This workshop will follow you through the creative process of designing the expressive look of Project Alias – the digital parasite for the surveillance age. Bjørn Karmann and Tore Knudsen, the creators of Alias, will host the workshop which will be focused around three parts.
- A presentation of the design process behind Project Alias and how nature inspired the work.
- Design your own Alias shell based on modular and organic materials.
- A playful session where we brainstorm on creative trigger words and commands to try out on a home assistant that will be decorated by the freshly made parasite.
Biographies:
Bjørn Karmann (DK) is a Danish designer working at Tellart, Amsterdam. He holds a Master’s Degree in Interaction Design from the Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design and a Bachelor’s degree in Communication Design from Kolding Design School. Graduating from CIID with highest honor, his graduation project (The Objectifier) has won multiple awards and pushed the thinking of machine learning as a means of prototyping and enriching spatial interaction. Bjørn combines his curiosity for new and emerging technologies with his passion for physical and human interactions, while finding a balance between nature and technology. With experience in design, installation art, robotics, and physical computing, he works across multiple disciplines and manifests between physical and virtual space.
Tore Knudsen (DK) born in 1992, is an Interaction designer based in Copenhagen, Denmark. He holds a Master degree in Interaction design from K3, Malmö University, and has previously worked as a digital designer. Currently, he is working as a User Experience designer at Topp Innovation & Design in Malmö, Sweden. Tore’s interest in design and technology started with photography and has expanded into many different mediums, ranging from web to physical installations. His work is often driven by an interest to explore and challenge our relationship with modern technology and he mainly does so through design and prototyping.
