By Svenja MaaskeOctober 14, 202253 views

Designing a browser UI feels like a reasonably cool job, proper? That’s precisely what Atle Mo does every day at work. So let’s ask him what life is like as a designer at Vivaldi browser.

?When did you be part of Vivaldi?

My first day at Vivaldi was September 22, 2014. So it’s been 8 years already – time flies!

? What do you’re keen on about working at Vivaldi?

The folks and the product! Attending to work with sensible (and enjoyable!) individuals who genuinely care in regards to the net is a tremendous privilege. And designing an internet browser, for me, seems like a “full circle”, since my complete profession has been targeted across the Web in a technique or one other.

? What are your favourite productiveness options within the browser?

I take advantage of the Internet Panels and mouse gestures most certainly lots of of instances per day. I hold my notes there, verify the climate, observe postal monitoring, shares, calendar and electronic mail. And I take advantage of the mouse gestures to open and shut the panel in a single swipe. After which there’s Tab Stacks. I take advantage of the Two-Stage Stacks and group all my Jira points in a single huge stack. This retains my tab bar good and tidy.

?What’s the greatest factor you could have discovered to this point whereas working right here?

Possibly not a studying, however a realization: designing a browser UI is way extra complicated than it seems to be, particularly for one of many world’s most customizable desktop purposes.? The most important lesson discovered to this point must be the significance of all the time asking extra questions. To completely perceive the issue we’re making an attempt to unravel or enhance, it’s important to dig deep. You may’t make something higher when you don’t perceive the problem!

? What else ought to we learn about you?

3 random details:

? I can hit a tin can with a bow and arrow from about 25 meters away.

? My prime monitor in Spotify for 2021 was “When the World Explodes” by In Flames.

☕️ I completely love donuts & espresso.

Thanks goes to Atle for sharing this glimpse behind the scenes at Vivaldi. He was additionally featured in a LoversMagazine article, so if you wish to go extra in-depth about what drives him, what gear he makes use of, and extra, test it out!

We’ll be sharing different interviews over the approaching weeks. Within the meantime, can any of you beat Atle’s archery document? If that’s the case, or when you’ve got different feedback, inform us under!?