Context One of the projects that I did while studying in Norway at HiOA was Design Office - Project Management. Three other students and I lead with seven 1st and 2nd year design students through the design process. This was a great experience to learn, not only about managing people and working … [Read more...]
Gender-neutral Washrooms
I think my favourite design decision that I found in Norway was the choice to label the washrooms as Gender-neutral. Up until this point, I had only seen single occupant washrooms labelled for anyone. I first saw these washrooms at school HiOA (Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied … [Read more...]
Design: Canada and Norway
I just got back to Canada from my 5-month exchange in Norway. I'm studying Industrial Design at OCAD U and went to Norway for Product Design at HiOA. While I was there I noticed countless differences that Canada and Norway treat design differently. I haven’t had much time outside of Canada so it’s … [Read more...]