I am Casper, a designer based in Amsterdam Paris Berlin. I am currently Chief Product Officer at Snapp Automotive where we are creating a white-label in-car infotainment system with Android Automotive. I also write about automotive UX design on my blog.
My work
How We Designed a White-Label Infotainent System
Over the past two years, we created an infotainment system as a product, here is a look inside our design process.
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Aircall Dashboard Redesign
In 9 months we redesigned and rebuilt the admin dashboard to support the company's rapid growth.
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Prototyping physical climate controls
2025
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Automotive
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C++
AI curated book highlights app
2025
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Data visualization
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Swift, ChatGPT
Enzo's Legacy
2024
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Data visualization
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D3JS
Wiki Explore
2023
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Data visualization
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Wikidata, JavaScript
Tiny White Noise App
2024
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Mobile
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SwiftUI
Mixed reality prototyping
2024
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Automotive
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Unity, Blender
Designing a digital instrument cluster
2024
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Automotive
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Blender, Figma
Concept for better climate controls
2023
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Automotive
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Blender, Figma
Car Design History
2023
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Data visualization
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D3JS
Keynotes and media
Eyes on the Road: Designing Safe Automotive Interfaces
Design Matters, 2024
Interview with Casper Kessels on shaping the future of Automotive UX at Snapp Automotive
Automotive Design Planet, 2024
The role of Android Automotive in the car industry
Screens Podcast, 2023
Building a Highly Customizable Theming Engine for Android Automotive using Jetpack Compose
Droidcon Berlin, 2023
How Android Automotive Helps Us to Design and Build In-Car User Experiences
Droidcon Berlin, 2022
Writings
The Subtle Art of Designing Physical Controls for Cars
The Turn Signal, February 2025
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Why Do New Cars Have Speed Limit Warnings, and Do They Work?
The Turn Signal, October 2024
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How We Designed a White-Label In-Car Infotainment System
The Turn Signal, August 2024
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How We Created A Multi-Brand Design System In Figma
Snapp Automotive, April 2024
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Apple's Risky Bet on CarPlay
The Turn Signal, April 2024
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Mixed Reality: The Future of Automotive UX Prototyping
The Turn Signal, March 2024
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How We Designed And Built An Infotainment System In Less Than Two Years
Snapp Automotive, February 2024
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The state of Android Automotive in 2024
Snapp Automotive, February 2024
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The Problem With Digital Instrument Clusters and How to Design a Better One
The Turn Signal, January 2024
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A Guide to Prototyping Automotive Interfaces
The Turn Signal, September 2023
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Adapting to Different Contexts: How Snapp OS is Redefining In-Car Infotainment
Snapp Automotive, April 2023
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The Role of Cognitive Load in Automotive UX Design
The Turn Signal, May 2023
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In-Car Climate Control Design: How It Has Gone Backwards and How to Fix It
The Turn Signal, February, 2023
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How Apple and Google Are Taking Over the In-Car User Experience
The Turn Signal, December, 2022
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Guidelines for Designing an In-Car Voice Assistant
The Turn Signal, September, 2022
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Our Rapid Prototyping Process with Android Automotive
Snapp Automotive, September 2022
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Is Voice Interaction a Solution to Driver Distraction?
The Turn Signal, August, 2022
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Driving a Porsche Taycan for a Week, a UX review
The Turn Signal, May, 2022
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How Big Should Touch Areas in Car Interfaces Be?
Snapp Automotive, April 2022
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Swiping vs Tapping, What is Less Distracting to Drivers?
The Turn Signal, February, 2022
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Is Gesture Interaction a Valid Alternative To Touch Interaction in Cars?
The Turn Signal, December, 2021
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The Struggle to Find Out How Cars Manage Your Personal Data
The Turn Signal, June, 2021
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The eHMI: How Autonomous Cars Will Communicate With the Outside World
The Turn Signal, May, 2021
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The Rise of Touch Screens in Cars Explained
The Turn Signal, March, 2021
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Take-Over Moments: The Hardest Design Problem of Semi-Autonomous Cars
The Turn Signal, January, 2021
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Mercedes vs Lucid: Different Views on Luxury UI Design
The Turn Signal, November, 2020
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The Citroën Ami and the Future of Urban Transportation
The Turn Signal, October, 2020
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The State of UX Design of Chinese Car Brands
The Turn Signal, July, 2020
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The Process Behind the Touch Interaction Concept
The Turn Signal, May, 2020
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A New Concept for Usable Touch Interaction in Cars
The Turn Signal, April, 2020
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How Waymo Uses Design to Create Trust in Driverless Cars
The Turn Signal, February, 2020
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An in-depth look at the UX Design of the Porsche Taycan
The Turn Signal, November, 2019
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Bringing the Coolest Car of the Carrera Panamericana to Life
The Turn Signal, September, 2019
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Designing A New UX Concept to Reduce Driver Distraction
The Turn Signal, June, 2019
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Overcoming Automotive Overconsumption Through Design
The Turn Signal, May, 2019
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Why Car Companies Need More Interaction Designers
The Turn Signal, April 2019
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