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How i see the world

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Identity

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My name is Thomas Imhoff and I am a master Design for Interaction student. As a person I try to understand other people as best as possible which makes me able to help and care for them. Understanding the human mind is a very important aspect of me, it tells you information about everything and it can help you deal with almost every situation.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=”transparent” up=”5″ down=”20″][vc_column_text]As a designer

As a designer, I always try to keep the user in mind. I think this is the most important aspect of design since this is the person you are creating something for. To me, a product is successful, when this person is able to operate your product and is interested in doing so. I wanted to gain a better understanding of my user, therefore, I followed courses at the psychology and technology department at the university. I learned interesting facts about cognitive and behavioral psychology and gained a better picture of how the human mind tends to operate.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=”transparent” up=”10″ down=”10″][vc_column_text]Identity in my products

This knowledge is translated into my products when designing I pay close attention to the user. My final bachelor project was on the Play and learn squad. The focus point of my project was to motivate children to be more active. The way I did this was doing a lot of research focused on my user. This abled me to get a better grasp on the user and focus on the problem that caused the lack of movement. Also, I designed my product to the current activities that the children like. The outcome, a product which shows promising likeability for children and motivating them to be active. My specialization on the User & society competency has helped me to gain a deeper understanding of the user.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=”transparent” up=”100″ down=”10″][vc_separator type=”transparent” up=”100″ down=”10″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text]

Vision

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During a course about design for inclusion, I heard the most interesting sentence: There are no people with disabilities there are only wrongly designed products. This caught my interest and created my belief that a lot of wrongs can be done right by creating good design. People are shaped by their surroundings, by their activities and this can lead to positive experience and negative experience. For example, in elementary school, there are always children who feel insecure because they are not able to perform as good as other kids in sports however they excel in other areas. This causes demotivation in sports and may never cause them to pick it up. It makes me ask myself: why hasn’t this system updated yet if it clearly does not work? As a designer, I want to be able to fully grasp my user, understand their problems and design a solution which does not make them feel special but feel normal.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=”transparent” up=”10″ down=”10″][vc_column_text]Why me?

My education have helped me to better understand how people tend to operate. Being able to understand how people feel or how people would react to a certain situation with great precision makes me suitable to understand my user. Last years I improved my knowledge about the human mind by following psychology courses to perfective my user tests. Currently, I am studying a master that focusses on how the user interacts with my products[/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=”transparent” up=”5″ down=”20″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][/vc_row]