About

I am an entrepreneur, designer and product thinker. My work sits between customer experience, product strategy and applied AI — from global hospitality brands to founder-led ventures.

Fredrik Hassel — Senior Product Designer

Principles

What I hold to.

Business, then pixels

Every project starts with a clear commercial hypothesis. Beauty follows utility, not the other way around.

Calm by default

Confidence is quiet. I choose restraint over noise, whitespace over decoration, systems over one-offs.

AI as leverage

I use generative AI to compress research, prototype faster and personalise experiences — without hiding the human.

Craft is care

Type, motion, tone of voice and micro-interactions are how a product tells the user you took them seriously.

Timeline

A career journey.

    2008

    First hospitality role

    International hotels, learning service design in the wild.

    2014

    Design lead

    Moved from operations into digital product and brand.

    2019

    Founded GoaDesigns™

    Independent studio for early-stage founders.

    2021

    Launched FredChill™

    Consumer lifestyle brand and DTC playbook.

    2023

    Launched NeverForget™

    Emotional software for families and memory.

    2025

    AI product lead

    Shipping AI-native flows for maritime and mobility.