Björn Knauf
Senior Designer & Consultant
Senior Designer & Consultant
Making complexity usable.
Technology is becoming more powerful. Products are becoming more complex. People don’t want to understand systems—they simply want them to work.
For more than twelve years, I’ve helped companies turn complexity into clear, intuitive experiences. My work spans digital products, enterprise software, design systems, brand experiences and interactive installations, always with the same goal: making technology easier to understand and use.
I combine strategic thinking with hands-on design, moving from UX concepts and user flows to polished interfaces, accessible products and scalable design systems. Depending on the project, that also includes AI-supported workflows, digital brand systems and physical touchpoints where digital and spatial experiences come together.
I’ve worked with brands including Porsche, Mercedes-AMG, Deutsche Bahn, DHL, Telekom, ING, E.ON and Boehringer Ingelheim, helping teams create products that are not only visually refined, but also structured, scalable and genuinely useful.
Design judgement isn't built by speed, but by repeated, deliberate looking. I bring that same discipline from my personal photography practice – street, people, landscape – where the task is identical: spotting what matters faster than what doesn't.
Based in Frankfurt am Main, I work internationally with agencies, product teams and organisations—remote or hybrid.
Thank you!
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