Karin Christen
As our interaction designer, she attaches great importance to the user perspective and is also responsible for the management of our company.
karin@required.com, +41 79 282 74 69
What Karin does
She designs concepts, develops interactive prototypes from these and then carries out user tests for validation. She is involved in solving usability problems in applications and supports our customer projects with a focus on good user guidance.
Her ability to understand the needs of users and the requirements of our customers enables her to develop customized solutions that benefit both our projects and our team. In addition, her ability to empathize with the needs of others strengthens the team culture and contributes significantly to the management of our company.
Clients & projects
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Weiterlesen: NZZ: A new concept for the new front-pageNZZ: A new concept for the new front-page
Explore the transformation of the nzz.ch front page. A mobile-first strategy, tailored to meet editorial needs and enhance user experience.
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Weiterlesen: Career choice portal for teenagers, parents and companiesCareer choice portal for teenagers, parents and companies
The web application gives students, parents, teachers and careers advisors easy access to information and…
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Weiterlesen: Event scanner app: ticket control made easyEvent scanner app: ticket control made easy
After successfully developing the payment integration for the client’s website, we had the opportunity to…
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Weiterlesen: Relaunch with a new design systemRelaunch with a new design system
For the relaunch, we not only created a new user experience design, but also developed…
Karin is involved in the open source community and can be found at one conference or another.
Outside of work, she can be found mountain biking in the Swiss Alps. She regularly travels around the country in her camper van in search of the next bike adventure.
What Karin writes
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Why we are a remote team
Since we’re a remote team, we don’t see each other physically. We would like to share our story of why we became a remote team…
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Remote First: Decentralized Working as a Business Strategy
To meet the future, companies today must rethink and reshape their structures. Working in cafes, co-working spaces, or simply from home is becoming more and…
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CMS – traditional or headless?
What is the difference between the architecture of a traditional and a headless content management system? How do we deal with this topic in the…
She can also be found lecturing at various universities of applied sciences on topics such as User Experience, Customer Centricity and New Work.
Lecturer at the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW)
Karin encourages individuals focused on content and marketing in the CAS Content Marketing Specialist program to integrate user-centered design (User Experience) into their daily tasks.
In the CAS Transformation Manager program, Karin teaches the fundamental principles of customer centricity.
Lecturer at the University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons (FHGR)
In the UX Portfolio module, Karin shows the master’s students of the MSc User Experience Design & Data Visualization program how they can build their UX portfolio to stand out positively in the job market.
Lecturer at the Institute for Communication & Leadership
In the CAS Innovative Work Environments: New Work & Collaboration, Karin explains the implementation of decentralized leadership and collaboration in remote teams.
Quick Facts
2-3
Cappuccino per day
300+
hours of tutoring
5h
on the bike per week
“I truly believe that it makes me a better designer and a more sensible human being, as I tend to see and appreciate the creative solutions people come up with in other parts of the world, even though many tend to have far more constraints than we have at home.”
The Guardian (Interview with Karin Christen)
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Team
Or take a look at her colleagues:
Stefan
Pasch
He likes to
take pictures
Karin
Christen
She likes riding
her bike
Stefan
Velthuys
He plays quizzes
every day
Dominik
Schilling
He saves time
with automation
Simon
Halimonov
He is a
free diver
Tuğçe Nur
Taş
She likes to
observe birds
Jeff Chi
He wrote
a book