Madsen Vale
Product Designer & MakerProduct Designer at Universal Music
Maker of Frido
Inhabitant of Berlin
Vibing with Midnight Valley
Casually coding at Github
The Sound of
Mah-d-ßen
First and foremost: how are you doing today? Did you drink enough water?
About me:
I am a designer working on making experiences easy and pleasant to interact with. You'll often find me trying to keep a positive attitude and advocating for fairness.
Previously, I directed design at a prop tech fighting the carbon neutrality fight, managed a team of multi-disciplinary designers at a health tech focused on mental disorders, led the design of consumer-facing features at Mercedes-Benz, built the design systems discipline at a streaming service, and crafted interactive experiences for Coca-Cola.
Beyond that, my time goes into making the productivity app Frido, offering pro bono mentoring and releasing indie songs every now and then.
The projects I worked on helped millions and have earned recognition from highly acclaimed media outlets around the globe, along with an Emmy® Award.
If you feel like connecting, find me on LinkedIn & Twitter & Medium.
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Product Thinking
I design solutions for real-world issues with room for romance along the way.
Research
I am able to conduct research initiatives, interpret data outputs and define action items.
Exploration
I step away from lazy solutions in favor of understanding the real boundaries of what can & needs to be done.
Prototyping
I create prototypes of all sorts of fidelity to test and validate ideas early on.
Visual Design
I craft interfaces with a high level of visual polish & love.
Design Systems
I take the necessary measures to set up and establish a Design Language System.
Processes
I enable teams to work more efficiently by establishing streamlined processes.
Tooling
I create tools to empower people to do more and reduce the incidence of unglorifying tasks.
Development
I occasionally write front-end code that helps me to get more familiar with the constraints of each platform.