Karl Koch
About Karl Koch
Karl Koch is a Senior Product Designer and Design Lead at Cosmic, with extensive experience in product design across various companies including Apple and DuckDuckGo. He holds a Master of Fine Arts and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Southampton, and actively engages in personal projects related to design and music.
Current Role at DuckDuckGo
Karl Koch serves as a Senior Product Designer at DuckDuckGo, a position he has held since 2023. In this role, he focuses on the Search product as part of the Product Design team. His responsibilities include contributing both design and React code to production, ensuring that user experience and functionality are aligned with the company's privacy-centric mission.
Professional Experience
Koch has a diverse background in product design and technical support. He worked at Cosmic as Design Lead from 2021, following his tenure at Moneybox as Product Design Lead from 2022 to 2023. Prior to that, he held positions at HomeHero, NeuerEnergy, and Cognite, where he progressed from Senior Design Engineer to Lead UX Architect. His experience spans various roles, including technical and business support at Apple from 2011 to 2014.
Education and Expertise
Koch studied at the University of Southampton, where he earned a Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) in Fine Art (Digital Media) from 2011 to 2012, following a Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) in the same field from 2008 to 2011. His educational background provides a strong foundation for his work in product design and user experience.
Personal Projects and Interests
In addition to his professional work, Karl Koch engages in personal projects, including building a project called d×e during his free time. He identifies as part of the 'Cracked Photoshop & MySpace' generation and is a listener and maker of heavy music, reflecting his creative interests outside of his formal design work.