Hi, I’m Christopher!

UX

designer

& interaction designer


Curiosity drives my designs 🔎👀

PORTFOLIO

BIG and small

projects I’ve worked on!


Master thesis 🎓

How Prototypes can Empower
Older Adults in Participatory Design:
Facilitator Guidelines for Leveraging Prototypes

My master’s thesis was centered around a Participatory Design process.

Together with my thesis partner, we conducted a series of design activities at a senior center in Oslo. We co-designed an app and a TV remote, tailored to the participants.

Feel free to ask me questions about the project and my thesis!

Title
How Prototypes can Empower Older Adults in Participatory Design: Facilitator Guidelines for Leveraging Prototypes

Research Questions
“How can we support facilitators in leveraging prototypes to strengthen older adults’ ability to participate in PD?”

Timeline
12 months

Read more here ->


Website | Ponni Film 🐴

I made the website for the newly founded production company Ponni Film!

A simple yet clean portfolio website for the production to share their amazing work and creativity!

Check out the website here: https://ponnifilm.no/

Timeline
Small project, done for a good friend!

Role
Webdesigner


ACM Research Paper | NordiCHI 2024 📄

I’ve authored a paper published at NordiCHI’24

The paper investigates the cross-section of Human-AI Interaction and Participatory Design.

I would love to chat more about the study and the project, feel free to ask me about it!

https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3679318.3685384

Title
Investigating How Generative AI Affects Decision-Making in Participatory Design: Shifting the space to make design choices

Role
Author & co-author


Nebula | Tangible Interaction ✨

This project was a part of a 5-week intensive course. The project focused on tangible interaction and intensive work before a final showcase of the installation!

This highly intensive project gave me insight into how I handle pressure when designing. It also gave me experience in working intensively in teams.

Theme & Tools
Tangible interaction, Interactive installations, Concept development

Timeline
5 Weeks

Role
Designer

Date Completed
Feb 2024

Read more here ->


The Norwegian Agency for Public and Financial Management (DFØ) | Participatory Design 🏢

With the participatory design mindset we sought out to improve UIO’s use of DFØ’s systems through a participatory design process.

This project lead to my interest for facilitation in design, and inspired my master’s thesis!

Theme & Tools
Participatory design, Participatory Workshops, Facilitation

Timeline
4 Months

Role
Designer, facilitator and project leader

Date Completed
Nov 2023

Read more here ->


Covid-19 & loneliness | User-centered design 🗓️

A project to help a user/participant in a difficult period (covid-19).

Through user-centered and user oriented design we designed a table for activities to initiate social activity within a collective to lessen the feeling of isolation/loneliness.

Theme & Tools
UCD, UOD, prototyping, data collection, co-design,

Timeline
4 Months

Role
Designer

Date Completed
June 2021

Read more here ->


AtomIQ | App and concept 📈

As a part of the course Transformative design, fellow students and I collaborated with AtomIQ (external company) to develop a concept for an app for their investment platform.

With concepts and approaches like future design, experimental design, design fiction and future scenarios we came up with a great proof of concept.

Theme & Tools
AI, blockchain, Figma, New ways of designing

Timeline
4 Months

Role
Designer

Date Completed
June 2023

Under NDA and cannot disclose further.


UViten | Software Engineering, App 🧑‍💻

Through an API from the Norwegian Meteorological Institute, I, with other students, developed an android app. The app helps users stay safe from UV-light and the sun, and enlightens the risk factors of sun damage.

We also learned throughout the project how to work agile. We used a mix of scrum with sprints and kanban boards throughout the project.

Theme & Tools
Java, Kotlin, Android, Agile teamwork, Scrum, Kanban

Timeline
4 Months

Role
Designer & Developer

Date Completed
June 2022

Read more here ->


Student association | IFI-AVIS “Output” 📰

I am a former leader of the student association; tasked with publishing a student magazine every semester, relevant for all Institute for Informatics students.

The association is a low-threshold social association where everyone can join, become an intern, write an article, and contribute to shaping the magazine.

Role
Leader for the 12th edition | Spring – Fall 2024

Tasks
Overall editorial responsibility & task delegation

Website
https://www.ifiavis.no/ & https://issuu.com/outputifi


Smaller projects I’ve worked on!

Case studies and theoretical reflections/discussions.


Methods in interaction design


Exploring ruter’s app

Data collection and user-testing of the new ruter-app through methods and theories within interaction design.

12.11.21 | Fall 2021

It in organizations


Heimstaden

A closer look at the information systems behind an organization and how processes of change affect Heimstaden.

25.5.22 | Spring 2022

Understanding “use” before use


Trouble and breakdowns

Further my understanding of “use” and more specifically trouble and breakdowns as phenomenons in use.

26.5.23 | Spring 2023