I am an interaction designer and user experience specialist based in Oslo, Norway. I have experience from diverse design projects: websites, exhibitions, professional tools, and applications for mobile, desktop and interactive TV.
I am a holistic thinker. I love complexity. I am curious about everything.
Sept. 2016 - Current
Started a fresh new design studio, working with both client based projects and development of digital products in-house.
2015 - 2016
Designed a social platform for students & teachers in higher-education in a startup team. Responsible for conducting user research, producing rapid prototyps, facilitating usability testing, and designing overall user experience of the product
2012 - 2014
Design consultant for UNICEF Innovation Centre in Kampala, Uganda, on behalf of Design without Borders. Designed a learning platform for youth with low computer literacy in rural Uganda.
2010 - 2012
Design lead and user researcher for Escenic's main product, the Content Studio CMS - used by customers such as Schibsted, YLE, SVT and Telegraph Media Group.
2008 - 2009
UX & UI designer for Consoll IPTV products: including hotel in-room entertainment system for Radisson Blu Hotel, Trysil.
2008
Worked in a freelance capacity for Nokia’s user research workshop in China (2 weeks duration).
2006 - 2007
Worked on web design, graphic design, and exhibition design projects.
2004 - 2005
2004
Taught Html&CSS, web design course
2005 - 2007
MA, Interaction Design
2003 - 2004
BA, Interaction design
1998 - 2002
BA, Graphic design
Since 2008, I have been working as a photographer for larp (live action roleplaying) community in Oslo in my spare time. The photos from the larp "Till death do us apart" (played in Palestine in the summer of 2012) was featured in Helsinki Sanomat - the major daily newspaper in Finland.
I read and draw comics in between working as a designer. Here is my weekly webcomic about funny, absurd and beautiful moments in my daily life.
