Hello, I'm Niels.

Hello, I'm Niels.

I like to make sense of things and
implement things that make sense.

I like to make sense of things and
implement things that make sense.

About

An advocate for processes in which design & research are prioritised to create meaningful experiences and purpose-driven solutions. Passionate about removing anxiety from technology and to continuously grow and develop my skills in product strategy, facilitation, and design systems .

Portfolio

A collection from my design career.

A collection from my design career.

2020-2024
UX Designer

Redesigned core IA and UI to drive growth in activation, retention, and revenue. Led end-to-end development of Issuu’s design system, from concept to implementation.

Flibook Redesign
Revisiting a core feature.
Flibook Redesign
Revisiting a core feature.
Flibook Redesign
Revisiting a core feature.

2024

Optimising Issuu's core offering and it's features, the flipbook.

Document Home
Improving audience engagement.
Document Home
Improving audience engagement.
Document Home
Improving audience engagement.

2023

Increasing user engagement while maintaining ad revenue on Issuu's most trafficked pages.

Social Post
Foundational components.
Social Post
Foundational components.
Social Post
Foundational components.

2022

Creating foundational components for Issuu's design system while implementing a new graphic design tool.

Publication Page
Simplifying an upload experience.
Publication Page
Simplifying an upload experience.
Publication Page
Simplifying an upload experience.

2021

Driving user retention by easing the way users monitor and maintain uploaded content.

Coming Soon
Silkscreen:
Issuu's Design System

2020-2024

Being a part of Issuu's design system from it's creation.

2020-2024
Hyper Island

Skilled in Design Thinking, Human-Centered Design, and leading cross-functional projects. Thesis focused on DesignOps and iterative, cross-disciplinary collaboration.

Databox: Securing data through delight.
Databox: Securing data through delight.
Databox: Securing data through delight.

2019

Creating delight while securing user data.

Coming Soon
Understanding
Debt

2019-2020

HYPER ISLAND

A research project understanding Technical Debt in cross disciplinary teams that practice Agile.

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Projects

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Projects