No. 202 · October 8, 2022

Rauno Freiberg

Staff Design Engineer at Vercel

Rauno Freiberg’s workspace

Rauno Freiberg is a Staff Design Engineer at Vercel. He was previously a Design Engineer at The Browser Company.

He likes to say that he is "creating software that makes people feel something".

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What is your favorite item in your workspace?

It would have to be my quartz table top which I absolutely love working from and looking at, but a small part of me loves the completely unpractical Iron Man MK II helmet way too much.

How do you spark creativity?

Sometimes through reference material and remixing other designer’s work that I admire. It’s not a rigorous process, I feel that it’s very random and can’t be turned on like that. Anything trivial I could suggest has probably already crossed your mind.

How do you manage work-life balance?

I’m not very good at doing that, especially with a workspace that has become my favorite room at home. Though, I try not to force myself to be creative and take regular breaks where I usually go walking or running.

Rauno’s gear

11 items.

On the desk11

  • Accessories Eternal Marquina Quartz Table Top
  • Accessories Theory11 Monarch Playing Cards Shop
  • Computer 16” MacBook Pro On 64% of the desks we’ve published
  • Monitor Apple Studio Display Shop On 17% of the desks we’ve published
  • Accessories Sony XM4
  • Headphones Apple AirPods
  • Phone iPhone XS
  • Camera Sony A7 III
  • Miscellaneous Candles
  • Accessories Various inspiring tech
  • Miscellaneous Plants

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