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I'm Janne

I'm a Product Designer based in Amsterdam. Helping start-ups and scaleups grow by creating the best user experience and user interface.

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“Janne has been an amazing member of our team for product design consulting. She dove right in to a very complex area that would have been daunting for many designers”

Josh Benamram, Founder & CEO
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Companies I've worked with

Driveway (Series Seed)

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Created and explored new designs for Driveway's extension and browser-based tool. Conduct UX research and create & test prototypes.

Databand (Series A)

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As the first designer of Databand, I've helped them to design a new dark theme website, Design System and UX/UI of their product.

Orchest (Series Seed)

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I've designed the first website for Orchest. The design is based on a minimalistic, but very well explained visuals of the product.

code d'azur (Agency)

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I've worked as a Visual Designer for the client Polestar. I've been working on UI challenges and helping with the Design system.

My favorite tools for working remotely

I know a thing or two on how to make

Digital Products (01)

Good design starts with user-centered design. The product needs to fit the user needs and complete their goals with the best user experience possible.

Design Systems (02)

I love creating Design Systems. It's a great way to quickly iterate on UI elements and ensure design consistency.

Prototypes (03)

The best way to test and validate the design is to create prototypes. Small prototypes can answer a lot of questions.

“The design is done when the problem goes away.”

Experiences

Driveway

Start-up

2022 - 2023
Product Designer

Remote
(NYC)

Databand

Start-up

2021 - 2022
Product Designer

Remote
(NYC, Tel Aviv)

Cortexter

Start-up

2020 - 2021
Product Designer

Remote (NL)

Orchest

Start-up

2020
Product Designer

Remote (NL)

code d'azur

Agency

2019
Visual Designer

On location (AMS)

Creative Roam

Agency

2019
Visual Designer

Remote (NYC)