10 questions to
Rachel Gozal

Design and Experience

1. Since when have you been part of the team?

I joined in mid-November 2020.

2. What do you like most about netzstrategen?

Working in the team feels very familiar and I like the pleasant working atmosphere.

3. What is your daily business and in which field are you specialised?

I am a designer – I do UI and visual design, to be precise. My favourite things to create are illustrations and animations, and nobody thinks about the design of a website if it’s done well. Then it goes virtually unnoticed. But if the design and user experience have a catch and don’t work well, it frustrates the users directly.

4. What impresses you the most in your field?

Nobody thinks about the design of a website if it is well done. Then it goes virtually unnoticed. But if the design and user experience have a catch and don’t work well, it frustrates the users directly.

5. How would you explain your job to your mum?

I’ve tried that a few times, sometimes she knows what I mean but other times she doesn’t. I think she thinks I just draw pictures all day. 😂 I usually use an example: The (name of an app) app you like to use, there’s someone who decides what the app looks like and where you can find the content and buttons. That’s exactly what I do, just for websites.

6. Any tip concerning your field you’d like to give away?

Practise, practise, practise! Always try out new things, be open to new ideas and keep yourself up to date.

Rachel Gozal's favorite Values

Promise
Connect the dots
Be realistic
Stick to the plan
Get your hands dirty
Deliver
Be proactive
React fast
Never stop
Exceed expectations
Celebrate
🎉

7. Which sources help you to stay up to date?

Through friends and family, travelling, social media, films, Awwwards, Dribble, Medium, museums, TedTalks and conferences.

8. Any Apps you couldn’t live without?

9. If someone would delete the internet tomorrow, what else would you do?

I would play full time with my dog, learn how to read a paper map to orientate myself and learn how to garden.

10. Tell us a secret about yourself, something you haven’t told anyone yet?

I can’t sleep without my bolster pillow. I think it comes from my Indonesian roots, we have been sleeping with a bolster like this since we were little (they come in different sizes). I bought mine in Indonesia and I would rather sleep without a pillow than without my bolster. 🤭

Team Design and Experience

Katrin Moos
UX-Design-Strategian
Rachel Gozal
UI-Design-Strategian
Michael Wallner
UI-Design-Strategian
Doro Sthamer
UX-Design-Strategian
Ramona Buhleier
Dual Student Media Design