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I design calm, useful software for teams with big ideas.

I'm Ari Linden, an independent product designer based in Lisbon. For over ten years I've helped startups and product teams turn complicated ideas into products people understand on first use.

designing digital products
10+ years
products shipped with startups and scaleups
40+
working remotely with teams worldwide
Lisbon

About

Good design makes the complicated feel obvious.

A tidy wooden desk with a laptop, a potted plant and pencils in soft daylight

I'm a product designer with a background in interaction design and front-end development. I spent the first decade of my career inside product teams at studios, startups and a fintech, and since 2023 I've worked independently with founders and design leads who care about the details.

Most projects start with a messy problem: a product that has grown faster than its structure, or an idea that needs shaping before anyone writes code. I research quickly, prototype early and stay close to engineering until the work is live, because that's where good design either survives or quietly falls apart.

Outside of work you'll find me cycling the coast road to Cascais or at the pottery wheel, which has taught me more about patience than any design book.

What I do

  • Product strategy and discovery
  • UX and interaction design
  • Design systems
  • Prototyping and user testing
  • Front-end development
  • Workshops and facilitation

Tools I use

  • Figma
  • Framer
  • Maze
  • Notion
  • React
  • Tailwind CSS

Experience

  1. 2023 – NowIndependent product designerLisbon
  2. 2019 – 2023Senior product designerOakline, Copenhagen
  3. 2016 – 2019Product designerHalden Studio, Amsterdam
  4. 2014 – 2016Interaction designerMarlow & Finch, Lisbon

Open to new projects

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I take on a small number of projects at a time, so every client gets my full attention. Tell me what you're working on and I'll reply within two working days.

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