
Konrad Krawczyk
Verified Expert in Engineering
Interaction Design and WordPress Developer
Berlin, Germany
Toptal member since November 22, 2017
Konrad is an interaction designer and developer with a strong background in digital businesses, startups, and higher education institutions. He co-founded and product-led ARTMO, running a successful crowdfunding campaign for the platform that now has 250,000+ users. Konrad earned his Master's in Industrial Design Engineering from TU Delft in 2024. He went on to specialize in building AI-driven agents, with use cases ranging from accessible technology training to in-car navigation.
Portfolio
Experience
- P5.js - 6 years
- CSS3 - 6 years
- JavaScript - 6 years
- Figma - 5 years
- WooCommerce - 5 years
- WordPress - 5 years
- PHP 7 - 5 years
- Interaction Design (IxD) - 4 years
Availability
Preferred Environment
Git, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Figma
The most amazing...
...thing I've designed was an AI voice-driven technology support and training module for blind and low-vision people, available over the phone 24/7.
Work Experience
Shopify Developer
Adam Morris
- Built a CI/CD pipeline for development using GitHub Actions and Shopify API.
- Delivered 100+ iterative layout changes in the theme.
- Created an Ajax infinite scroll in the new Shopify theme.
- Integrated a newsletter signup service in the theme.
Intern HCI Design for LLM Integration
BMW
- Co‐produced a dataset of 300 example inputs and outputs for the purposes of voice UI‐oriented fine‐tuning of an LLM.
- Created one of the first human‐in‐the‐loop workflows for gathering feedback on in‐car voice interactions (using MERN and Python).
- Created two Python‐based automations for fine‐tuning and QA.
- Co‐analyzed and presented insights from usability studies.
- Contributed to the source code and base prompts of the voice-driven LLM assistant.
Master's Thesis Student
Koninklijke Visio B.V.
- Developed a project with and for blind and low-vision individuals, enabling access to the vast amounts of textual information online through the use of conversational assistants.
- Conducted and analyzed co-design activities and interviews with a dozen blind and low-vision individuals.
- Created a working prototype of a Twilio-based AI hotline and tested it with the target audience.
Product Lead
ARTMO GmbH
- Developed a user interface and WordPress template for the website of an international startup specializing in high-end art sales.
- Created an online store using a boilerplate WordPress theme and custom implementation, which was then successfully converted to a MERN stack app under my supervision.
- Managed improvements and oversaw feature additions to an app with over 250,000 users.
- Expanded the reach of the PWA to native iOS and Android users.
Freelance Digital Designer
Freelance
- Designed and developed a full-stack eCommerce solution for a Berlin-based fashion brand, processing over €20,000 a year.
- Contributed designs and code for nonprofit organizations such as NYU Shanghai's Center for AI and Culture and NEW MODELS.
- Provided comprehensive guidance in the areas of eCommerce feasibility, as well as the integration of generative AI tools into product identity.
Tech Lead
LiveRoom Media Inc.
- Co-founded a Columbia Startup Lab-backed streaming and networking platform for independent musicians.
- Planned and developed cloud-based back-end and front-end solutions.
- Contributed to the success of artists on the platform. The artists on LiveRoom earned an average of $134 per hour of performance, which provided essential support during the COVID-19 lockdown period.
Associate Fellow in Media Arts
NYU Shanghai
- Provided student assistance and critique in interactive storytelling, creative coding, web application development, and design systems classes.
- Prepared six workshops and online videos explaining concepts in web development.
- Collaborated on the online learning transition for 100+ students in the department during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Conducted independent research in the areas of artificial intelligence and culture.
- Helped dozens of beginner coders develop their product concepts using React.
Experience
ARTMO PWA
https://artmo.comIn ARTMO, I worked as a co-founder and product lead. The platform ran a successful crowdfunding campaign through Companisto in 2020.
MIA & SOLE
http://miaandsole.comThe brand aims to revolutionize the dominant sizing system, free women from prevailing categories, and offer adaptive fits. MIA STUDIO's mission is to create garments that provide comfort, versatility, and confidence to modern and conscious women.
I designed and developed this Shopify-based digital solution by customizing a boilerplate theme. That included Liquid templates, CSS, JavaScript, and integrations of automated shipping solutions from DHL.
The project can be considered ongoing as I still provide biweekly improvements in collaboration with the stakeholders.
NEW MODELS Webdex 2020
https://webdex-y2k20.newmodels.io/In an effort to share this knowledge, the community came up with a digital codex for new terms that emerged during the pandemic. My contribution to the codex was the screensaver. Under the pseudonym @localhost96, together with @jarilyn, we created a showcase of memes that stack up at a very fast pace whenever the user is not active on the screen.
School of Peace
https://szkolaspokoju.plThe website is the primary touchpoint for the subscribers of the meditation service. The product includes 50+ guided meditations, a book, self-improvement materials, and weekly personalized outreach to the community.
CANDYBOX
http://candybox.plGenerative Painting
https://localhost96.net/The design challenge was to create a generator of images in the style of a certain visual artist. My pick was Franz Kline. The project started as simple reproduction. However, with added complexity, it began to generate randomized images that went beyond imitation of Kline's style.
Social Share | WordPress Plugin
https://github.com/krawc/TTSocialShareElectroBoards
https://www.figma.com/file/X5GYoJyHYvTmYh4v7Ao4D32YThe front-end repo is available at github.com/krawc/ElektroDechy/tree/master.
Education
Master of Science Degree (Cum Laude) in Design for Interaction in Industrial Design Engineering
TU Delft - Delft, Netherlands
Bachelor of Science Degree (Cum Laude) in Interactive Media Arts
New York University Shanghai - Shanghai, China
Skills
Libraries/APIs
P5.js, WordPress API, Stripe, Google Maps API, Node.js, React, WebRTC, Velocity.js, DHL API, WordPress REST API
Tools
Photoshop CC, Figma, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), Atom, Git, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe, WeChat, Illustrator CC, Slider Revolution
Languages
CSS, HTML, PHP, PHP 7, CSS3, JavaScript, Python, TypeScript, Processing, HTML5, Sass, JavaScript 6, Liquid Template, Python 3, YAML, Shopify Liquid
Paradigms
Web UX Design, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Visual Design
Platforms
WordPress, WooCommerce, Shopify, Arduino, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Twilio
Frameworks
Divi, Next.js
Storage
MySQL, WP Engine
Other
WordPress Themes, WordPress Plugins, WordPress Design, APIs, English, Front-end, WeChat Mini Programs, Verification, Full-stack, User Authentication, Software Architecture, eCommerce, OpenAI GPT-3 API, OpenAI GPT-4 API, Design, AI Agents, MERN Stack, Design Research, Stakeholder Interviews, UX Prototyping, Web UX, CSS3 Animation, Booking Systems, UI Branding, Elementor, Shopify Customizations, Interaction Design (IxD), WordPress Security, ElevenLabs Solutions, AI Design, OpenAI, Prompt Engineering, Fine-tuning, Large Language Models (LLMs), Google Tag Manager, Retrieval-augmented Generation (RAG)
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