My story

My name is Alex Khomutov.
Currently, I'm a Senior Product Designer at Double.

I grew up in Ukraine 🇺🇦, where I got my BA in Fine & Applied Arts. But I don’t remember myself doing something else rather than designing things. I got my first design job at 16, and for the last 10+ years, I have completed hundreds of design projects.

In the recent six years, I have been focusing on designing iOS, and macOS apps, and sometimes web interfaces. I worked at Readdle where I designed one of the most popular calendar apps for iOS and macOS — Calendars by Readdle and a powerful scanner app — Scanner Pro 8. Besides that, I have experience in designing and launching apps from scratch. As a founding designer at Smartist, I went all the way from a rough idea to the live app that quickly overtook competitors and became the number one art visualization app loved by tens of thousands of artists in the US.

Alex standing on a hill in the Joshua Tree Park.A guy holding a surfboard at the beach on a way to the ocean.Alex is working on a MacBook at a cafe in Los Angeles.

My passion is designing products that simplify, organize, and enhance people's lives. So far I have designed products that are used by more than 30,000,000 people around the world.

In 2022 I got a talent visa and moved to Los Angeles, California 🇺🇸 where I enjoy surfing, hiking, and exploring the breathtaking nature of the west coast.

Experience

Double

Sr. Product Designer

Leading the the design of the Double app, which connects busy executives with personal assistants and delegation tools.

Aug 2021 – Present

Smartist

Sr. Product Designer

Led the design of the Smartist App, from the idea, market and user research, prototyping, user testing, visual and interaction design, and up to the launch.

Oct 2019 – Jul 2021

Readdle

Sr. Product Designer

Redesigned one of the most popular calendar apps on iOS with millions of active users — Calendars by Readdle. Also, led the design of Scanner Pro 8 — the best scanning app according to The New York Times.

Dec 2018 – Jul 2021

DataArt

UI & UX Designer

Designed web systems for the healthcare industry, created data visualizations for a variety of projects and platforms.

Aug 2017 – Nov 2018

Milk Branding

Graphic Designer

Designed creative packages, logotypes, and corporate identities for local and worldwide brands.

Feb 2016 – Feb 2017

Readdle

Sr. Product Designer

Redesigned one of the most popular calendar apps on iOSwith millions of active users — Calendars by Readdle.

Dec 2018 – Jul 2021

Education

Rivne State University of Humanities

Bachelor of Fine and Applied Arts

Studied composition, color theory, typography, computer graphics, painting, drawing, anatomy, and sculpture.

Sep 2012 – Jul 2017