Nice words.
Even nicer people.
Anton is 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.
He is highly organized, malleable to team feedback yet principled
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.
Has 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.
Anton's expertise and mentorship were integral throughout the project lifecycle
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.
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.
He does what he says and never misses a deadline, which is an unfortunate rarity these days
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.
Both a leader and a mentor for the creative team
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.
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 knows our product inside and out, and has been with us since the start. It's a privilege to work alongside him to advance our mission to raise the healthiest generation.
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.
Smart, edgy, and always to the point
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.
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!
He is able to think about complex problems on so many levels
I brought Anton on to explore some new ideas after we've met working on another project before. Anton is very thoughtful. I like how he is able to think about complex problems on so many levels at once before landing on a solution that fits specific context perfectly. Communication is another skill that Anton has definitely mastered. He explains his ideas very clearly and it's always a pleasure to collaborate!
He presents his work with authority and security, always adding comprehensive reasoning for his design choices
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.
Anton taught us how to really serve our users
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.
It's rare to find someone who can help in so many areas at such a thoughtful and high level of quality
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.
If you dislike working with consultants as much as I do, you'll love working with Anton
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.
Anton's coaching gives me the confidence (and the direction) to tackle some big design challenges
I was stuck on a project for a large enterprise client...after an hour with Anton, I was unstuck. Anton's coaching gives me the confidence (and the direction) to tackle some big design challenges.
I've continued taking lessons from Anton...it's that valuable.
A very fluid and successful partnership
We've worked with Anton on many occasions; usually at each new iteration of our website. Anton is not only very responsive and easy to work with but he provided a thorough and clear action list for us to follow. As the way that we release products on our website is a little different to traditional retailers Anton needed to be creative with his solutions for us, which he was, and the results showed every time. A very fluid and successful partnership.
When I’m 40 I want to look like Anton
Whenever someone asks me if I know any good UX designers I always answer with Anton
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.
Not only met the demands but 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 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.
His advice has been crucial to the success of the new store
Anton has been across every aspect of the new website build and has given crucial advice in between the design & dev team and the company directors. His advice has been crucial to the success of the new store.
He understands the underlying needs of the business
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.
A true professional
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.
It's obvious that he sincerely cares about going the extra mile for his clients
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.
You can tell that his decade of acquired knowledge in design and usability makes him stand out among other UX experts
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.
Anton is clearly ahead of the game when it comes to UX, Interface design and being a total professional
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.
He strikes a great balance between being a great designer, director, and friend
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.
Like catching up with a childhood friend
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.
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.
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.
