Hi, I’mMadlen Vill,

UX Designer & Human Factors Specialist

Selected work

Selected work

Projects that started with listening.

Image: Volkswagen AG

2023 – today · Volkswagen AG

Steering the UX of an entry-level EV

Owning the in-car experience of Volkswagen ID. EVERY1 — from ~300 user needs to a customer-satisfaction KPI the whole programme can track.

Live project · updated 18 Oct 2026

2026 – today · Side project

A workout timer you can read from three metres away

A live side project: a CrossFit timer for chalky hands and loud music, built by two people. This case study grows with every step we finish.

2021 · Side project

Dates for Animals

A dating-style app that matches shelter animals with the right people — designed with the shelters, not just for them.

Portrait of Madlen Vill

It’s me

Hi again. I’m the person behind the sticky notes.

I’m a UX designer with a Master’s in Human Factors and a background in psychology. For six years I’ve been turning what people need into things they enjoy using — from training programmes in aircraft production to the in-car experience of Volkswagen’s next entry-level EV.

Today I steer ~300 user needs for ID. EVERY1, lead a core team of cross-functional experts on UX topics and build small Python tools when spreadsheets aren’t enough. Off the clock: CrossFit, sketchbooks and big trips with a small backpack.

6+years of UX in automotive and aerospace
~300user needs owned for ID. EVERY1
~600employees trained in ~40 workshops
  • UX strategy & governance
  • User research
  • Usability testing
  • HMI specification
  • Requirements engineering
  • Stakeholder management
  • Workshop facilitation
  • AI-assisted prototyping
  • Figma
  • Python