Generalist product designer specialized in systems thinking, rapid prototyping and vision concepts for enterprises.

Crafting tools to amplify human intent since 2011.
Presently :
Staff Product Designer at Brandwatch

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  • Product Design
From silo to synergy: integrating Benchmark with Brandwatch

Achieving +363% MAU and ~70% enterprise adoption by redesigning Brandwatch’s flagship competitive intelligence tool

  • Vision Concept
  • Strategy
Into the multiverse: conceptualising Brandwatch’s first Experience Vision

Crafting 75,474,104 pixels in 2 weeks to help senior leadership visualize a desirable future for Brandwatch

  • Product Design
  • IA
One ring to rule them all: Unified Channel Manager

Eliminating years of tech debt to streamline the channel management experience for Brandwatch customer admins

Plus other design work for enterprises, startups, community and social causes

Concepts, prototypes, design discoveries, landing pages, pitch decks and everything in-between

Areas of expertise

Generalist mind meets specialist hands

  • Rapid Prototyping
  • Design Thinking
  • Vision Concepts
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  • Strategy
  • Interaction Design
  • Visual Communication
  • Information Architecture
  • Systems Thinking
  • Storytelling

Wondering what it's like working with me?

Read what these fine folks have to say — in their own words

Karl’s work significantly elevated the product experience across the company’s suite of products and helped establish the company’s product suite OS. Additionally, his explorative work and deep subject matter expertise were pivotal in shaping the foundation of the company’s new design system and language. He is among the most skilled and well-rounded product designers I have worked with …
Jesper Bentzen
VP Product Experience, Brandwatch
Karl is an extremely talented staff product designer who drives innovation at the highest level and consistently delivers in his key strategic role at Brandwatch … While being visionary and innovative, Karl is equally proficient at making iterative improvements to existing offerings … a much sought-after designer across our entire R&D org … excels at initiatives across zoom and complexity levels
Karsten Mikaelsen
SVP Design, Brandwatch
Your work helped provoke important conversations within leadership about the current and future state of our platform … You’re an amazing designer and have great potential to grow into leadership … It would be amazing to cross paths with you one day.
Jesse Speak
VP Product Design, Brandwatch
You are a true craftsman and this shines through your work. When we discuss quality and how we might elevate it, your work often comes up as an example.
Norbert Dobrotka
Product Design Director, Brandwatch
Karl is a brilliant multi-skilled designer … an extremely fast learner … capable of transforming a very complex problem into a simple and elegant solution.
Nico Meriot
Venture Builder
A fantastic designer but more importantly a great listener … His ability to take feedback and iterate is classic.
Ali Jiwani
Former Product Director, Numadic

Seeking fulltime, remote opportunities.
Reach out and let’s chat.