Karl Emil James Koch.Equal parts designer & developer
Design Engineer at DuckDuckGo
I’m currently the inaugural Design Engineer at DuckDuckGo, focused on our Search and AI products. I’m also building d×e—a platform for design engineers to learn and grow—on the side with my buddy Hugo.
I’m a functionalist and minimalist designer, obsessed with learning through practice. You’ll find lots of random experiments on this site, alongside regular bits changing from time to time.
This website is built using Next.js, Cosmic CMS, Tailwind and Next UI. It’s fully typeset in KK Sans, my personal functionalist sans serif.
My side projects consist of multiple Next.js websites, Figma plugins written in Typescript, and both personal and public SwiftUI apps.
In my downtime I’m an avid aging skateboarder and musician, so when I’m not creating, I’m usually skating.
Shrednotes Track sessions and trick progress
Working Sets A simpler way to make workout progress
d×e Learn and grow in Design Engineering
KK Sans A humanist sans serif
Balancing work and side projects requires trusting your gut, focusing on what matters, and saying no to distractions.
Quantitative data isn’t always the answer
Finding balance without sacrificing evolution
Simulacra Hive Mind ✺ 2024 ✺ E.P.
Ever After Echoes ✺ 2022 ✺ E.P.
2029 Echoes ✺ 2022 ✺ Single
Pyre Echoes ✺ 2022 ✺ Single
Bad Dream Slowdance ✺ 2019 ✺ L.P.
Cornerstone Echoes ✺ 2017 ✺ L.P.
A Year in the Light Echoes ✺ 2016 ✺ Single
The Pursuit Echoes ✺ 2014 ✺ L.P.