About Me

Amelie
Christiansen

I'm a multidisciplinary designer with a background in cognitive science, currently based in Linköping, Sweden.

I find the full range of design work interesting, so I'm equally comfortable working through individual flows and interaction details as I am thinking about product direction and service systems. The cognitive science background shapes how I approach problems. I tend to spend time figuring out why something is hard before working on what to do about it, and I stay curious about the behavioural side of things even when the brief doesn't ask for it. I tend to investigate where a system breaks before deciding what form the solution should take.

Sustainability comes up a lot in my projects, partly because it exposes the kind of problems I find most interesting, tensions between intentions, behaviour, practical constraints, and long-term consequences. That perspective is useful far beyond explicitly environmental work.

Education

MSc, Design - Sustainable Design Focus Linköping University · 2020–2022 · Linköping, Sweden Thesis: Re-use. Re-bound. Re-sell. Re-peat. (presented as Second Order) Relevant coursework includes Design Research, Service Design & Co-Design, Design Strategy, Sustainable Product Development
BSc, Cognitive Science Linköping University · 2017–2020 · Linköping, Sweden Thesis: Sharing is Caring (presented as Open Closet) Relevant coursework includes Human-Computer Interaction, Interaction Design, Research Methods & Statistics, Behavioural Analysis, Web Programming
One year of BSc studies, Fashion Technology Heriot-Watt University · 2016–2017 · Galashiels, Scotland

Design Experience

UX & Product Designer Libego · 2026–Present (part-time)

Leading UX research and competitor analysis for a new AI-driven personal progress app built from concept alongside one developer, shaping product direction and core value proposition through ongoing market and behavioural research, and developing the app's brand identity and visual language, including logo design.

Creative Lead and Multidisciplinary Designer (Freelance) The Amaros · 2024–2025

Sole creative lead and multidisciplinary designer across a destination wedding, responsible for a unified visual identity system from concept through delivery across 11 touchpoints including digital, print, and garments.

Interior Designer Camp Alta · 2023–2025

Sole interior designer across 18 cabins and shared facilities at an Arctic wilderness camp, responsible for concept, sourcing, implementation, and operational documentation across a two-year engagement.

Art Director KogVetet, LiU · 2018–2019

Responsible for the full visual direction of the Cognitive Science welcoming committee, including a uniform redesign, design assets, and coordinating print and production with external suppliers.

Costume Designer Holgerspexet, LiU Theatre Group · 2019

Responsible for the design and production of all costume looks for two characters in a student musical production.

Core Skills

User research and synthesis UX and service design Interaction and information design Problem framing and concept development Experience mapping and systems thinking Concept validation and usability testing Design communication and stakeholder alignment

Tools

Design

Figma
Adobe Creative Suite
Canva
Pen & paper

Workflows & synthesis

Notion
Miro
Milanote
Claude

Front-end basics

HTML/CSS
Jira

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