PlaybitFounder
2023 — Present
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Rasmus Andersson builds software and design tools at Playbit and created the Inter typeface. He led design at Spotify and Figma, worked on Facebook’s interfaces and co-created GraphQL, and developed software at Dropbox. His work combines interface design, typography and systems programming.
Rasmus Andersson builds software and design tools at Playbit and created the Inter typeface. He led design at Spotify and Figma, worked on Facebook’s interfaces and co-created GraphQL, and developed software at Dropbox. His work combines interface design, typography and systems programming.
Career
FigmaLead Designer
2016 — Sep 2020
Led editor and design-system work and developed the desktop app.
FacebookSoftware Engineer
Until 2013
Helped create GraphQL with Nick Schrock, Lee Byron and Daniel Schafer after working on Facebook’s interfaces.
Notion / FlajmCo-founder
2001 — 2012
Swedish design agency cofounded with Tobias Friberg and Andreas Fabbe.
SpotifyDirector of Design
2006 — Aug 2010
Cosigns Received
Featured Media
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Inter
An open source typeface designed by Andersson, with an interactive specimen and detailed typographic features.
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Designing Figma
Andersson’s illustrated account of Figma’s editor, components, desktop app and design principles, with credit to his collaborators.
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HopHop
Andersson’s programming language and compiler, with a detailed guide to its types, memory management, compile-time evaluation and WebAssembly output.
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Rasmus Andersson - Playbit Sync
Andersson demonstrates Playbit and explains the tradeoffs behind its local-first operating system, from data synchronization and encryption to the balance between distributed and centralized services.
