Expertises
What are my selling points?
Creativity
Good solutions aren’t born in just extensive knowledge or expertise, they require creativity (too). As designer I’ve learned to make use of the expertise of others and my own fresh look on things to generate novel ideas. For this I look at history and other fields of work, like philosophy or art. I can look outside of the box and set high standards to push for new things.
project SMIT: rethink how we can wear garments instead of designing new ‘sustainable’ garments to fight climate change
project Bewoonder: adjust existing design methods to the situation
course a perspective on IoT: design rich tangible ways for intangible IoT interactions
Aesthetics
Through my ability to provide real-looking prototypes and realistic drawings I’m able to engage user and client. Aesthetics are not only able to create the feel of a real experience when that’s sometimes not possible, aesthetics are the way to a person’s heart.
The Real World
My experience with users and business make sure my solutions are tailored to real world situations. Everything is made with all users and stakeholders in mind and build to be able to provide something which provides profit, whether though money or citizen engagement.
Plenty experience with Business Model Canvasses, business plans, research for business.
Pracitcal experience with giving business advise to design studio Studio Sway
Data and Computing
It is my strong believe data can provide us with ways to make our world better. Whether that is through making it more efficient, providing richer data, or novel insights depends on what is needed and what data can be provided. Machine learning and AI provide can both enhance systems by providing extra insights by processing datasets too big for humans to read or by providing inspiration in showing averages, outliers and gaps.
Professional and Researcher
Through my professional and experience as a student I’m able to get to the core of a problem: if a client asks me to make a better drill, I design something which makes a hole in the wall. The question ‘why?’ is at the core of a project. Asking other about their insights and broadening my horizon are two main components of my work.
Did interesting research, with from a designed product and from exploratory working during my reproach project.
Have always worked with a research attitude, finding sources with every claim, but never explored research in-depth.
Realisation
A product cannot be real if it cannot be realised. Part of my qualities are being Abel to realise the promise I make for a design.
