex requirements of this type of software. I've built the system upon my starter kit Bica, wrapped complex concepts into understandable UX flows, and embedded those into a modern interface design.
I've helped the world's largest shopping community to optimize the UX of multiple products and features. (NDA)
I've helped Germany’s biggest real-estate service provider to build various landing pages and implemented a reusable component library bridging the gap between design and development.
I conceptualize, design, and develop websites within an interdisciplinary team for various clients like Adam Audio and Factory Berlin. In this position, I also led co-workers and consulted clients.
I supplement a team of web developers to conceptualize and design websites for clients like Collonil and ZDB (the biggest construction association in Germany).
I've helped the agency build out web components with Hyperapp and Fractal for clients like Red Bull and Dagens Næringsliv.
I’ve worked on UX/UI concepts as part of interdisciplinary teams for clients like Mercedes Benz and Boston Consulting.
I was happy that I could contribute a little part to the festival's success. Visitors grew from 2.000 to 20.000 in only three years. During these years, I was solely responsible for Branding, Graphic Design, UX/UI Design, and Web Development.
A former platform for youth culture with efforts in blogging, public relations, artist booking, event management, and music publishing. As co-founder, I focused on the visual representation of the platform, from branding to visual marketing to the website's UI and development.
I've helped the design team to craft subpages for their website, created promotional materials like flyers for conferences, and got involved in coding experimental music players from their open API.
Certifications
Awards
UX/UI Design and Web Development for Stimmt's "Customer Experience Monitor" on behalf of Goldener Westen.
UX/UI Design and Web Development for Stimmt's "Customer Experience Monitor" on behalf of Goldener Westen.
UX/UI Design and Web Development for Stimmt's 20 years birthday invitation on behalf of Goldener Westen.
UX/UI Design and Web Development for Stimmt's 20 years birthday invitation on behalf of Goldener Westen.
UX/UI Design and Web Development for Stimmt's 20 years birthday invitation on behalf of Goldener Westen.
UX/UI Design and Web Development for Taxmaro on behalf of Goldener Westen.
Education
The course 'Construction & Real Estate Management" included life cycle management, real estate development, construction, and real estate technology, business and management science, international and intercultural collaboration, and leadership competence. It was provided by two renowned universities of applied sciences, HTW Berlin and Metropolia UAS, on-site in Germany and Finland.