Joshua Grootveld

Joshua Grootveld

Joshua Grootveld

Joshua Grootveld

Joshua Grootveld

Joshua Grootveld

Designer with a systems mindset

With over 7 years of UX and product design experience, I have a deep interest in Design systems, bridging the gap between code and design, and digital accessibility. I am passionate about creating digital experiences that people love, and I hope to connect with all of you who share the same passion and joy. Let's explore how we can empower teams and users through design system work!

With over 7 years of UX and product design experience, I have a deep interest in Design systems, bridging the gap between code and design, and digital accessibility. I am passionate about creating digital experiences that people love, and I hope to connect with all of you who share the same passion and joy. Let's explore how we can empower teams and users through design system work!

Experience

September 2022 – Present

KVK - Kamer van Koophandel

Interaction Designer - Design System Team

At KVK, I am focused on curating, documenting, and creating usable and accessible digital experiences with the design system team and product development teams. I also advocate for adoption and collaboration in the organization through facilitating workshops and mentoring peers to effectively use the design system.

Key responsibilities include:

- Product design for usable and accessible components and patterns, adopted by product teams that work on products for KVK.nl
- Collaborate with the product owner to establish a relevant backlog based on the design system subscribers’ needs
- Cross-disciplinary team player between front-end and design
- Advocating for the design system in the organisation by presenting the design systems’ worth in reviews and in quarterly presentations
- Stimulating engagement between subscribers and the design system itself by setting up collaborative working sessions and workshops

Januari 2024 – April 2024

KVK - Kamer van Koophandel

Interim Product Owner - Design System Team

Key responsibilities include:
- Guard product progress and product roadmap
- Product backlog management and prioritization
- Stakeholder management
- Quarterly planning

October 2016 - August 2022

team.blue

UX/UI (Product) Designer - Design System Team

At team.blue, I was responsible for creating and maintaining a design system with the team. The design system enabled multiple brands to boost their online presence and user experience in a short period of time. I also initiated and led the switch from Sketch to Figma which enabled a better collaboration in design & development process.

Key responsibilities include:
- Creating and maintaining a design system by designing patterns, UI components, documentation, tools, and processes that enable the users of the system to create consistent, accessible, and high quality user experiences across multiple team.blue brands
- Designing user experiences for customers of multiple brands across Europe and presenting these to stakeholders and iterating through user tests
- Product design for white-label control panel products
- Front-end development (HTML/Twig & CSS)
- Contributing to the design system component library
- Initiating and facilitating the switch from Sketch to Figma
- Documenting design & front-end BPMN (Business Process Model and Notation) processes in Camunda modeler

Education

2012-2016

The Hague University of Applied Sciences

2022

Figma Academy certification

Figma Academy

2023

By Amy Hupe - Frankly design ltd.

2024

Interaction Design Foundation (IxDF)

How I work

I think it's important for current and potential future colleagues to get the chance to know who they're sitting down and create with. I found that writing down my work principles and how to communicate with me effectively can help set us up for a great (first) conversation and mutual understanding when working together.

I think it's important for current and potential future colleagues to get the chance to know who they're sitting down and create with. I found that writing down my work principles and how to communicate with me effectively can help set us up for a great (first) conversation and mutual understanding when working together.

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