About me

Im a multidisciplinary designer with a specialty in service design and experience with product and interaction design. I graduated with a master in design from AHO (The Oslo school of architecture and design in January 2020.

As a designer I love to understand and visualize complex systems and services. I love to do research by meeting people in their own context and understand their needs. I also love to make stuff, all from textiles, woodworks or graphic design. I love to prototype early and fast with people because I believe you never know how things work before its out in context.

Finally, here’s some fun facts about me: I played soccer for 10 years and beach volleyball for 3. I play the piano and the guitar. I know how to train military dogs. I have cycled from Norway through Russia to Poland. I lived in Chile for half a year. I have a passion for textiles. I love to hike all year with friends and know Oslo’s woods as my back pocket. And I’m a real history nerd.

Contact

Jacob.braathen@gmail.com

09 11 76 00 50

Work experience

Service designer - ÆRA Strategic Innovation - 2020 -

  • Worked with companies through strategy and innovation processes by organising workshops, and translating insights into ideas and concepts. 

  • Developing brands and brand structures, including logos, visuals and text.

  • Working with developing business operations and services through user interviews, user journey mapping and value chain mapping. 

  • Worked as a consultant and a service designer for 3 years. 

Service/ interaction designer - Repairable AS - 2019

  • Conducted user testing, identified primary needs, developed a new service blueprint.

  • Designed all primary screens for new ordering web page, collaborated with developers on website implementation.

Product/ service designer - K8 Industridesign - 08. 2016 - 03. 2017

  • Mapped Oslo’s recycling system, identified sustainable materials for packaging dairy products.

  • Did product sketches on several product design projects, including a lamp and medical equipment.

  • Led the company’s submission to a cycle hotel competition and was awarded an Honourable Mention.

Language skills

Norwegian: Fluent

English: Fluent

Spanish: Basic

Mandarin: Some