Niklas Peterson
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Niklas Peterson

Designer and Creator in Sweden

Available for work

14 days ago

I'm Niklas Peterson, a father of two, passionate about design, technology and innovation.

Outside work, you'll find me cherishing quality time with my family. In my free moments, I enjoy exploring design and coding. I've created two iOS apps, Titls & Hydrify. These are personal projects that let me scratch that creative itch by seamlessly blending design, development, and tech.

Projects

2024

Designed the Lummi Figma plugin with a focus on usability, simplicity, and ease of use, while ensuring it consistently reflected the Lummi web experience. Key features of the plugin include quick image insertion, the ability to randomly insert multiple images, and components such as the home feed, categories, filters, and creator profiles.

2024

Designed and implemented the Lummi design system, ensuring consistency and usability across the product. Contributed to major features of the platform, such as filters, image detail view, and upload flow, among others, with a focus on creating a cohesive and efficient user experience throughout the entire product.

2023

Led the design of the Musho website, incorporating interactive elements and animations to enhance user engagement and overall user experience. Contributed to shaping the brand identity by refining the visual style, color palette, and typography, ensuring a cohesive and recognizable look across all touchpoints. Focused on creating a seamless, visually appealing interface that aligns with the brand’s values and goals.

2023

Created various components and views of the Figma plugin. Additionally, designed a concept for the plugin to use a chat-based AI interface instead of an action-based approach.

2023

Designed the UI for avatar selection in Buenoverse, creating an intuitive, visually appealing interface for players and explorers. The design prioritizes ease of use and flexibility, enabling seamless avatar customization with advanced tools and dynamic visuals. I ensured smooth navigation, interactive feedback, and a cohesive aesthetic to enhance the user experience and foster creativity.

2023

As the lead designer for the Bueno Drops Figma Plugin, I was responsible for creating an intuitive user experience that allows artists to easily convert their designs in Figma into digital art without the need for coding. I streamlined the user flow, crafted a clean and accessible UI, and optimized the integration with Figma to ensure creators could launch digital collectibles in just a few clicks. My work focused on simplifying the process for both Open and Limited Edition drops, making digital collectibles creation fast and accessible for users of all skill levels.

2022

I played a key role in redesigning the VIP Monkey app, an iOS and Android platform for event discovery and ticket management. I improved the app’s aesthetics and user experience, focusing on a sleek and intuitive design. Key updates included enhanced event listings, detailed event pages, and QR-based ticket management for seamless entry.

2022

Designed, coded, and maintained the iOS and Android app for Eurovision (Backstage), used by delegations, crew, and artists from 2016 to 2022.

Side Projects

Ongoing

Your personalized iOS hydration app. Crafted from a need for better hydration, it offers intuitive design and customized reminders to ensure you drink enough water. Privacy is paramount with Hydrify; all your data stays on your device. With features like daily goals, flexible reminders, and iOS Health integration, Hydrify is dedicated to enhancing your well-being and hydration habits.

2024

A template to get started creating your own iOS Messages stickers.

For those interested in coding, I've made an open-source repository to help you build an iOS Messages Sticker app.

2024

A Discord bot that simplifies generating and formatting timestamps for your Discord chats! Timestamps shared via the bot will automatically adjust to each viewer's local timezone, so you don't have to worry about converting times for different regions. Share event details seamlessly and ensure everyone sees the correct local time, hassle-free.

2021

A iOS app that lets you create titles and then use widgets to organize your home screens.

2021

A web app that helps you generate and format timestamps for sharing on platforms like Discord. With these timestamps, viewers will always see the date and time in their own local timezone, eliminating the need to provide different timezones to your audience.

Work Experience

2022 — 2024
Product Designer at Blush Design Inc.
Remote

I played a pivotal role in designing key products, including Bueno, Musho, and Lummi. My responsibilities included wireframing, creating high-fidelity designs, and ensuring seamless handoffs to developers. I played a key role in enhancing our Figma-based design system, which improved consistency across all components. Additionally, I assembled interactive prototypes and strategically planned user flows, balancing aesthetic appeal with functional goals. My efforts not only enhanced user experience but also streamlined the design process, contributing to successful product launches.

2015 — 2022
Halmstad, Sweden

My focus area were designing our CMS, websites, and mobile apps for our clients. Besides designing, I also did a lot of frontend coding, including coding websites & apps using React.js & React-Native and further developing our CMS.

2021 — 2022
Halmstad, Sweden
  • Planning and managing projects through sprint setup and ticket management.

  • Leading the development team to ensure timely, efficient execution.

  • Overseeing product development, with a strong focus on budgeting, time management, and strategic planning.

  • Regularly communicating with customers to address needs, feature requests, and feedback.

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