ABOUT · GAME UX/UI DESIGNER

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Rémi Couture

Guillaume "Rémi" Couture (also written Remi Couture or Remy Couture) is a game UX/UI designer and developer based in Greater Montreal, Canada, and the founder of Strategic Sloth LLC.

Not to be confused with other people who share the name, including the Montreal special effects makeup artist Rémy Couture.

Founder, Strategic SlothMontreal, QC
Portrait of Rémi Couture
Guillaume “Rémi” Couture
20 years
in game UI, UX and product design
12 studios
from Club Penguin to Offworld
9 studios
directed at once as UX Director
EN · FR
Greater Montreal, working worldwide
Club Penguin characters Gary, Rockhopper and Aunt Arctic standing on the Club Penguin logo
Gary, Rockhopper and Aunt Arctic: Club Penguin character art drawn by Rémi. © Disney.

01 · WHERE IT STARTED

Club Penguin at Disney (2006 to 2009)

Rémi started his career at Club Penguin, the kids' virtual world acquired by The Walt Disney Company in 2007. He began in customer support and moved into the art department, where he worked as an illustrator and animator, creating Flash illustration and 3D assets.

  1. STARTCustomer support
  2. THENArt department
  3. ROLEIllustrator and animator

Club Penguin artwork and trademarks belong to Disney. Nothing on this page is affiliated with or endorsed by Disney.

02 · 2009 TO 2025

Career in game UI.
Eleven studios.

From hidden-object games and kids' apps to MechWarrior 5, Dauntless and Squad.

  1. 2009 to 2013 Gogii GamesUX/UI designer and illustrator 27 shipped games.
  2. 2013 to 2014 Cupcake DigitalUX/UI designer Kids' apps for iOS and Android.
  3. 2014 to 2015 DeNAUX/UI designer Mobile game UI in Unity.
  4. 2015 to 2016 Hothead GamesSenior UX/UI designer Mobile games in Unity.
  5. 2016 to 2018 Piranha GamesUX/UI designer MechWarrior 5
  6. 2018 Phoenix LabsUX/UI designer Dauntless
  7. June to August 2018 Sprung StudiosUX/UI and VR Art Director (contract) Vancouver. Directed client-facing UI projects, led stakeholder reviews and mentored junior designers.
  8. 2019 to 2020 Frima StudioLead UX/UI designer Unity and Unreal Engine projects.
  9. 2020 to 2021 UX MagiciansSenior UX/UI product designer Client work across Unity and Unreal pipelines.
  10. 2021 to 2022 AppLovinUX Director, Central Creative Set UX standards across nine mobile game studios.
  11. 2022 to 2025 OffworldSenior UX/UI designer Squad
  12. 2025 to nowStrategic SlothFounderGame UI, apps and original games.

TEAMS AND CLIENTS HE HAS WORKED WITH

DisneySonyRiot GamesAppLovinTencentPhoenix LabsUniversalHasbro

“UI, UX, illustration and implementation Remi was a one stop shop to get stuff done. Strong recommend, would hire again.”
Keith Kawahata Hired and managed Rémi · AppLovin · July 2022

03 · NOW

Strategic Sloth
and his own games.

Through Strategic Sloth, Rémi designs and builds game UI, apps and games for studios, and makes original titles.

Meet the studio →

WORK WITH RÉMI

Building a game?
Rémi leads every project.

Tell him what you are building, your engine and your dates. He replies personally within one business day, with a suggested first step and a price.