Expertise Areas

User & society

Human-centred design
Co-creation
Value Sensitive Design
Ethical analysis

Creativity & Aesthetics

UX/UI design
Adobe Creative Suite
Figma & Miro
Explorative brainstorming methods
High-fidelity concept visualisation

Business & Entrepreneurship

Stakeholder & market analysis
Stakeholder communication
Implementation analysis
System-level thinking
Value-exploration tools (e.g., value-proposition map, user journey, business model canvas)

Technology & Realization

Digital and physical prototyping
Material exploration
Laser cutting
3D modelling
Electronics & circuit building
Arduino

Math, Data & Computing

Qualitative and quantitative data analysis
Python
MAXQDA
Designing data interactions and architectures

Design & Research processes

Applying various research methods (interviews, card-sorting, etc.)
Thematic analysis
Translating data into design insights
Design research
Working across multidisciplinary expertise areas

User & Society

Developing a deep understanding of target groups in healthcare requires engaging with complex and often unfamiliar needs and vulnerabilities. My projects therefore involve the deliberate selection of research approaches that enable meaningful, multi-perspective exploration beyond confirming assumptions, focusing instead on understanding lived realities and translating these insights into human-centered design decisions. This approach is reflected in projects such as DiaLog, where the target group’s values informed concept development, which in turn was used as a conversational research tool. Ethical awareness is a fundamental part of this process, encompassing both responsible, low-risk participant involvement and continuous reflection on the ethical implications of design decisions and envisioned outcomes.

Creativity & Aesthetics

For me, Creativity and Aesthetics play a central role in communicating concepts and shaping interactions. This means that my design process includes in-depth research into existing interaction patterns and stylistic references, followed by exploration of how these can be re-imagined.

In this development I aim for aesthetics that align closely with the target group, both in physical and digital interactions. This is well-represented in Physi and DiaLog, where interactions are grounded in the needs and values of the specific user groups.

I view visual style as a form of storytelling that supports understanding and adoption, making it an essential tool in my practice. Therefore I work with professional and coherent visual languages, ranging from carefully crafted research materials such as card-sorting tools to polished sketches and prototypes, adapting each representation to the design phase and purpose.

Business & Entrepreneurship

While my design approach strongly emphasises research, I do not see research as an end in itself, but rather as a bridge to practice. I focus on translating insights into concrete proposals that explore how design concepts can function in real-world contexts. This includes formulating design implications for development or implementation based on rich research insights, as demonstrated in projects such as HeartLoop, DiaDiary, and DiaLog.

I actively build networks with experts and stakeholders to understand existing systems and explore realistic implementation scenarios. Using business-oriented tools iteratively, I map users, stakeholders, and value relationships, and critically analyse existing healthcare systems to position design outcomes for feasible adoption and real-world impact.

Technology & Realization

Technology and realisation play an important role in my design practice as both design enabler and research instrument. I develop prototypes with deliberately chosen levels of fidelity, depending on the goal of the design activity. This ranges from technical renders used to explore and communicate concepts, as in HeartLoop, to high-fidelity prototypes that enable meaningful interaction, as seen in Physi and DiaLog.

I find it important that both physical and digital prototypes communicate a realistic path toward implementation. I therefore see technical knowledge, which I have strengthened through coursework (e.g., LightWork, Cooking Buddy), as a tool that informs decision-making and allows me to assess technical opportunities at an early stage and ensure feasibility for development.

Math, Data & Computing

Across my projects, I consistently investigate existing data practices in healthcare, including current data collection methods, and how data is experienced by patients and/or healthcare professionals within broader care systems. This system-level perspective allows me to identify opportunities where design can improve how data is gathered, interpreted, and communicated across stakeholders.

My projects aim to create more accessible and actionable data interactions by supporting patients in understanding, reflecting on, and communicating their own data.

In DiaLog, this also included investigating data architectures and exploring ethical opportunities for data storage, sharing, and long-term use within healthcare systems.

Design and Research Processes

Healthcare is an inherently complex field, and developing meaningful understanding within it requires a considered combination of research methods. In my projects, I draw on both novel and established approaches to navigate this complexity. In my approaches I often foster an interplay between different expertise areas, enabling limitations to be addressed and new possibilities to be explored. This is reflected in DiaLog, where a prototype was carefully developed as a research instrument to incorporate user input while navigating ethical constraints.

A key component of my design and research process is the reduction of complexity without oversimplification. This is reflected not only in my methodological choices, but also in how I analyse qualitative and quantitative data, identify patterns and tensions, and translate these into clear insights and actionable implications for design and implementation.