About me
Design, Craft, and Collaboration
14 years of designing apps, websites, and services with incredible teams. Based on Stockholm, Sweden. I'm currently Product Design Lead at Timely.
You'll see my tail wagging when we support and challenge each other, care about the craft, and share some really hard wins once in a while. At the end of the day, it's all about us—how we feel each morning and how we feel at week's end. I want to care about those I work with, and I want to be cared for.
In an industry changing as fast as ours, decades of experience matter less and less when it comes to the craft. However, the experience I've gained working with more than 45 companies and organizations across various industries and stages has given me intuition, flexibility, and calmness to navigate the ever-changing landscape we face as designers. I've seen many trends come and go, and new technologies both normalize and fade away. I've witnessed amazing achievements and new faces of corporate greed. The renewed appreciation for generalist designers in our industry speaks to the versatility our times demand—a quality I cherish and strive to embody.
My experiences up to this point can be distilled down to a design approach that cut across fixed roles and static responsibilities. Curiously adapting yet always results-oriented—prioritizing the success of my team and the business as a whole. Thoroughly understanding the audience and resolving debt typically make for boring design portfolios, yet these actions greatly enhance the product experience and is at the essence of what I believe being a designer is all about. While grand redesigns have their place and is exciting to be part of, it's often the small, focused and non-flashy changes that compound into the largest wins and sustainable success.
When in a leading role, I strive to develop an effective team based on trust, belonging, and shared responsibility. Team dynamics are very important to me, and I try to find opportunities for team development while day-to-day work continues. I'm often known in organizations as the guy who facilitates surprisingly engaging workshops. I take pride in and find much joy in designing and facilitating workshops, no matter who participates. I’m often appreciated for my big-picture perspective, my contagious energy, and for candidly arguing and taking bullets for my team.
Originally from northern Sweden, I've just moved back to Stockholm with my wife and Labrador, after a few years in Palo Alto, California. Whether it’s designing or building something new, I’ll always seek out those who value the craft and the people behind it. Those who find meaning in the how as much as the what. If that resonates, I look forward to sharing in some wins together.
Thank you for the time. I hope our paths cross.
Hampus Svallfors
14 years of designing apps, websites, and services
Timely, Design Lead
Dec 2020 - Present, 4 yrs 3 mos, Oslo (Remote)
Metalab, Product Designer
Apr 2019 - Aug 2020 · 1 yr 5 mos, Vancouver, BC (Remote)
Antrop, UX Designer
Apr 2016 - Apr 2019, 3 yrs 1 mo, Stockholm (On-site & Hybrid)
Plakat (Gullers Group), Interaction Designer
Oct 2010 - Aug 2015, 4 yrs 11 mos, Umeå, Sweden
Startups
Over the years, I've helped numerous startups launch their initial go-to-market products or secure crucial seed and second-round investments. Companies like Greenly, Vakta and Petli have benefited from my results-oriented design process. However, as is often the case with startups, many no longer operate.
