Emily Wiberg Sode

I like to use design to tackle some of the complex problems we face today. I strive to always grow both as a designer and "user whisperer".

City of Helsinki & Aalto University / OmaStadi Budgeting Game: An evaluation framework for working towards more inclusive participation through design games (thesis)

Design researcher | 02 / 2019 - 09 / 2020

Evaluating the OmaStadi game’s impact on the overall inclusiveness of Helsinki’s participatory budgeting.

Finnish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry & Aalto University / Exploration Areas (project)

Service designer | 02 / 2018 - 06 / 2018

Collaboration with the Finnish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry & Metsähallitus to find a solution which addresses the unique potential of Hiking areas in Finland.

ABB & Aalto University / Redefining the experience of Drive Composer Pro and the ABB development process (project)

Experience designer | 02 / 2017 - 05 / 2017

Experiential redesign of ABB’s Drive Composer Pro software, and a re-design of ABB’s software development process.

Kulturmejeriet Langesø / Freelancer

Visual designer | 01 / 2014 - 05 / 2014

Freelance web designer in charge of developing a new brand website for the local society Kulturmejeriet Langesø.

Comic Relief (CR), London / Visual design intern

Visual designer | 07 / 2013 - 12 / 2013

Working with internal & external e-mail designs, illustrative work such as icons & illustrations, web page design updates & image assets, Thumblr theming, and concept visualisation.

Master of Arts in New Media Design and Production at Aalto University, School of Arts, Design and Architecture focusing on service design and co-design.

Master of Science in Digital Design and Communication at IT University in Copenhagen, focusing on co-design, UX, and interaction design.