About / Lisbon
A senior designer, from first call to
I am Ottilie Rask. I design products and brands for a small number of teams each year, and I do the work myself.
Ottilie Rask · Lisbon
Bio
I have spent eleven years designing digital products, the last five as an independent. My clients are fintech, health and consumer teams who need a senior designer without building a department around one.
Before going independent I led product design at Halvard, a retail bank, and was the second designer at Albe Health. Both taught me the same thing: the hard problems are rarely on the screen. They are in what the team has not yet decided.
So I start every project with questions, write the answers down, and design from there. I work in the open, share progress every Friday, and stay until the product ships. I take on six to eight projects a year from my studio in Lisbon.
Experience
2021–now
Independent designer
2018–2021
Lead product designer
2016–2018
Product designer
2015–2016
Interaction designer
2013–2015
MA Interaction Design
Capabilities and tools
Capabilities
Product strategy
UX research
Interface design
Prototyping
Design systems
Brand identity
Art direction
Workshops
Tools
Figma
Framer
Linear
Notion
Principle
Webflow
Values
Clarity
Say the simple thing. If a screen needs a manual, the screen is wrong.
Craft
Details are where trust is built. I finish the last tenth that people feel but rarely name.
Candor
You hear what I think early, with reasons, even when it is not what you hoped.
Awards and press
2026
Nordic Design Annual
2025
Interface Review
2025
Systems Conference Oslo
2024
Packaging Europe
2023
The Product Desk