Mikaela Haage

About

Hi, I’m Mikaela

I’m a UX/UI and product designer with a background in traditional art and illustration. I like starting with research and real insights, giving them a clear structure, and finishing with a visual touch that gives the product a personality of its own.

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Mikaela on a green sofa at home, in a black shirt, with a large plant and a round mirror behind her.

My background

My background is in traditional painting, sculpture and prop making. Over the years it has moved towards design, first through visual merchandising and now into UX/UI. The hands-on feel for form, colour and space comes with me into everything I design.

Oil painting of a woman seen from behind, her hair turning into drawn, flowing lines against a stormy blue sky.
Oil painting of a man carrying a small child in a sun hat on his shoulders.
Painted portrait of a woman hugged by two smiling blonde girls in red jumpers, in a wooden frame.
A creature head sculpted in grey clay, with a ridged brow, wrinkled skin and drips from the chin.
A full-size painted figure in a worn diving suit with hoses and a harpoon, in the workshop.
An anatomy figure in clay: half the body shows the muscles, the other half the skeleton.
Three latex masks I made: Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un.
Oil portrait of a bearded man in an orange shirt against a dark background.

What I do

I design digital products from the first wireframe to developer handoff: benchmarking, user insights, flows, prototypes and finished UI. Next to that I draw, illustrate and work in 3D, in tools like Blender and Substance Painter. My background as an artist gives every design I work on a more personal touch.

  • UX/UI design
  • Research & insights
  • Benchmarking
  • Wireframes
  • Prototyping
  • Digital design
  • Brand design
  • Illustration
  • Character design
  • 3D modelling
  • Texturing
  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • Figma
  • Vibe coding
  • Blender
  • Substance Painter

So far

  1. Illustration

    Sambla’s rebrand

    A new hand-drawn illustration style for the platform and app.

  2. Freelance

    Hodd app for SadelScanner

    Four months as the sole UX/UI designer on an app for keeping track of your horse’s health.

  3. Berghs, XYOU

    THE FINALS with Embark Studio

    A solo project of 4 weeks over a year on store and customization flows, borrowing UX from fashion and retail.

  4. Spring 2026

    Internship at Sambla

    Six weeks in the New Adventures team, designing a new mortgage application.

  5. On my own

    A som i alfabetet

    A print series where every letter gets its own animal and plant.

See my projects