Shinji Pons

Updated on April 15, 2026

I was born in Tokyo and now live in Budapest, Hungary.

I'm a senior product designer at Formlabs, where I work on software that makes professional-grade 3D printing more intuitive. Previously, I worked at Autodesk, LEGO, Shapr3D and Electronic Arts.

I care about the full picture: how something looks, how it works, how it feels on the first use and the thousandth. I'm drawn to complexity that rewards patience: hardware-adjacent flows, emerging workflows, and the small details that separate good from exceptional.

My approach is simple: do less, but better than everyone else.

You can find me on LinkedIn, Twitter or book a call via Cal.com.

Writing

2025

How I use Obsidian

December 21

Projects

Work Experience

Formlabs

Product designer

2025 — 2026

Modyfi

Product designer

2024

Ragdoll Dynamics

Product designer

2023 — 2024

Frostbite

Product designer

2022 — 2023

LEGO

Product designer

2019 — 2021

Autodesk

Product designer

2017 — 2019

Thomson Reuters

Product designer

2016 — 2017

Microsoft

UX designer

2015

Barnbrook

Design intern

2015

The Design Lab

Design intern

2014

Total Design

Design intern

2013

Ateliers Jean Nouvel

Design intern

2012

Side Projects

Experiments