Who is she?
Kajsa Unge
Frontend developer, UX & UI designer and illustrator
I'm a Stockholm-based designer and frontend developer with a passion for creating user-centric digital experiences. With over 15 years in the creative industry, my journey has taken me from graphic design and illustration to UI/UX design and frontend development. This diverse background allows me to approach projects holistically, bridging the gap between aesthetics and functionality.
My work is driven by curiosity and a desire to craft solutions that resonate with users. Whether sketching initial concepts or coding interactive interfaces, I thrive on the entire creative process. Collaboration is at the heart of my approach, and I value the insights that come from working closely with clients and cross-functional teams.
Beyond the screen, I'm an advocate for continuous learning and often find inspiration in the arts, nature, and everyday interactions. This balance keeps my perspectives fresh and fuels my creativity.
Cases
Mixed projects
CV
& work experience
August 2025 - ongoing
Lead UX Developer
Vroom is a data-heavy analytics SaaS product serving everything around cars and the vehicle industry. I lead UX and redesign the product while rebuilding its legacy MVC frontend in React, gradually introducing React islands with Tailwind, Vite and a shadcn-inspired component setup, alongside maintaining and developing new features.
How incredibly interesting the automotive industry, and everything around it, is.
January 2009 - 2025
Designer, Illustrator & Frontend
Kajsa Unge, freelance, Stockholm
UX development and frontend, along with a broad mix of graphic design work such as brand and identity, illustrations and digital art, layouts, and web and app design and development.
Fun, fun, fun and time is money.
August 2021 - September 2023
App Developer
Part of an amazing cross functional team making evidence-based psychological tools scalable, lovable, and free. More specifically developing a React native app, available on App store and Play store.
Inner sustainability and inner growth builds a more sustainable society.
September 2016 - July 2021
UI/UX Designer & Frontend Developer
In some projects design was my primary focus, and in others I spent my days as a developer. Most often I used the full range, and I even had hybrid roles where I did everything from sketch to implementation. Futurice is an amazing workplace with a great company culture, heaps of fun initiatives and loads of freedom and responsibility.
Every day is full of new insights and lessons, a lot of them about code and business.
2012 - August 2016
Art Director
Great creative freedom with responsibility for branding and marketing. This involved creating ads, designs for striping trucks, layout and art for showrooms, planning and executing events, expos and photoshoots. The role grew to also include designing and building web services, internal systems and product development.
I got a good insight in the photo- and print production. This is also where my developer journey started.
2011 - 2012
Digital consultant
Expansion of the intranet with focus on interaction to grow the number of users.
An appetite is fruitful, always.
March 2008 - January 2009
Digital assistant
I started off with administrative work which soon moved over to more graphic and digital work such as presentations, improvements on structure and content for their intranet.
It takes more than charm to reduce long lead times.
Education
2025, April - May
Video editing - Final Cut Pro, DaVinci Resolve & Media Composer
2025, February - April
Sound production - Pro Tools & Logic Pro
2023 - 2024
Arts base year - Fine art, painting & ceramics
2007 - 2009
Associate degree of communication Design, 3 semesters
2007
Associate degree of communication Design, 1 semester
Courses & certifications
2020
CPACC - Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competency
2018
Node, NPM
Pluralsight, Codewars
2016-2017
React, React Native, GASP animations & more
Pluralsight, Egghead, Free code camp, Laracasts
2015
CSS fundamentals. SASS basics. Github basics. CSS flexbox layout
2014
HTML5 fundamentals + CSS3 in-depth & more
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