Thom van der Weerd
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Thom van der Weerd

Design in Netherlands

Building something...

A year ago

About

Generalist, though with a particular interest in making teams more efficient and effective through process, systems, and tooling. Previously at DuckDuckGo.

Contact

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Dribbble

Projects

2019

Designed and supported implementation of Maps, which integrates Apple's MapKit and data from sources like Yelp and TripAdvisor to expand DuckDuckGo's private search offerings.

2017

Led the effort to transform DuckDuckGo's legacy mobile app into a true Private Browser, now the most downloaded browser on Android and second most downloaded on iOS.

2015

Led the design effort spanning many projects and teams to modernize and modularize DuckDuckGo's Search Results, optimizing for adaptability and cohesion as well as adoption and retention, now serving >100M private queries per day.

Side Projects

2013

Generate random names for use in designs.

2013

Invite or get invited to post on Dribbble.

Work Experience

2014 — 2021
2010 — 2014
Freelance Designer
Remote