I embarked on my interaction design journey eight years ago, embodying a deeply human-centric design approach, laser-sharp design skills, and a robust package of Research and Design Methods.
I worked for major European customers like ZDF and NZZ, published several design research papers ↓ in prestigious journals, and presented my work at international conferences ↓.
To cope with this fast-paced world, you will most likely find me:
I also ♥ to creatively engage with Machine Learning algorithms and see how my art and data change and
transform through this ongoing conversation.
More on my Canvas!
Design Education
◔ PhD Research (1 Year)
Interactive Arts & Technology
Simon Fraser University
→ Pivoting after 1 Year of Research
→ Withdrawn October 2023
★ Master of Arts
Interactive Arts & Technology
Simon Fraser University
2022
★ Bachelor of Arts
Interaction Design
University of Applied Design
Schwäbisch Gmünd
2018
Work Experience
Homeware Lab
& Everyday Design Studio
Product Designer
2019 → Now
Research Assistant
2019 → 2023
Teaching Assistant
2019 → 2023
University of Applied
Design
Schwäbisch Gmünd
Lab Supervisor
Lecturer: Interface Design II & Invention Design II
Summer 2019
Product & Visual Designer
2017
It's getting personal
Born and raised near Stuttgart
in Southern Germany
I moved to Vancouver more than 4 years ago and am happy to call this my home.
Cant't stop listening to:
Slowdive -
kisses
Amyl and The Sniffers - Full
Performance (Live on KEXP)
Microwave
Prince - Eternal Light (1995)
Language
Fluent in English & German and communication with developer
Visualising & Creating Motion
Paper and Pen
Figma ♥
Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop
After Effects, Premiere Pro
Rhino3D, Fusion360
Keynote
Workflow & Methods
Research through Design
Design Methods
Design Sprints
Lean UX & Design Thinking
Co-Creation & Co-Speculation Workshops
Visual Identity Workshops
Chat with Machines
HTML, CSS, JSPublications
Envisioning and Understanding Orientations to Introspective AI:
Exploring a Design Space with Meta.Aware
, William Odom, and Samuel Barnett. 2023. Proceedings of SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. Hamburg, Germany, CHI ’23. ACM Press.
Memory Tracer & Memory Compass: Investigating Personal Location
Historiesas a Design Material for Everyday Reminiscence
White, J., Odom, W., , Zhong, C. (2023). In Proceedings of the Nordic conference on human-computer interaction: participative computing for sustainable futures. Aarhus, Denmark. NordiCHI ’22. ACM Press.
Exploring Data Intermediaries as Infrastructure for a
Human-Centric Data Economy: Speculations & Critical Reflections
Samuel Barnett, , William Odom, and Kaitlyn Andres. 2022. In Proceedings of the Nordic conference on human-computer interaction: participative computing for sustainable futures. Aarhus, Denmark. NordiCHI ’22. ACM Press.
A Design Inquiry into Introspective AI:
Surfacing Opportunities, Issues, and Paradoxes
, William Odom, and Samuel Barnett. 2021. In Proceedings of Designing Interactive Systems. Virtual Event. DIS ’21. ACM Press. 12 pages.
Exploring Location Histories as a Design Material for Reflection
with Memory Compass & Memory Tracer
White, J., Odom, W.,
In DIS ’20 Companion Proceedings. Eindhoven, Netherlands. ACM Press.
Data and Generative AI as a Design Material
Co-creating abstract, irrational, and inspirational data representations for the home
, William Odom.
2023.
As part of the Data as a Material for Design in Proceedings of SIGCHI Conference on Human
Factors in Computing Systems. Hamburg, Germany, CHI
’23. ACM Press.
Conferences & Events
◉ CHI, Hamburg
Presenting a study on AI & Introspection
2023
◉ DIS, Online
Presenting my pictorial on designing AI for introspection
2021
◉ WIX Design Tools Hackathon, Tel Aviv
Creating a plug-in to prototype with variable fonts
2018
◉ Push Conference, Munich
Presenting our work on a Ad-Hoc salinity Measurement device
2016