I dance, illustrate write and design.

What drives me

Before I became a UX Designer, I completed a three-year professional training program in contemporary dance. This was one of the most insightful experiences I could have made.

I studied humans.

Their expressions, their needs and aspirations, health and definition of meaning… I was researching every day.

I drew people since Kindergarden - they were all I had on my mind.

Even when their arms and legs where still directly attached to their large egg-shaped heads.

Why faces? Faces are symbols for human complexity. Imperfect, but with their own beauty. Wise, broken, emotional, intelligent, blocked, expressive, spiritual, childish, ... It's always going to be a mix of different things.

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People with all their face(t)s are my fascination.

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I've never stopped studying.

I am aware now that people have a torso, alongside a few other things. But there’s always more research to be done.

To me, UX is a direct, practical, solution-oriented, grounded craft benefitting people in their complexity, by understanding complex needs and finding a simple solution.

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Today, I direct my people-fascination by designing experiences and products that are truly helpful and engaging for actual real humans.

By applying human-centered design.

That’s what drives me.

I am currently available for work.

  • Nikolaus Weil, Founder and CEO at Skillup

    “I had the pleasure of working with Lari at Jeeny.ai. She is an example for extraordinary creative talent and innovation paired with never-ending industriousness. She knows how to challenge the team and herself to move a project forward. She is a strong addition to any team or organization!”

  • Dragan Ruzic, Artist Manager

    “There are so many things that need to match when creativity meets business and, sometimes, crazy ideas of what to illustrate coming from the customer. I enjoyed the whole process immensely, meeting a supportive and inspiring attitude from day 1. Now the project is finished and I am so humbled by the results. It was more then what I could ever hope for because Lari added the missing parts to my ideas. She listened and she understood.I'll be back to ordering follow up images! Thank you Lari!”

  • Ariane Hagl, painter

    "The collaboration was lovely, very refreshing. We kept changing something, it was truly ‘work in progress’ - and Lari tackled that super well, always very open-minded...

    We just created ‘together’ really well, and I am very happy and thankful for that."

  • Dr. Martin Voss, CEO at 150Minuten

    “Lari is a very creative, versatile, and effective designer. She is very emphatic and understanding. During our collaboration she built a fully functioning and well-documented design system for our entire brand from scratch so that we were able to accelerate all stages of product development: from concept and design to production and testing. Lari has also been open to working on other topics adjacent to UX/UI design (such as UX research, webdesign or graphic design), but executed these to the highest degree in a short timeframe. Lari, a true professional, was able to adapt to our hectic early-stage startup life with changing strategies seemingly without effort. It was fantastic to see her constant brainstorming, positive spirit, and high agency also have positive side effects on team morale.”