Available for new projects

UX & service designer
shaping human experiences
that last.

I'm Alex Oden — a designer based in the Netherlands. I help teams turn complex problems into clear, considered, and beautifully crafted digital products.

Based inNetherlands 🇳🇱
FocusUX · Service Design
Experience5+ years
StatusOpen to work
UX Research Service Design Interaction Design Design Systems Prototyping Strategy UX Research Service Design Interaction Design Design Systems Prototyping Strategy
Selected work · 2022 — 2026

A few projects I'm
proud of.

What I do

Services & expertise.

01
UX Research

Interviews, usability studies, surveys, and synthesis. Insight that drives real product decisions.

02
Service Design

Holistic blueprinting, touchpoint mapping, and organisational design across every channel.

03
UI & Interaction

From wireframes to polished prototypes — interfaces built with purpose and ready for engineering handoff.

04
Design Systems

Scalable component libraries and shared foundations that give product teams consistency and speed.

05
Strategy & Facilitation

Design sprints, co-creation workshops, and strategic sessions that align multidisciplinary teams.

06
Prototyping & Testing

Rapid iteration from sketches to interactive flows, validated through structured testing with real users.

Toolkit

Tools & methods.

Design & Prototyping
FigmaFigJamAdobe XDSketchFramerProtoPiePrinciple
Research Methods
User InterviewsUsability TestingDiary StudiesCard SortingTree TestingA/B TestingHeuristic Evaluation
Service Design
Service BlueprintingJourney MappingStakeholder MapsSystems ThinkingDesign SprintsJTBDPersonas
Collaboration & Delivery
MiroJiraNotionConfluenceAgile / ScrumDesign ThinkingHTML / CSS
Background

Career trajectory.

↓ Download résumé (PDF)
Experience
2023 — Present
Senior UX Designer
Add Company · Netherlands
Leading end-to-end UX design, managing stakeholder alignment, and building a shared design practice across multiple product teams.
2021 — 2023
UX / Service Designer
Add Company · Netherlands
Responsible for research, blueprinting, and interaction design. Introduced a formal service design practice to the organisation.
2019 — 2021
UX Designer
Add Company · Netherlands
Designed web and mobile experiences with iterative research and close collaboration with product and engineering squads.
Education & Certifications
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Add Institution · Netherlands
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Languages
Dutch — Native English — Fluent Russian — Intermediate
Available for new projects

Got a project
in mind? Let's build it.

Open to senior UX & service design roles in the Netherlands — plus the occasional freelance collaboration.

hello@aloden.nl