Avery Callahan

I design AI products that feel less like machines and more like good company.

What I do

Product design
Brand & identity
Websites
Prototypes you can click

Hi, I’m Avery. I’ve spent eleven years helping teams turn complicated ideas into things people actually enjoy using. Lately that means AI — making it feel friendly, clear and honest.

At my desk in Copenhagen, usually with a coffee.

About

I design for the moment someone opens a product and thinks, “oh — I get it.”

Most projects start with a conversation, not a brief. I like to sit with the people who’ll use the thing before I draw anything.

Then I sketch, prototype and test until it feels obvious — and I stick around after launch, because that’s when you learn the most.

Based in

Copenhagen, Denmark

Practice

Working for myself since 2024

Tools

Figma, Framer, pen & paper

Languages

English, Danish, Arabic

Experience

Eleven years,
good company.

Happy to share my full CV — and a few people who’ll vouch for me. I’m taking on new projects from November 2026.

2024 — Now

Independent

Designer for hire

Working side by side with small teams on AI products — from the first sketch to the day it goes live, and a little while after.

Copenhagen & remote

Copenhagen & remote

2021 — 2024

Fieldnote

Design systems lead

Helped a fast-growing team build with one shared set of parts, so they could spend less time debating buttons and more time shipping.

Berlin

Berlin

2018 — 2021

Parcel & Post

Product designer

Made sending a parcel feel less like paperwork for thousands of small shop owners.

Copenhagen

Copenhagen

2015 — 2018

Studio Løkke

Interaction designer

Learned the craft designing signs, kiosks and early banking apps for people in a hurry.

Copenhagen

Copenhagen

(Kind words

From people I’ve worked with

“Avery spent our first week just listening to sales calls. The website that came out of it sounds like our best salesperson on a good day.”

Maja Lindqvist

Co-founder, Newt

“Our support inbox is full of people saying good morning back to the app. I didn’t know you could design for that — Avery did.”

Priya Raman

Head of Product, Nami

“Avery never handed over a file without sitting down with the engineer who’d build it. That’s why our design system is still used every day.”

Tobias Reinholt

CTO, Fieldnote

“Shop owners told us printing a label finally felt easy. That’s Avery — patient with people, stubborn about the details.”

Elias Brandt

Co-founder, Parcel & Post

  • “Avery spent our first week just listening to sales calls. The website that came out of it sounds like our best salesperson on a good day.”

    Maja Lindqvist

    Co-founder, Newt

  • “Our support inbox is full of people saying good morning back to the app. I didn’t know you could design for that — Avery did.”

    Priya Raman

    Head of Product, Nami

  • “Avery never handed over a file without sitting down with the engineer who’d build it. That’s why our design system is still used every day.”

    Tobias Reinholt

    CTO, Fieldnote

  • “Shop owners told us printing a label finally felt easy. That’s Avery — patient with people, stubborn about the details.”

    Elias Brandt

    Co-founder, Parcel & Post

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