Hi — I'm Emily, a product designer based in Copenhagen.

I work across UX, UI and design systems, and AI is a natural part of my process. Over the last few years I've driven a design system used by 15+ designers, built tooling that takes an idea to a user-tested prototype, and rebuilt our foundations around accessibility.

Selected workProduct, research & systems
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AI prototyping, democratized
AI enablement
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When the answer isn’t a feature
UX research
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Rethinking the table
Product strategy
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A design system AI can build with
Design systems · AI
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How a design system collaborates
Design systems
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Systematising product language
Content design
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Building foundational stability
Foundations & tokens
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AcademicResearch & product studies
08
Designing for low self-esteem
UX research
08Probe kit for self-esteem research
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Portable.
Product design
09Portable — transparent game design
CreativeGraphic design, editorial & print
10
Typographic kitchen
Exhibition
10Typographic kitchen — exhibition at Fanfare
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Tune
Graphic design
11Tune — editorial pamphlet
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Flow
Creative book
12Flow — creative book
Emily Howkins Lange

Product designer in Copenhagen, specialising in design systems and UI. I focus on the structures that let quality scale — governance, component architecture, and the processes that hold everything together.

Background in UX research and interaction design. Experienced in stakeholder management, facilitation, and leading design across teams. Half Danish, half English — bilingual with a sharp eye for language.

emilyhowkinslange@gmail.com
+45 61 67 78 89
Bilingual DK/GB
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Work
Product Designer, Design Systems
2022 – Present
Visma e-conomic
Owning and evolving the design system — component architecture, documentation, governance, and cross-team alignment. Driving consistency and quality across product teams.
UX Project Lead
2022
Design Matters
Led design, testing, and QA for Design Matters Plus. Curated content and shaped the end-to-end user experience of the platform.
Freelance Web Designer
2019 – 2021
Designed and built websites in WordPress — from client briefing and scoping through to design and implementation.
Graphic Designer
2020 – 2021
ClickLearn
Created visual assets for conferences, webinars, video, and social media channels.
Student Consultant
2019
Digital Sprint
Month-long design sprint for the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration (Fødevarestyrelsen), delivering rapid digital solutions.
Concept Developer
2017
Copenhagen Creators
Design research, concept development, and low-fidelity prototyping for an app and game studio.
Education
MSc in Digital Design & Interactive Technologies
IT University of Copenhagen
2019 – 2021
BSc in Digital Media & Design
IT University of Copenhagen
2016 – 2019
Economics & Business Administration (Electives)
Copenhagen Business School (CBS)
Autumn 2018
Computational Media (Exchange)
Georgia Institute of Technology (GA, USA)
Spring 2018
Certificates
Subatomic: The Complete Guide to Design Tokens
Spring 2026
Brad Frost
Graphic Design
Autumn 2021
Krabbesholm Højskole
Six-month programme focused on core visual design principles — typography, layout, colour — and tackling complex design challenges across disciplines.
JavaScript Bootcamp
Summer 2019
Barcelona Code School
Intensive two-week course covering JavaScript fundamentals and hands-on application building.
Skills
Design systems Component architecture Governance Cross-team alignment Content design UX writing UX/UI design Documentation Workshop facilitation Accessibility
Tools
Figma Storybook HTML & CSS Jira Github Airtable Dovetail Adobe Suite
Volunteering
Design Matters
Design conference
Sep 2018
designmatters.io ↗
CPH:DOX
Copenhagen documentary festival
2017
cphdox.dk ↗
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