RENÉ SIMONSSON

René Simonsson is a Stockholm-based designer with a focus on pixel-perfect craft, AI-powered prototyping and product thinking. 

He is currently designing end-to-end audio and video experiences on the TV over at Spotify.

He is also tinkering with tools like Cursor to change the way he designs and builds experiences. More on that to come. 

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Spotify on TV: Evolving the Now Playing View

The full Spotify experience, on the big screen
I’m currently the design lead for the most visited view on the TV Spotify app: the Now Playing View (NPV). Using tools like Cursor to push the envelope on what a TV experience could be.

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Sharing from Spotify (and designing the iconic share sticker)
Sharing anything, anywhere, to anyone

Design overhaul of the end-to-end sharing experience to make it frictionless, delightful and intuitive for tens of million of users who use it every month. 

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The Row
Inviting consumers to The Row’s exclusive world
While at Hugo & Marie, I consulted on both functional and visual components of The Row’s digital experience and partnered with the brand’s development team to design, test and execute vital advancements of the live site and social channels.

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Add to Spotify from Instagram & TikTok
Save to Spotify, with one tap
I was the design lead from the Spotiy side on the latest Spotify integrations on TikTok and Instagram that lets you save your favorite songs from TikTok and Instagram to Spotify, with one tap. Tens of millions of users saving hundres of millions of times as of August 2025 across both integrations. 

PR (TikTok): TechCrunch / Spotify Newsroom / Variety
PR (Instagram): Billboard / DIYMusician / Music Business Worldwide

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Miscallenous
Random tidbits of a past life and older client work