About Simon
Designer by day, mad hatter in the evening

A bit of Background

I am a digital designer mainly working on complex web applications, but also websites, apps, flyers, posters and a lot more. I like to look at and be inspired by other designers work in different design disciplines – like print, type, fashion, architecture – and to create things during the rest of the day.

I believe that design has a big impact on peoples lives and that good design can make a difference, not only in looks but even more so in interaction. I like things to be open and freely accessible, but don't agree with the current content stealing done to train AI-Models. I prefer a "better" thing to a "prettier" one and I love the small mindful touches, of a designer adding details to "live" up a product or service.

I'm currently more focused at doing the "X" than the "I" of everything related to U. That said, I feel at home in the whole user centred design process and like to stretch in all directions. In addition, I try to increase accessibility in the things I touch (accessibility statement).

I have some degrees in marketing, media science, computer science and have worked in a lot of fields including media research, business consulting, user experience and accessibility. I've also been cutting grass in the mountains using a scythe ages ago, distributed newspapers in the morning hours or worked on a supermarket checkout.

When I'm not at work I like to cook, build little kids LEGO dreams or cardboard armour, visit friends and family, travel to near and far away places where I try to take lots of pictures, look after our jungle at home, read a lot of books, make mustard, design mainly digital things, like this page (made with eleventy), the odd computer game or fonts only I will most probably ever use. I like to draw brand-images to put on other things, layout stuff for invitations, flyers or books for myself and other people, create stickers, have something printed for real, drink espresso, enjoy the sun and sometimes play the violin.

I don't update this very often, but I recently added a now-page if you're interested in more current topics.

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