Designer & design leader — Karlskrona, Sweden
I'm aUI-designer
01 — My goal
These days I'm practising being a design leader over at Compani 56, a creative agency in Karlskrona. Before that, an e-commerce consultancy focused on UX and A/B testing. And before that, my own web agency. That one was called Webou.
Get to know me ↓02 — Are you experienced
I started out as a graphic designer and evolved over the decades into a senior digital designer and a design leader. I'm still, and always, learning. Right now I'm heavily into the business side of things. Books like The Win Without Pitching Manifesto are pretty damn cool.
My skillz →03 — Skillz
First of all, I really like people, and I'm genuinely interested in learning from them, about them and about their business. That's when I learn new things. So in a meeting I really try to listen intensely, to see if I can pinpoint and solve the client's actual problem.
04 — Proof n' stuff
05 — In short
My name is Patrik Åkerlund, and I'm a designer from Karlskrona, in the south of Sweden.
Apart from loving UX, UI and web design, I really like summoning ideas and solutions for businesses that want to be perceived in a specific way.
I also have a passion for music. I've played guitar in several bands over the years, and founded three of them: The Humble Captain, KRÄK and the metal band Caregah.
When I'm not noodling on the guitar or designing websites, I hang out with my family. My twin boys Adrian and Edvin take up every second of my free time, and I love it.
So what is Webou?
A long time ago in a galaxy far,
far away....
Episode IV
A NEW HOME
I had a web design agency called Webou. Then some friends and I started an e-commerce consultancy, focused on UX and A/B testing.
Now I'm living the nine-to-five life over at Compani 56. And so Webou has become the place where I put stuff on the internet.
06 — Zup?
A project, a question, a gig, or just a hello. Drop me a line and it'll land straight in my inbox.
