Vision
Vision
I thrive on enhancing designs, using a critical mindset, and aiming for strong aesthetic and experiential quality in both interaction and visuals. At the same time, I am becoming aware that this drive for high quality can turn into perfectionism, making it difficult to decide when a design is “finished.” While this motivates me to put effort into my work, it also means I am often not fully satisfied with the result. Even after investing many hours. This can sometimes reduce efficiency. I am learning to balance high standards with practicality, time constraints and the ability to move forward with confidence in my design decisions.
My design approach is rooted in a combination of user-centered design and exploration. I value taking a first-person perspective. Where I design by stepping into the role of the user. This approach helps me stay focused, motivated and grounded in the experience I am creating. Especially during more independent or iterative phases. It allows me to make design decisions and maintain continuity in my work.
At the same time, I value open discussions and collaborative input as an essential part of my creative process. While a first-person perspective helps me structure and drive development individually. A dialogue with peers and users often introduces new perspectives that challenge my assumptions and expand my thinking.
I notice that my creativity is strongest when I move between these two modes: working independently from a first-person experiential perspective, and stepping back into collaborative reflection. This balance helps me develop ideas and refine them through external input.
Additionally I enjoy experimenting with different design approaches and stepping outside familiar processes to discover new ways of thinking and making. This exploration is not only about outcomes, but also about how I grow as a designer. While my strengths lie in conceptual development, visual communication, and user-centered exploration, I have at times felt less confident in more technically intensive aspects of implementation. To address this, I have been exploring disciplines like computer science and industrial engineering to broaden my understanding of how systems are built and structured. This helps me bridge the gap between design intent and technical realization and strengthens my ability to work in multidisciplinary environments. I take initiative in discussions, enjoy shaping ideas within teams, and value open communication as a way to reach better and more constructive results.
In group projects, I often take a guiding role by structuring ideas, visualizing concepts, and helping teams move from discussion to direction. I do not aim to control the process, but rather to support clarity and progress. I generally work well in proactive and engaged teams, and I notice that my motivation can decrease when collaboration lacks direction or energy. I am actively learning how to maintain structure and motivation even when external conditions are less ideal.
Overall my professional identity is shaped by critical refinement, visual thinking, user-centered exploration and collaborative drive. I am motivated by the desire to create meaningful experiences that go beyond functionality and contribute to how people understand and relate to their own experiences. I aim to continue developing into a designer who balances creativity with structure, exploration with decision-making, and ambition with realism.
Vision
I believe design has the potential to move more toward systems of awareness, reflection, and wellbeing, alongside existing goals of optimization and efficiency. In a world where digital technologies are deeply embedded in everyday life, human experiences are being translated into data. While this creates opportunities for insight and personalization, it also risks reducing complex human experiences into simplified metrics. This can encourage comparison, pressure, and constant self-optimization.
At the same time, I do not see data itself as a problem. I believe the challenge lies in how data is interpreted and communicated. Emerging technologies like AI, wearable sensors and data-driven systems will continue to expand the amount and complexity of information available about human behaviour and wellbeing. These systems are not neutral; they influence how people perceive and understand themselves. This makes the role of design increasingly important in shaping how data becomes meaningful experience.
I see the future role of designers as mediators between people, data and systems. Rather than focusing only on efficiency or performance outcomes, designers should also consider how information is translated into understanding. This includes shaping how data is visualized: what is made visible or invisible and how users are guided in interpreting their own behaviour and experiences.
This connects to my interest in wellbeing, particularly mental wellbeing and stress reduction. As modern life becomes increasingly fast-paced and information-heavy. I see a growing need for technologies that reduce cognitive pressure rather than amplify it. Designers can play a key role in shaping tools that support autonomy and intrinsic motivation. As apposed to focusing on external validation or performance pressure.
I see that this means that as a designer I should be able to work across disciplines, combining interaction design, data literacy, prototyping, and user research with critical thinking about ethics and societal impact. Next to this, an important ability is to translate technological systems into simple, meaningful, and accessible experiences that support a wide range of users.
Ultimately I aim to contribute to a future in which technology supports reflection rather than distraction, awareness rather than optimisation and understanding rather than measurement. I want to design experiences that help people reconnect with themselves, their actions, and their wellbeing, rather than constantly evaluating them against external standards.