What people say about working together.
Every quote here comes from someone I’ve worked with. Some projects lasted a few months. A few working relationships have lasted years, which may be the better testimonial.
“A 10/10 experience working with Anton.”
Anton's not only a phenomenally skilled interactive designer, design director, and creative thinker, but he's a magnetic, warm, personable, and selfless leader.
He was transformative in both internal and client-side meetings, workshops, and production.
A 10/10 experience working with Anton.
Emmett Shine
Founder, Little Plains
“Redefining design leadership.”
Anton is redefining what it means to be a modern design leader.
His impact was felt across the entire product—from user research and design systems to prototyping and shaping the product vision.
I'll always be looking for reasons to work with him again.
Matthew Woo
Co-founder, Summer Health
“A leader and a mentor.”
We all have that person whom we want to book for every project. Anton is that person for me.
He's experienced, insightful, collaborative, and great at his craft. He's an unusual mix of both a leader and mentor for the creative team while also building a strong relationship with the client, asking questions, and understanding the needs and motivations of their users.
Nicole Hampton
CEO, Southleft
“A rare talent.”
Anton's expertise and mentorship were integral throughout the project lifecycle – not to mention he's an absolute joy to work with.
We cannot recommend Anton enough; he truly is a rare talent.
Ps. Has Bond villain hair.
Emily Edwards
Senior Strategist, Tractorbeam
“A deeply empathetic product builder.”
Anton is a world-class designer; he is talented with user experience and visual design, and a deeply empathetic product builder.
He is a team player in every way—he gets involved with the team and customers to understand and embody the brand.
It was a privilege to work alongside him to advance our mission to raise the healthiest generation.
Ellen DaSilva
CEO, Summer Health
“Our design team at Loom couldn’t be happier.”
Anton partnered with us to reimagine Loom’s design system and our team could not be happier.
He is highly organized, malleable to team feedback yet principled, and the deliverables he helped us produce will absolutely help accelerate the velocity and collaboration within Design and beyond.
Sean Thompson
Principal Designer, Loom
“He has quickly become one of my favorite collaborators.”
I've had the pleasure of working with Anton on a fast-moving project that has greatly benefited from his talents.
Anton is an intelligent, creative, team-oriented, and highly conscientious designer, and he has quickly become one of my favorite collaborators.
Ryan Anderson
VP Global Research at Herman Miller
“A very structured design thinker.”
Anton is a very structured design thinker. He shines at taking a breadth of inputs and transforming them into usable information and experiences.
Anton is also highly collaborative and great to work with. Any team would be lucky to have him!
Carrie Ko
Executive Strategy Director, ueno
“Delivers bloody good work.”
Whenever someone asks me if I know any good product designers I always answer with Anton.
He's a great designer with superior business understanding who always puts the user in the front seat and delivers bloody good work.
If you get a chance to work with Anton, don't miss it.
Christian Wilsson
Head of Design, Spotify
“An outstanding, truly insightful designer.”
At our best, we were a subscription business with 87% month-over-month retention—despite having a bare bones SMS product.
It takes an outstanding designer to use minimal surface area to deliver something both good and simple. Anton is that designer.
I'm grateful for his design leadership, his 10/10 fucks given commitment to exceptional UX, and his infallible eye for good design.
Lipsa Panda
Head of Data, Summer Health
“An example of mature leadership.”
Anton is an example of mature leadership.
He is interested in learning, understanding, and doing the right thing for the products he makes in partnership with clients. His ideas are carefully considered with the user's needs and business goals top of mind.
I'd work with him again in a heartbeat.
Jessi Hall
Producer
“Always hits the deadline.”
Anton was thorough and a pleasure to work with. He's a great collaborator and partner to work through product solutions with.
He does what he says and never misses a deadline, which is an unfortunate rarity these days that you don't have to worry about with Anton.
Travis Schmeisser
Founder & Partner, First Principle
“Two steps ahead.”
A skilled and strategic designer, he can delve into the details without losing sight of the bigger picture. In fact, he's probably thinking two steps ahead.
Even though he could boast about his impressive design credentials, he never does. In fact, his humility and good humor make him an even better person to work with.
Lily Mathews
Senior Strategist
“Exceeded expectations.”
I had the pleasure of working with Anton on one of our highest-priority projects. He was able to quickly familiarize himself with the challenges at hand and produce conceptual designs that not only met the demands but even exceeded expectations.
Anton has been a great co-creator with both a positive attitude and openness for feedback, as well as able to get the job done on time.
Greg Henriques
Head of CX, Swedbank
“Exactly the design partner you need.”
Smart, edgy, and always to the point, Anton is most likely the user experience addition your team needs to help ensure practicality, elegance, and efficiency in how your customers engage with your products and services.
Rob Maigret
President, Titan Space
“A consultant you actually want.”
If you dislike working with consultants as much as I do, you'll love working with Anton.
He was challenging when appropriate and accommodating when necessary, all the while being extremely mindful of our time. He's quick to offer possible solutions and even faster to implement them.
Elsa Bernadotte
COO, Karma
“I sigh in relief when Anton is assigned to a project.”
I breathe easier when Anton joins a project. He brings sharp technical understanding, a collaborative mindset, and an ability to turn vague ideas into polished work. He's a great teammate, gives thoughtful feedback, and presents his work with clear, confident reasoning.
And yes—his Finnish politeness makes everything smoother.
Caroline Gregory
Program Director
“A Renaissance man.”
Anton is a Renaissance man.
It's rare to find someone who can help in so many areas at such a thoughtful and high level of quality. Anton makes any team better.
Dan Mall
Founder, SuperFriendly