Hi there 👋 – I am Simon, a Berlin based UX Designer.

Have a look at my projects or just get in touch.

Initially, I have a background in industrial design. I studied product design at the University of Applied Science Schwäbisch Gmünd (HfG) and Tongji University in Shanghai. During this time, I focused primarily on matters of sustainability and service design. To expand my skills towards the digital and business side, I graduated with a Master's degree in Strategic Design in 2020 🎓.Strategic Design tries to reflect the intersection between design, research and management.
After a research fellowship at the former Hochschule für Gestaltung Ulm, I am currently Lead UX Professional at Capgemini in Berlin. Besides questions of User Experience and Usability of products and services, I am currently working on the topic of web accessibility. Through my work I try to make an impact on socially relevant issues such as sustainability.

Experience

Capgemini GmbH UX Designer
UX Research and Design, UI Design, Usability Testing
03/2021 until now

HfG-Archiv Ulm / HfG Stiftung, Ulm
Designer in Residence
research fellowship on the potentials of artificial intelligence in the design process
04/2020–08/2020

Adidas AG, Herzogenaurach
Product Design Internship
Internship in the field of accessory design at Adidas in Nuremberg
02/2017–08/2017

Design Education

University of Applied Science Schwäbisch Gmünd (HfG), Schwäbisch Gmünd
Master in Strategic Design
focus on Design Research, Design Theory, UX Design
10/2018–02/2020

German Academic Exchange Service, Shanghai
DAAD Scholarship
09/2017–02/2018

Tongji University College of Design & Innovation, Shanghai
Exchange Semester
focus on Service Design / UX Design
09/2017–02/2018

University of Applied Science Schwäbisch Gmünd (HfG), Schwäbisch Gmünd
Bachelor in Product Design
focus on service design and sustainability
03/2015–08/2018

Tools I use for Design

Pen & Paper, Sketch, Figma; Adobe Creative Cloud, Cinema 4D

Tools I use for Prototyping

Adobe XD, Sketch, Figma (UI Design), Webflow, 3D Printing (rapid prototyping), Fusion360, Rhino

Other Tools and Workflows

Tools: Miro (Remote workshops, collaboration), Notion.so, Dropbox (Paper), Slack (Communication), Jira, Zeplin

Workflows: Scrum, User Research