Booking new projects for early 2027

I design and build calm, considered digital products.

For over a decade I've helped startups and studios turn complicated ideas into products people enjoy using, from the first sketch to the final line of code.

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Hello, I'm: Elena Marlow
What I do: Product designer & front-end developer
Based in: Lisbon, Portugal

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Traveler planning a route on a paper map surrounded by colorful notes

Fernway

Rebuilding trip planning around a single, calm timeline.

Product design2026

Laptop, calculator and printed charts on a wooden desk

Northbeam

A banking dashboard small business owners actually understand.

Product design2025

Handmade white ceramic bowl in soft natural light

Kiln & Co

An online shop as considered as the pottery it sells.

Web development2025

Concrete architectural facade with angular geometric shadows

Tessel Studio

A modular identity for an architecture practice.

Brand identity2024

About

Portrait of Elena Marlow smiling in her bright design studio

I'm a designer who writes code, so the things I design get built the way they were meant to feel.

Before going independent I led product design at Pennant, a fintech startup, and spent four years at Studio Halden shipping apps and websites for clients across Europe. Today I partner with small teams who care about the details: I run discovery, design the product end to end, and stay on through launch to build and refine the front end.

Skills and tools

Product strategy
UX research
Interaction design
Design systems
Prototyping
Figma
React & Next.js
TypeScript
Accessibility

Experience

2023 – Now
Independent designer & developer
Freelance
Product design and front-end development for startups and studios across Europe.
2020 – 2023
Lead product designer
Pennant
Led a team of four designers through Pennant's growth from a single app to a multi-product platform.
2016 – 2020
Product designer
Studio Halden
Designed and shipped apps and websites for clients in travel, retail and healthcare.
2014 – 2016
Web designer
Brightline
Built marketing sites and fell in love with the craft of front-end code.

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I take on a small number of projects each quarter, so every client gets my full attention from kickoff to launch.

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