Design ShareTalk @ Making Waves

• Main talk by David McInnes, Design Director @ Making Waves Oslo: „Learnings from a designer that have nothing to do with actually designing a single damn thing but will make you a better designer. (note: may include Quantum Mechanics, Kittens and mild bad language).”

David has spent around 20 years being paid to design, with all kinds of experiences from multiple companies, different countries, cultures and clients. His work has won the Norwegian Design Councils Award for Design Excellence, Gold at Visuelt, Silver in Lovie Awards. He has his own stories and understandings on what helped him get to where he is today, some will help you, some might be boring clichés and some he made up in the taxi to the airport.

• Case talk by Michał Kokociński, Senior Interaction Designer @ Making Waves Kraków: "Design in Kraków, test in Oslo, implement in three Nordic countries – case study"

Michal will show you how difficult it is to encourage new people to join the gym in a country where almost everyone is a member of a gym or a sport club. He will share the story about challenges and wins of a team trying to understand the sport culture of Nordic countries. You will hear about his part in a huge project realized for Health and Fitness Nordic, which is Nordic region’s leading and largest provider in the health and fitness sector. A big part of his talk will cover the experience of user tests conducted on the Oslo streets, especially for a guy who doesn’t speak Norwegian. You can count on loads of simple and easy to implement clues and tips.

• Discussion panel with designers from Kraków, Dave and with special guest Cathrine Movold, Director of Experience Design @ Making Waves Global: „Design as a global job – working with different cultures and cross-borders”