I’m a student who likes to work on projects where I start from scratch and build something up. In the process I like to learn new things and work towards a final goal. For example, soldering, 3d modeling and laser cutting. In these projects I like to involve technologies I think are interesting and relevant to the plan. This way I both explore the technologies and see their capabilities, while creating something that looks both nice and is practical. Another way I do this is by trying to fix broken objects of mine myself, for example lenses.

I’m also very into photography and recently got into film photography, I would love to use these skills to showcase my upcoming projects! I think photography really helps with envision and placing products as its very visual and requires attention to details, perspectives and composition. Other than that, I like editing and working on graphical design as well as it’s a way to express myself. I also used to do a fair bit of android modifications and like to customize my peripherals with nice backgrounds and clean layouts so that they are efficient to use and are easy viewed this is very related to my interest to graphical design. I think both hobbies really come down to the presentation and view of a final product where the aesthetics matter a lot.

In projects I tend to take the captain role and try to keep the project on tracks by maintaining the projects vision. This way I keep progress and iterations going, however I’m not afraid to take hard turns and take steps back. This can both be a blessing or a curse for the group as I do help them progress a lot and stay on the topic but I can be quite suborn about this, this shouldn’t be bad however because I feel that’s also part of the design progress. In case I feel like I’m being too stubborn I take no problem in loosening up and keep the group vibe positive.

I’m personally very interested in the intersection between technologies and design. I think design can give a lot of purpose to upcoming technologies. Usually new technologies and mechanics tend to be very rough and not user friendly, that’s why I think a design can make or break a product. A designer should be able to make the product more accessible by trying to make it more user-friendly and give it a bit of flair. I’d like to develop a personal design language that’s recognizable to the users but shouldn’t compromise the affordability of the product. The user should feel one with the product and that’s why I think nice ergonomics are a must, the use of more organic shapes should help a lot with that and might engage the user more with the product. When a product is nicely shaped it should be very affordable, users should know how to use my products right out of the box without any literature or tutorials by following what the shape and textures make them do. To achieve these goals, I’m quite a fan of unconvential design as I think current design in for example smartphones is losing it character. An example of this weird approach to design is the pop-up cameras on smartphones, as this overcomes a problem in a rather funny way.

I think that with my design I want to connect users to new technologies and ease people’s lives without being too intrusive. This way I make things more accessible for the general public. I want to do this without compromises yet make them available for even the lesser set people. For example, one way I personally do this is by making my phone layouts, by keeping them clean and easy-viewed users will get less overblown with information and technologies, this keeps them calm and eases the use of the product or interface. At last I think my designs should bring emotions to the user so that they can bond to the object. Their purchase should be one of those, I’m very glad I bought this, purchases. I want to achieve this in an ethical way as these products shouldn’t take advantage of the user’s trust.