Nice words.
Even nicer people.
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.
I cannot recommend Anton enough for design system partnerships that benefit from someone with specialized expertise.
Sean Thompson
Principal Designer, Loom
Sean Thompson
Principal Designer, Loom
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 Andersson
VP Global Research and Insights, HermanMiller.
Ryan Andersson
VP Global Research and Insights, HermanMiller.
Anton is who you want on your team.
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 UX credentials, he never does. In fact, his humility and good humor make him an even better person to work with. If you have the chance to collaborate with Anton, seize it.
Lily Mathews
UX Researcher & Strategist, Consultant
Lily Mathews
UX Researcher & Strategist, Consultant
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. The resulting work is always well-considered and exceeds expectations.
Nicole Hampton
Head of Projects, Bttr.
Nicole Hampton
Head of Projects, Bttr.
Tractorbeam has been following Anton for a while, and we finally had the pleasure of working with him on a category-defining redesign and design system for Front Gate Tickets. 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
Emily Edwards
Senior Strategist, Tractorbeam
At Summer Health, we continue to be amazed by the quality of work that Anton produces. He is a team player in every way - he gets involved with the team and customers to understand and embody the brand, and produces extremely clean, user-friendly designs as a result.
Anton is comfortable with fast turnaround times and works efficiently to support our team. He is a pleasure to collaborate with, and we highly recommend him.
Ellen DaSilva
CEO and Co-Founder, Summer Health.
Ellen DaSilva
CEO and Co-Founder, Summer Health.
Smart, edgy, and always to the point, Anton Sten 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 and Chief Strategy Officer, Titan.
Rob Maigret
President and Chief Strategy Officer, Titan.
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.
Carrie Ko
Executive Strategy Director, ueno.
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 and Partner, First Principle
Travis Schmeisser
Founder and Partner, First Principle
Anton has the rare ability to engage with user insights and business needs to produce a truly remarkable experience, which resulted in a product that outperformed our goals. Anton is open to exploring all kinds of solutions, and he taught us how to really serve our users. I'm grateful to have worked with him.
Rachael Perry
Editor-in-Chief, Toast
Rachael Perry
Editor-in-Chief, Toast
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 & Creative Director, SuperFriendly
Dan Mall
Founder & Creative Director, SuperFriendly
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.
We’ll definitely work together again and you should too.
Elsa Bernadotte
COO and Co-Founder, Karma
Elsa Bernadotte
COO and Co-Founder, Karma
“When I’m 40 I want to look like Anton.”
Lee Simpson
Senior Product Strategist
Lee Simpson
Senior Product Strategist
I sigh in relief when Anton is assigned to a project I'm managing. He has many qualities, the most impressive ones being technical knowledge, a collaborative mindset, attention to detail, and the ability to turn cryptic requests into beautiful final products. Anton is very easy to work with--he's a team player who knows how to give and receive feedback and help the entire team head in the right direction. He presents his work with authority and security, always adding comprehensive reasoning for his design choices.
As a plus, he has that Finnish politeness that adds a special touch to any team.
Caroline Gregory
Producer
Caroline Gregory
Producer
Whenever someone asks me if I know any good UX designers I always answer with Anton. He’s a great designer with superior business understanding who always put 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
Prev. Head of Design, Spotify
Christian Wilsson
Prev. Head of Design, Spotify
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
Jessi Hall
Producer
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 UX 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
Greg Henriques
Head of CX, Swedbank
What impresses me most is the way Anton understands the underlying needs of the business and translates that into a beautiful solution. Anton is very easy to work with, and he is good at finding the balance between listening and pushing.
Anna Bengtsson
Business Analyst, E.ON
Anna Bengtsson
Business Analyst, E.ON
Anton is a true professional. He excels in both detailed design skills and leadership skills to ensure successful implementation of the design. After delivering the design, he spent considerable time ensuring its correct implementation by the coders. His devotion to quality and delivery was invaluable in completing our project.
Yashar Moradbakhti
CEO, Lingio
Yashar Moradbakhti
CEO, Lingio
We hired Anton for some freelance design work at Fjord and were thrilled with the results. Not only was he very responsive during the project briefing and negotiation process, he was also very flexible with our demanding project start time and schedule. Once the work was underway, we realized that Anton is extremely creative with a high standard for what he produces. His design aesthetic is quite sophisticated and it’s obvious that he sincerely cares about going the extra mile for his clients.
Jamie Gutierrez
Senior Manager of Talen Acquisition, Adidas
Jamie Gutierrez
Senior Manager of Talen Acquisition, Adidas
Outrageously good. Few people have Anton's eye for detail. I have hired Anton for several projects, ranging from brand strategy and UX/UI makeovers to complete designs. He has always delivered top-notch, stellar work. I was deeply impressed by his ability to take an overly complex user interface and make it easy to use in just a few steps. You can easily tell that his decade of acquired knowledge in design and usability makes him stand out among other UX experts. It's always reassuring to know he is on your side, no matter what design project you have.
Stefan Helgesson
Chief Development Officer, Keystone
Stefan Helgesson
Chief Development Officer, Keystone
Anton was provided with wireframes and journey documents and got to work. He followed the brief but was not afraid to voice his opinion and advise where he felt things could be improved. The project was extremely well managed with clear milestones which eliminated scope creep. The result was an extremely clean and smart interface which has been great for our business.
The entire project was run remotely between our London office, Bulgaria office and Anton. We still marvel at the fact that we never spoke to one of the most important people of the overall project. Everything was communicated over email and Skype chat with zero dramas, exactly how we like it.
On top of all of that Anton is clearly ahead of the game when it comes to UX, Interface design and being a total professional.
Beware of friendly Swedish User Interface Designers who come equipped with positive open attitudes and sharp clean design principles. They are usually right, just nod and agree.
Tom Harrow
Entrepreneur
Tom Harrow
Entrepreneur
I've learned a lot just by watching Anton do his thing, and his insightful remarks and discussions always manage to direct and inspire creativity and practicality. He strikes a great balance between being a great designer, director, and friend. He cares about the health and success of his teammates just as much as he cares about the health and success of the project. I'd leap at the chance to collaborate with him on a project again.
Sara Souiedan
Globally recognized expert on web accessibility
Sara Souiedan
Globally recognized expert on web accessibility
Working with Anton was like catching up with a childhood friend.. Instantly he understood our situation, challenges as desires, and was able to give raw, honest, constructive feedback. He truly understands the business part and is able to conceptualise complex scenarios into clean UX designs that appeal the end user. Working with Anton was a grateful experience and I strongly recommend him for a positive and painless workflow.
Kristjan Fannar
Falkenberg
Kristjan Fannar
Falkenberg
I had the pleasure of working with Anton at IKEA Communications where he played an important role in the concept development of a global web project. He shared and activated his indepth knowledge and experience in web media- and design in a great manner. I would like to work with Anton again and can recommend him for any digital media project.
Johan Ny
Project Manager, IKEA
Johan Ny
Project Manager, IKEA
It's quite simple really. If you hire Anton you will be very happy with the end result. When we hired Anton he worked from his office in Malmö and the majority of our collaboration was made online. Usually this poses a problem when debating/talking about design but with Anton it worked effortlessly. He had no problem transforming our wishes into a design that felt spot on.
Joel Sandén
Creative Director, Telia
Joel Sandén
Creative Director, Telia