{"id":100244525,"date":"2026-01-20T10:03:26","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T09:03:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fh-joanneum.at\/?post_type=alumn&#038;p=100244525"},"modified":"2026-03-02T10:09:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T09:09:15","slug":"marko-malle","status":"publish","type":"alumn","link":"https:\/\/www.fh-joanneum.at\/en\/alumni\/marko-malle\/","title":{"rendered":"Marko Malle"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-sidebar-layout-container margin-bottom-normal\">\n    <div\n        class=\"container-lg\"\n        style=\"--bs-gutter-x: 0;\"\n    >\n        <div\n            class=\"row\"\n            style=\"--bs-gutter-x: 0;\"\n        >\n            \n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-3 order-1 order-md-0 sidebar\">\n                <div class=\"alumn-infos mb-5\">\n        <div class=\"container-lg\">\n            <div class=\"row justify-content-around\">\n                <div class=\"col-8 col-sm-6 col-md-12\">\n                  <div class=\"absolvent-sidebar\">\n                    <picture>\n                        <source\n                media=\"(max-width: 461px)\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn3.fh-joanneum.at\/media\/2025\/12\/Marko_Malle_Alumni_Portraet-1-scaled-e1764870749379-461x576.jpg, https:\/\/cdn3.fh-joanneum.at\/media\/2025\/12\/Marko_Malle_Alumni_Portraet-1-scaled-e1764870749379-768x959.jpg 2x\"\n            \/>\n                    <source\n                media=\"(max-width: 768px)\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn3.fh-joanneum.at\/media\/2025\/12\/Marko_Malle_Alumni_Portraet-1-scaled-e1764870749379-768x959.jpg, https:\/\/cdn3.fh-joanneum.at\/media\/2025\/12\/Marko_Malle_Alumni_Portraet-1-scaled-e1764870749379-820x1024.jpg 2x\"\n            \/>\n                    <source\n                media=\"(max-width: 820px)\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn3.fh-joanneum.at\/media\/2025\/12\/Marko_Malle_Alumni_Portraet-1-scaled-e1764870749379-820x1024.jpg, https:\/\/cdn3.fh-joanneum.at\/media\/2025\/12\/Marko_Malle_Alumni_Portraet-1-1152x1536.jpg 2x\"\n            \/>\n                    <source\n                media=\"(max-width: 1152px)\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn3.fh-joanneum.at\/media\/2025\/12\/Marko_Malle_Alumni_Portraet-1-1152x1536.jpg, https:\/\/cdn3.fh-joanneum.at\/media\/2025\/12\/Marko_Malle_Alumni_Portraet-1-1536x2048.jpg 2x\"\n            \/>\n                    <source\n                media=\"(max-width: 1536px)\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn3.fh-joanneum.at\/media\/2025\/12\/Marko_Malle_Alumni_Portraet-1-1536x2048.jpg, https:\/\/cdn3.fh-joanneum.at\/media\/2025\/12\/Marko_Malle_Alumni_Portraet-1-scaled-e1764870749379.jpg 2x\"\n            \/>\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n        class=\"img-fluid portrait\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/cdn3.fh-joanneum.at\/media\/2025\/12\/Marko_Malle_Alumni_Portraet-1-scaled-e1764870749379.jpg\"\n        alt=\"\"\n        title=\"\"\n         loading=\"lazy\"             >\n<\/picture>\n\n                                            <div class=\"description mt-3\">\n                            &#8220;As a designer, the main thing is to come up with solutions. There&#8217;s never just one right way \u2013 usually there are lots of different approaches to solving a problem.&#8221;\n                        <\/div>\n                                      <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n        \n<div id=\"\" class=\"wp-block-partner-card margin-bottom-normal\">\n  <div class=\"container-lg\">\n      <div class=\"row justify-content-around\">\n          <div class=\"col-8 col-sm-6 col-md-12\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrco.co\">\n                  <div class=\"border border-light\">\n                      <picture>\n                        <source\n                media=\"(max-width: 366px)\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn3.fh-joanneum.at\/media\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-04-at-18.35.17.png, https:\/\/cdn3.fh-joanneum.at\/media\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-04-at-18.35.17.png 2x\"\n            \/>\n                    <source\n                media=\"(max-width: 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<h4>Media and Design<\/h4>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n            <span><\/span>\n                    <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div\n    id=\"\"\n    class=\"wp-block-article-card margin-bottom-normal\"\n>\n    <div class=\"container-lg\">\n        <div class=\"row justify-content-around\">\n            <div class=\"col-8 col-sm-6 col-md-12\">\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"d-none d-md-flex col-md-1 seperator-column\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-8 order-0 order-md-1\">\n    \n<div\n    id=\"\"\n    class=\"wp-block-intro-text margin-bottom-small\"\n>\n    <div class=\"container-lg\">\n        <div class=\"row\">\n            <div class=\"col\">\n                <div class=\"major-text-color fst-italic\"><p>Marko Malle is a Senior User Experience Designer and Digital Product Designer at WRCO in Vienna. He creates digital products with a strong focus on design thinking, UX design, prototyping, and design systems. His key interests include media streaming and hobby farming.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"wp-block-text-content margin-bottom-small\">\n    <div class=\"container-lg\">\n        <div class=\"row\">\n            <div class=\"col\">\n                <p>&#127891; <strong>This is what I studied:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bachelor&rsquo;s degree in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fh-joanneum.at\/informationsdesign\/bachelor\/\">Informationsdesign<\/a>; IND00<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#11088; <strong>My job:<\/strong> <span class=\"TextRun SCXW172821047 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW172821047 BCX4\">Senior User Experience Designer \/ Digital Product Designer<\/span><\/span>&nbsp;in Vienna, Austria<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div\n    id=\"\"\n    class=\"wp-block-akkordeon margin-bottom-normal\"\n>\n    <div 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<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"9\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 9 14\" fill=\"none\">\n  <path d=\"M1 1L7 7L1 13\" stroke=\"\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\n<\/svg>                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"wp-block-text-content margin-bottom-normal\">\n    <div class=\"container-lg\">\n        <div class=\"row\">\n            <div class=\"col\">\n                <h3><span class=\"TextRun SCXW153311763 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW153311763 BCX4\">What are you working on right now?&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW153311763 BCX4\" data-ccp-props='{\"469777462\":[1440,2880,4320],\"469777927\":[0,0,0],\"469777928\":[1,1,1]}'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/h3>\n<p data-ccp-border-bottom=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-bottom=\"0px\" data-ccp-border-between=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-between=\"0px\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">I&rsquo;m currently working as a senior user experience designer at WRCO in Vienna, where we support companies such as ARD Online, Deutsche Telekom and Vodafone Group in developing digital products.<\/span><span data-ccp-props='{\"469777462\":[1440,2880,4320],\"469777927\":[0,0,0],\"469777928\":[1,1,1]}'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-ccp-border-bottom=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-bottom=\"0px\" data-ccp-border-between=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-between=\"0px\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">I&rsquo;m currently involved in two client projects: One is with Vodafone\/Giga TV (a digital TV offering from Vodafone with linear channels, media libraries and streaming services that can be used on various devices and apps). Here, I am involved in the entire design process &ndash; from strategic planning and conception to feature development, prototyping and testing, through to implementation in a consistent design system and handover to development. And secondly, at ARD Online where we act as a strategic partner and design expert for the ARD audio and media library. My specific task at the moment is to establish the design system developed jointly with ARD Online across all online offerings &ndash; in other words, to create a uniform, comprehensive, and, above all, scalable design system.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"TextRun SCXW258114495 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW258114495 BCX4\">What does your <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW258114495 BCX4\">typical working day look like<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW258114495 BCX4\">?<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW258114495 BCX4\" data-ccp-props='{\"469777462\":[1440,2880,4320],\"469777927\":[0,0,0],\"469777928\":[1,1,1]}'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/h3>\n<p data-ccp-border-bottom=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-bottom=\"0px\" data-ccp-border-between=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-between=\"0px\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">We usually work on projects as a team consisting of several designers. Every Monday, we start with a weekly design meeting where we discuss current projects and upcoming tasks. I structure the tasks in advance, define work packages and distribute them individually &ndash; so that everyone can work independently on specific topics. As our team is spread across several locations &ndash; Vienna, Salzburg, and Bonn &ndash; further coordination usually takes place digitally. In video calls or directly in Figma, we present our explorations to date, develop further concepts, exchange ideas, and discuss customer feedback together.<\/span><span data-ccp-props='{\"469777462\":[1440,2880,4320],\"469777927\":[0,0,0],\"469777928\":[1,1,1]}'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-ccp-border-bottom=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-bottom=\"0px\" data-ccp-border-between=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-between=\"0px\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Additionally, we regularly coordinate with our clients, usually several times a week. At ARD, we work with an internal design team. My team and I support them primarily with our expertise in conception, UX design and design systems. For example, we prepare wireframes and user flows based on the user stories we have developed and translate these into expressive user interfaces. We also help to create and document design library components and their guidelines, such as correct usage, behaviour, and accessibility.<\/span><span data-ccp-props='{\"469777462\":[1440,2880,4320],\"469777927\":[0,0,0],\"469777928\":[1,1,1]}'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-ccp-border-bottom=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-bottom=\"0px\" data-ccp-border-between=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-between=\"0px\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">At Vodafone, on the other hand, there is no internal design team &ndash; here, we take care of the entire operational design. We are responsible for the entire software design process from start to finish. In addition, we also design the necessary hardware &ndash; from TV boxes and remote controls to surround sound systems with satellite speakers and subwoofers.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"TextRun SCXW131274712 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131274712 BCX4\">How do you deal with criticism at work?<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW131274712 BCX4\" data-ccp-props='{\"469777462\":[1440,2880,4320],\"469777927\":[0,0,0],\"469777928\":[1,1,1]}'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW74027968 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW74027968 BCX4\">As a designer, the main thing is to come up with solutions. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW74027968 BCX4\">There&rsquo;s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW74027968 BCX4\"> never just one right way &ndash; usually there are lots of different approaches to solving a problem. If I present something and someone <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW74027968 BCX4\">doesn&rsquo;t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW74027968 BCX4\"> like it, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW74027968 BCX4\">that&rsquo;s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW74027968 BCX4\"> not a problem for me &ndash; <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW74027968 BCX4\">as long as<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW74027968 BCX4\"> they give good reasons. It can then lead to an interesting discussion. It only becomes difficult when there is a lack of arguments. For example, if someone says, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW74027968 BCX4\" lang=\"AR-SA\" xml:lang=\"AR-SA\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW74027968 BCX4\">&ldquo;<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW74027968 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW74027968 BCX4\">I showed it to my wife and she doesn&rsquo;t like it,&rdquo; then I expect them to explain why. Simply saying <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW74027968 BCX4\" lang=\"AR-SA\" xml:lang=\"AR-SA\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW74027968 BCX4\">&ldquo;<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW74027968 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW74027968 BCX4\">I don&rsquo;t like it&rdquo; is not enough &ndash; I want to understand why.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"TextRun SCXW26372270 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW26372270 BCX4\">What skills do you need as a designer today?<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW26372270 BCX4\" data-ccp-props='{\"469777462\":[1440,2880,4320],\"469777927\":[0,0,0],\"469777928\":[1,1,1]}'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>I <span data-contrast=\"none\">believe that the tools themselves are no longer that important. As a designer, you are now much more of a manager, especially when working with larger companies. There are a whole range of stakeholders, all of whom have their own ideas and needs. You have to communicate with everyone, organise their feedback, coordinate your own design team, make sure tasks are distributed, and keep track of everything.<\/span><span data-ccp-props='{\"469777462\":[1440,2880,4320],\"469777927\":[0,0,0],\"469777928\":[1,1,1]}'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-ccp-border-bottom=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-bottom=\"0px\" data-ccp-border-between=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-between=\"0px\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Of course, a passion for the actual design work is still part of the job &ndash; and you have to understand the users, but the operational design is often only a small part of everything that needs to be done.<\/span><span data-ccp-props='{\"469777462\":[1440,2880,4320],\"469777927\":[0,0,0],\"469777928\":[1,1,1]}'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"TextRun SCXW163636016 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW163636016 BCX4\">What was your biggest screw-up in your professional career?<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW163636016 BCX4\" data-ccp-props='{\"469777462\":[1440,2880,4320],\"469777927\":[0,0,0],\"469777928\":[1,1,1]}'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229434220 BCX4\">Before I became a designer, I was a technical draughtsman and worked in a civil engineering office. I was allowed to help draw up plans for an apartment building &ndash; still completely on paper, drawn with ink. At the time, there was a <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW229434220 BCX4\">fairly classic<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229434220 BCX4\"> mistake that happened among the many changes: The chimney <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW229434220 BCX4\">in<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229434220 BCX4\"> the upper and lower floor was no longer aligned. Of course, this only became <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229434220 BCX4\">apparent<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229434220 BCX4\"> once construction had already begun &ndash; suddenly, the chimney <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW229434220 BCX4\">at<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229434220 BCX4\"> the upper floor was in a completely different <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229434220 BCX4\">location<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229434220 BCX4\"> to the one on the lower floor.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"TextRun SCXW198748941 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW198748941 BCX4\">Which projects from your studies<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW198748941 BCX4\">have stayed with you to this day?<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW198748941 BCX4\" data-ccp-props='{\"469777462\":[1440,2880,4320],\"469777927\":[0,0,0],\"469777928\":[1,1,1]}'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>I <span data-contrast=\"none\">particularly remember working with the artist J<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&ouml;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">rg Schlick &ndash; and Orhan Kipcak, of course. He was a real enabler, with great contacts in the art and culture scene in Graz. That was particularly exciting for me. We were a group that didn&rsquo;t necessarily want to do classic commercial projects. We were madly in love with the art and culture scene. It felt like there were no rules or norms, and we could try our hand at anything and break new ground.<\/span><span data-ccp-props='{\"469777462\":[1440,2880,4320],\"469777927\":[0,0,0],\"469777928\":[1,1,1]}'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-ccp-border-bottom=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-bottom=\"0px\" data-ccp-border-between=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-between=\"0px\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Many of our teachers came from this very field themselves &ndash; artists such as Stella Rollig, Monochrom and others. I found this world simply fascinating. It was also great to be able to participate in the steirischer herbst festival and to use audio-visual technology in spaces <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&ndash;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> to be part of the event. These were moments when our work went out into the world &ndash; and that was really cool.<\/span><span data-ccp-props='{\"469777462\":[1440,2880,4320],\"469777927\":[0,0,0],\"469777928\":[1,1,1]}'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-ccp-border-bottom=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-bottom=\"0px\" data-ccp-border-between=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-between=\"0px\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">But what I also really started to appreciate is the broad scope of the programme. It wasn&rsquo;t just about design, but also about strategic and marketing aspects. At the time, I may not have taken it so seriously &ndash; I wanted to do creative things and have fun &ndash; but in retrospect, this broad foundation was extremely valuable. Understanding where design takes place and how it works was enormously important for my future career.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"TextRun SCXW32911176 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW32911176 BCX4\">How do you see the future of your professional field?<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW32911176 BCX4\" data-ccp-props='{\"469777462\":[1440,2880,4320],\"469777927\":[0,0,0],\"469777928\":[1,1,1]}'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/h3>\n<p data-ccp-border-bottom=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-bottom=\"0px\" data-ccp-border-between=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-between=\"0px\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Due to the rapid development of artificial intelligence, we are currently in the midst of a transformation process. You have to try to stay on the ball, find out where the journey might take us, recognise trends early on, and, ideally, help shape them right away. But exactly what that will look like is still completely open; and in any case, it will be disruptive. 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