Giel Cobben
a design engineer who loves creating software that's both functional and beautiful. I've had the joy of bringing ideas to life at places like Mollie, Framer, and WeTransfer.
Current
Shuttle
—Creating an app that lets you manage files in ways that actually make sense.
Cobben
—Running a design agency with my brother, working with clients around the globe.
Projects
whereto.stream
—Built a platform to explore international streaming options for movies & TV shows.
Opslan
—A super simple tool for saving websites in a snap. The bookmarking experience you didn't know you needed.
todays.design
—Building a fresh community where designers share what makes them go 'wow!' Celebrating great design, every single day.
Dark Figma
—Made Figma easy on the eyes before it was cool. A hack that saved countless designer eyeballs from the bright side.
Livepapers
—An experiment that brings your desktop wallpaper to life. One of those fun projects that started with 'what if?'
Caption
—A handy app for finding subtitles for your illegally downloaded movies.
Experience
Moment
—Packed my bags for LA to design a better way for creators to sell tickets. Making shows happen, one click at a time. Now part of Patreon.
Mollie
—Led design at a payment company that's taking Europe by storm. Turns out moving money can actually be delightful.
Framer
—Helped build the website maker that designers actually want to use. Made the internet a bit more beautiful along the way.
WeTransfer
—Made the simplest way to share files even simpler. Sometimes less really is more.
Momkai
—Designed digital spaces that bring people together. Putting heart into pixels at a studio that gets it.
Monks
—Mixed creativity with tech at an agency that thinks different. Helping brands tell better stories through design.
Sint Lucas
—Learned how to make things pretty at a school for creative minds. The place where it all started.
Find me elsewhere
Email
—The oldest but still the best way to get in touch.
Github
—My happy place. Where I experiment and try to figure out how computers work.
Bluesky
—Where I share random thoughts and mostly visual stuff.
X (fka: Twitter)
—Not really doing anything anymore since someone took over and ruined it.
LinkedIn
—My attempt at being professional. Still figuring out why.
Instagram
—Watching friends post their coffee, sunsets, and random life updates.
Dribbble
—Is this still a thing?