Karl Emil James Koch.Equal parts designer & developer
Design Engineer at DuckDuckGo
I’m currently the inaugural Design Engineer at DuckDuckGo, focused predominantly on our Search and AI products alongside maintaining our core web design system.
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, Tailwind CSS and Next UI. All content is powered by Cosmic. It’s fully typeset in KK Sans, my personal sans serif.
My side projects consist of multiple Next 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
Sometimes improv techniques can help in the workplace.
Delight in design goes beyond animations—it's about anticipating needs and creating meaningful experiences.
Balancing work and side projects requires trusting your gut, focusing on what matters, and saying no to distractions.
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.