Hi there! Joakim Sommar here. I am a....

Designer ....who is proficient in various creative disciplines

Discover my abilities in different categories

UX/UI Design

I’ve dedicated most of my career around the web. Because I love to see things from different perspectives, understanding behaviours and needs – then transforming that to visual design.
Discover my work within UX/UI

Web Design

The difference between this category and the UX/UI is that I previously worked as a Web Designer where I also coded websites. I’ve designed and built hundreds of websites in various industries.

Digital Projects

During and after my bachelor in Graphic Design I’ve done a lot of different projects. From vectorizing complicated images to advanced photo manipulation.

Paintings

I mostly paint landscapes based solely on my own imagination, and then improvised along the way – sometimes surrealistic or with things that don’t belong in the real world.
See some of my paintings

What type of designer am I?

For me, all types of design is interesting, but I’ve built my career around the web.

Since I am proficient in various creative disciplines, I like to describe myself simply as a designer.

Learn more about me

I love combining colors and elements

Before my career in design for the web I went for a bachelor degree in graphic design. Which have been in-valuable for these sort of things.

Note: It's good to keep in mind that certain color combinations are not appreciated by everyone. But it is important to acknowledge the difference between a bad combination of colors and what some might think isn't pretty. It's all about the hues to make a difference.

I love to design for accessibility

It's not common practice to design for accessibility as of today, unless you have demands on your business to follow requirements of the law. But why not design for it in all cases? What you get is a better design that is well-thought-out. And also more customers can enjoy your website.

I love user-centered design

This is one of the most valuable things, we should always focus on users. For me it's fun to see things in different perspectives and understanding users behaviours and possible problems, which I then can base my design decisions on.

I love to experiment to learn faster

Not only with digital projects, but also when doing other things, I've learnt that experimenting takes me further. Like when I am painting with acrylics, sometimes I just have to sacrifice motives I've spent hours painting because something feels wrong – but doing so the results often become a lot better.
I love combining colors and elements

Before my career in design for the web I went for a bachelor degree in graphic design. Which have been in-valuable for these sort of things.

Note: It's good to keep in mind that certain color combinations are not appreciated by everyone. But it is important to acknowledge the difference between a bad combination of colors and what some might think isn't pretty. It's all about the hues to make a difference.

I love to design for accessibility

It's not common practice to design for accessibility as of today, unless you have demands on your business to follow requirements of the law. But why not design for it in all cases? What you get is a better design that is well-thought-out. And also more customers can enjoy your website.

I love user-centered design

This is one of the most valuable things, we should always focus on users. For me it's fun to see things in different perspectives and understanding users behaviours and possible problems, which I then can base my design decisions on.

I love to experiment to learn faster

Not only with digital stuff, but also when doing other things I've learnt that experimenting takes me further. Like when I am painting with acrylics, sometimes I just have to sacrifice motives I've spent hours painting because something feels wrong – but doing so the results often become a lot better.

I love to share my knowledge

I think it's fun to help others and share what I've learnt during the years. The great thing about helping others, no matter if you'll receive help from them or not later on, is that you will learn more along the way.