Philip Wallage

Designer in Deventer, Netherlands

Member since August 11, 2017

Not many designers can prove that they've saved a company €2.8 million annually, but Philip can. Philip specializes in web applications in finance, real estate, and asset management, and he's been working as a digital designer in one form or another for over 15 years. In his career, Philip has worked for Adidas, Air France KLM, Financial Times, LEGO, Nationale Nederlanden, Philips, and PWC.

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Portfolio

Digital Design

Identifying the Needs of 36,000 Partners | Bol.com
- User Research
- Design Thinking
- UX Research
- Ideation
- UX Workshops
Saving a B2B SaaS €2,800,000 Annually
- B2B
- SaaS
- Enterprise SaaS
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
- Design Sprints
- Mobile Prototypes
- User Interviews
- Google Design Sprints
Source of Truth | Supermarket Industry
- Design Sprints
- Google Design Sprints
- Remote Design Sprint
- Innovation
- Digital Innovation
Driving Up Product Value and Increasing Revenue!
- SaaS
- SaaS Design
- Enterprise SaaS
- B2B
- Design Systems
- Design
- UX Design
- UI Design
- Stakeholder Interviews
Improving Consistency and Readability | Financial Times
- Design
- Style Guides
- UI Style Guides
- Visual Identity
- Visual Design
- Design Systems
- System Design
Entry-level App to Simplify Stage Automation
- Applications
- Material Design
- Automation
- Event Stage Design
- UX Design
- App UX
- App Design
Growing towards Could Web Apps in Material Design
- Material Design
- Enterprise
- Enterprise System Design
- Enterprise Design
- Enterprise Software
- Enterprise SaaS
- MUI (Material UI)
- Materialize
- UX Design
- Visual Design
- Applications
- Web Applications
Achieving Strategic Goals with a New Digital Platform

Employment

Founder
2005 - PRESENT
BTNG.studio
- Successfully ran dozens of design thinking projects for clients worldwide.
- Launched and grew the BTNG Design Thinking Community to +250 members.
- Achieved becoming one of seven Miro Experts in The Netherlands.
- Became part of Toptal Global's top 3% freelancers.
- Became a Certified AJ&Smart Design Sprint Facilitator (Berlin).
- Helped digital agencies offer design sprints through our masterclass.
Technologies: Balsamiq, Adobe Photoshop, InVision, Sketch, UX Design
Interim Lead UX Designer at Drukwerkdeal
2021 - 2022
Drukwerkdeal
- Implemented a new Figma-based design system in collaboration with the front-end team.
- Launched a new user research strategy by implementing weekly user research interviews with customers.
- Introduced and adopted customer journey management with theydo.io.
Technologies: Figma, Dovetail, Research, UX Research, UX Workshops, UX Design, UI Design, Design Systems, Prototyping
UX Research
2021 - 2022
bol.com
- Identified the needs of Bol.com's 36,000 partners with qualitative research.
- Changed fundamentally the way Bol combines big and small data.
- Evangelized a customer-centered approach by aligning stakeholders.
- Created and validated 25 early low-fidelity prototypes.
Technologies: Dovetail, MURAL, Miro, User Research, Qualitative Research, UX Research, Ideation, UX Workshops, Design Workshops, Ideation Workshops, UX Design
Senior UI/UX Designer
2018 - 2019
Dation & Curious Inc.
- Created a solution that saved our client €2,800,000+ annually by facilitating an on-site design sprint.
- Designed a design system for a web and a mobile application (PWA).
- Implemented consistent UX research to both discover opportunities and validate ideas.
Technologies: Sketch, Photoshop CC, Figma, Prototyping, User Experience (UX), UX Research, Research, User Interface (UI), UX Design
Freelance UX Designer
2017 - 2018
Financieele Dagblad
- Created and implemented a new design system suitable for web, mobile, and tablet applications.
- Improved readability by implementing the vertical rhythm and enhancing the typography.
- Optimized the product backlog together with the product owner to gain focus.
- Designed a custom 12-column page that works with static banner sizes.
- Worked in a multidisciplinary team onsite to prepare work for our agile development team.
Technologies: Design Sprints, InVision, Sketch, Service Design, UX Design
Lead Design OOT | UI/UX Designer
2016 - 2017
ORTEC
- Managed the process and the quality of our digital projects as the lead design OOT at ORTEC.
- Worked with a team of professionals that varied from a more creative (graphic) design skill set to a more theoretical "application design" approach.
- Developed a Material Design-based design system and oversaw the redesign of multiple digital enterprise products.
- Assisted with the creation of our corporate front-end style guide.
- Gained over 2,000 hours of experience in UX and visual design.
Technologies: Apple Keynote, Balsamiq, Adobe Photoshop, InVision, Sketch, UX Design
Freelance UX Designer
2016 - 2016
Media Monks
- Contributed to the success of the 2016 LEGO Christmas campaign website. They redesigned a running app purchased by ADIDAS to create their unique running environment.
- Delivered multiple wireframes and prototype documentation approved by clients.
- Designed wireframes and new navigation patterns for new experiences.
Technologies: Adobe Photoshop, OmniGraffle, InVision, Sketch, UX Design
Digital Project Manager
2015 - 2016
Morskieft Ontwerpers
- Kept clients happy by steering projects to keep them on track and within budget.
- Actively monitored project progress and communicated progress to clients.
- Created better project overview by facilitating workshops.
Technologies: Basecamp, UX Design, User Interface (UI), Project Management

Education

Certified Design Sprint Facilitator in Masterclass Design Sprint
2019 - 2020
AJ&Smart - Berlin
Bachelor's Degree in Interactive Media
2006 - 2007
Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences - Amsterdam, Netherlands
Media Designer MBO Level 4 Certification in Multimedia Design
2002 - 2006
Media College Amsterdam - Amsterdam, Netherlands

Certifications

Miro Expert
JANUARY 2021 - PRESENT
Miro
Masterclass Design Sprint
JANUARY 2020 - PRESENT
AJ & Smart

Experience

Visual Design15 years
UX Design15 years
Service Design10 years
User Research10 years
Product Design10 years
Design Systems5 years
Design Thinking5 years
Design Sprints2 years

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