About

Hi, I’m Kirsten👋. I’ve spent the last 9+ years working across different areas of design; from Product, UX, Visual, Motion Design with additional expertise in Growth & Behavioural Design and experience in B2C & B2B companies.

I have had the pleasure of working with some of the world’s leading Fortune 500 brands, including Miro, WeTransfer, Netflix, Adobe, Gucci and Philips.

A people person who loves to collaborate and tackle complex business challenges using collaborative, cross-disciplinary methods rooted in design principles. I'm all about crafting stories and experiences that blend research, strategy, and design to deliver real value to both businesses and users.

As a curious kid with dutch, swedish and indo roots 🇳🇱🇸🇪🇮🇩, I explored the world through video games and computers 🤓. These days my time is spent researching, designing, prototyping and creative coding. Out of the office you will find me creating generative art 💻, (still) playing video games 🎮, reading philosophy 📚, exploring AI tools 🤖, draw in my sketchbook ✏️, or take long walks in nature. 🌿

For inquiries, freelance opportunities, a more comprehensive CV, game recommendations or to say hi:

kirstenswensen@gmail.com

Clients

Miro, WeTransfer, Adobe, Netflix, Philips, Signify, ABN AMRO, Gucci, Bottega Veneta, Kering Group.

Expertise

Product Design
Growth Design
UX Design
User Research
A/B Testing
Visual Design
Product Strategy
Growth Strategy
UX Strategy
Art Direction

Experience

July 2024 — Present, Fulltime
Jan 2023 — Dec 2023, Interim
May 2022 — Jan 2023, Interim
Sep 2021 — Apr 2022 , Freelance + Fulltime
Feb 2020 — Jul 2021, Interim
Solopreneurship, Interim work, 8+ years
Feb 2018 — Jan 2020, Interim
2015 — 2017

Education & courses

What others say

“In my years-long career as a software developer, I doubt I’ve met another Product Designer as skilled as Kirsten. She can solve problems quickly and can design numerous scenarios on the spot, always adhering to the design system. Besides her excellent technical skills, Kirsten is a great intellectual who sees opportunities and problems where others do not. During team discussions, she asks non-trivial questions and provides super useful recommendations, and perspectives on future UX. She is also a very empathetic person who is quick to offer encouraging words.”

— Konstantin K., Senior Software Engineer, Miro
“Kirsten is an extremely talented UX designer – she approaches projects with curiosity, always looking to uncover and decipher user needs. She is not only able to apply relevant research methodologies but is an expert at translating insights into viable improvement points. Her positive attitude and professionalism resonate well with business partners and design team members, a true collaborator. Kirsten's approach to work is detail-oriented, structured, and thoughtful. She brought an immense amount of knowledge to our team and was a pleasure to work with.”

— Natascha C., UX Lead, Signify
“I really enjoyed working with Kirsten - a combination of her warm personality and excellent design skills ensured that we delivered high level outcomes while enjoying the team work dynamics. Kirsten naturally brought in her other strengths like UX knowledge and client focused thinking which was a key advantage to get ourselves a few steps ahead and deliver beyond client's expectations. I would describe Kirsten as someone who thinks contextually and strategically rather than simply delivering on the task.”

— Ruta P., Advertising Strategist & Key Account Director, WeTransfer
“I would like to recommend Kirsten as an amazing senior designer. We have worked with Kirsten on countless experiments at Miro. Kirsten has demonstrated excellent understanding of UX optimization helping us designs solutions that solve for both user as well as business value. Her inspiring user centricity along with great understanding of business metrics and hypothese testing has unlocked amazing outcomes for our team.”

— Riar E., Growth Data Analytics Lead, Miro
“What I appreciate about Kirsten is that she combines a strong drive and eagerness to take on new creative challenges with an open and inquisitive mindset – asking the right questions to understand what is needed, and suggesting alternatives when the situation calls for it. It’s the same open-mindedness that gives her a unique visual voice as an artist. Kirsten sees connections where others do not, is not afraid to take risks, and easily switches between different mediums and art forms to convey different thoughts, feelings, and moods. It’s how I have also come to know Kirsten as a colleague and friend: intuitive yet analytical, determined yet flexible – and above all a genuinely nice, warm, and truthful person.”

— Tristan L., Senior Content Writer & Neurodiversity Advocate, Philips

My values

Practise empathy

Empathy is at the core of how I interact with others. I make a conscious effort to understand peoples perspectives, feelings, and needs.

Remain curious

Curiosity fuels my desire to learn and grow. I approach every situation with an open mind and a thirst for knowledge.

See the bigger picture

By keeping the bigger picture in mind, I align my efforts with our collective mission. This holistic and strategic thinking guides my decision-making.