Who I am

Tessa van Haren

City: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Date of birth: October 22nd 1987 (35 years)
Email: Hello@tessavanharen.nl

Current job
Product designer Zorg Netwerk Omgeving @ Formelio (since sept. 2023)

Mostly interested in
Healthcare innovations, social solutions and HRM.

Links
Instagram
LinkedIn
Download my resume

My story

I am someone who loves the imperfections of everything that has ever been made, the orange clouds in the evening sun and faces beneath the wrinkled layers of life. I am a passionate UX designer, hobby photographer and sarcastic at heart.

As a child I always said “When I grow up, I will become a nurse in the hospital” It was my ultimate dream job and I did everything to achieve that goal with the greatest love possible. Unfortunately, this dream shattered when it turned out I have a chronic knee condition and everything I do causes a lot of pain. The 4 surgeries were of no avail and after 8 years I had to end to my career in healthcare.
In my hobbies, graphic design and photography, I found a passion and a creative outlet. I started studying the bachelor CMD (2016) and discovered that the magical world of web design and user experience contained all the aspects I was looking for. Being creative, helping people ánd doing research. Best of both worlds! I like creating something ‘beautiful’, but isn’t it even more important to have users that are happy? I am always looking for that line between beautiful and user-friendly and/or functional. Happy me, Happy users.

Besides my work as a user experience designer, I like to challenge myself creatively. I create photo manipulations in Adobe Photoshop. I have a huge imagination and love to tell stories without using words. It amazes me that others are attracted to my work and have their own interpretations of it.

Whatever I do with design, it is always unique to see how it comes to life, also in UX design.

I also like cooking, reading, nature, writing, I can never get enough of fine rock music, I have a soft spot for sheep, I was born without any sense of direction and I often get lost, but I completely relax in the big city with my greatest support in life; Pixel, a blond labrador.

My skills

*Some skills deserve further explanation. Click on an underlined skill to read more.

Software
Figma 
Sketch 
Adobe XD 
Adobe Illustrator 
Adobe Photoshop 
DevOpsExperience with scrum and kanban boards. 
JiraExperience with scrum and kanban boards.
Maze 
Usability Hub 

UX
Usability testing Experience with A/B testing, interviews, prototype assignment, card sorting, unmoderated tests such as Maze, focus groups, guerrilla tests.  
UX research Experienced in creating persona’s, scenario’s, customer/user journeys and card sorting.  
Design thinking 
Wireframing 
Prototyping 
Design systems 
User panels Experience with setting up and expanding user panels.
Best practices
UX writing 
Responsive design 
Apple HIGExperience & knowledge of Apple’s human interface guidelines
Google’s material designExperience & knowledge of Google’s material design guidelines

Digital accessibility
WCAG Knowledge of WCAG 2.2 and how to use for an accessible product.
Dutch legislation 
European legislation 

Languages
Dutch 
English

Important
Empathy 
Communication
Problem solving 
FeedbackI value an open, honest and safe work environment the most.
Pixel perfect 
Design sprintsI had the honor of joining and facilitating a few design sprints. A big fan! 
Timemanagement
Scrum & agile 
Business acumenI am familiar with the ins and outs of an organization. The terms CES, NPS, OKR’s, KPI’s and POC,, among other things, are known. 
Patience
HTML & CSS 

Also important
Dogmom 
Table tennis 
Cooking 
Photography 
Sarcasm
Putting on bandaids 
Keeping plants alive 

Graphic design
Infographics 
Typography
Illustrations 
Photo manipulations
Logo’s & branding 

I am someone who loves the imperfections of everything that has ever been made, the orange clouds in the evening sun and faces beneath the wrinkled layers of life. I am a passionate UX designer, hobby photographer and sarcastic at heart.

As a child I always said “When I grow up, I will become a nurse in the hospital” It was my ultimate dream job and I did everything to achieve that goal with the greatest love possible. Unfortunately, this dream shattered when it turned out I have a chronic knee condition and everything I do causes a lot of pain. The 4 surgeries were of no avail and after 8 years I had to end to my career in healthcare.
In my hobbies, graphic design and photography, I found a passion and a creative outlet. I started studying the bachelor CMD (2016) and discovered that the magical world of web design and user experience contained all the aspects I was looking for. Being creative, helping people ánd doing research. Best of both worlds! I like creating something ‘beautiful’, but isn’t it even more important to have users that are happy? I am always looking for that line between beautiful and user-friendly and/or functional. Happy me, Happy users.

Besides my work as a user experience designer, I like to challenge myself creatively. I create photo manipulations in Adobe Photoshop. I have a huge imagination and love to tell stories without using words. It amazes me that others are attracted to my work and have their own interpretations of it.

Whatever I do with design, it is always unique to see how it comes to life, also in UX design.

I also like cooking, reading, nature, writing, I can never get enough of fine rock music, I have a soft spot for sheep, I was born without any sense of direction and I often get lost, but I completely relax in the big city with my greatest support in life; Pixel, a blond labrador.

Tessa van Haren

City: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Date of birth: October 22nd 1987 (35 years)
Email: Hello@tessavanharen.nl

Current job
Product designer Zorg Netwerk Omgeving @ Formelio (since sept. 2023)

Mostly interested in
Healthcare innovations, social solutions and HRM.

Links
Instagram
LinkedIn
Download my resume

illustratie van een schaap met bord 'I love design' / Illustration of a sheep holding sign 'I love design'

My

Skills

illustratie van een schaap met bord 'I love design' / Illustration of a sheep holding sign 'I love design'

Software
Figma 
Sketch 
Adobe XD 
Adobe Illustrator 
Adobe Photoshop 
DevOpsExperience with scrum and kanban boards. 
JiraExperience with scrum and kanban boards.
Maze 
Usability Hub 

UX
Usability testing Experience with A/B testing, interviews, prototype assignment, card sorting, unmoderated tests such as Maze, focus groups, guerrilla tests.  
UX research Experienced in creating persona’s, scenario’s, customer/user journeys and card sorting.  
Design thinking 
Wireframing 
Prototyping 
Design systems 
User panels Experience with setting up and expanding user panels.
Best practices
UX writing 
Responsive design 
Apple HIGExperience & knowledge of Apple’s human interface guidelines
Google’s material designExperience & knowledge of Google’s material design guidelines

Digital accessibility
WCAG Knowledge of WCAG 2.2 and how to use for an accessible product.
Dutch legislation 
European legislation 

Languages
Dutch
English

Important
Empathy 
Communication
Problem solving 
FeedbackI value an open, honest and safe work environment the most.
Pixel perfect 
Design sprintsI had the honor of joining and facilitating a few design sprints. A big fan! 
Timemanagement
Scrum & agile 
Business acumenI am familiar with the ins and outs of an organization. The terms CES, NPS, OKR’s, KPI’s and POC, among other things, are known. 
Patience
HTML & CSS 

Also important
Dogmom 
Table tennis 
Cooking 
Photography 
Sarcasm
Putting on bandaids 
Keeping plants alive 

Graphic design
Infographics 
Typography
Illustrations 
Photo manipulations
Logo’s & branding 

*Some skills need further explanation. Click on an underlined skill to read more.

Icoontje van een hart / Icon of a heart

A little bit of love

“Tessa is a creative and critical designer who likes to think out of the box. She is open to feedback and takes ideas from colleagues’ seriously. It was a really nice cooperation!”

Natalie Castien
Frontend developer, Gezond.nl

“Tessa is a passionate UX designer. I had the pleasure of participating in a design workshop she organized and I was impressed by her enthusiasm. It was nice to see Tessa work and explain every step of the design process in an understandable way. She was lightning fast in creating the first prototype and was open to our input. It was a great experience to watch her doing her magic in Figma and seeing the birth of our new application..”

Sonja Wachters
Product owner, Visma | Raet

“Tessa is a professional UX designer. She thinks like a user, shows empathy and delivers a clear solution to us developers. In communication and during meetings, Tessa is open to feedback, seeks cooperation and asks meaningful questions. I have a great appreciation for her view on design and digital accessibility. A nice colleague to have!”

 

Nora Garkalne
Frontend developer, Visma | Raet

“Tessa is the best UI & UX designer with a passion for photography and sheep that I know. By combining her design expertise with a listening ear and interest in her interlocutor, she knows perfectly the UI and UX world into a final result that you can only love.”

Matthijs Smith
Product owner, Gezond.nl

Contact

Hello@tessavanharen.com