USER CENTERED DESIGNAs an Interaction / User Experience Designer I like to arouse surprising experiences on the functional level in my designs in order to create the best user-product interaction.

I have a passion for interaction design in all its aspects, whether as digital tool or tangible products. In my portfolio I illustrate how I designed different types of interactions in different products. They appear in apps or interfaces but also in general manner of interacting physical products.

My goal is to design products in the way that they fit to the user needs and context. A sustainable product is a product which people love to use.

As Google quotes: "Design for the user, the rest will follow"

Enjoy the journey! Olivier Deleye

As a freelance interaction designer I worked for different companies executing different functions. These collaborations were project related and focused on business-to-business apps. The visual content of the apps cannot be showed due to confidentiality manners. Nevertheless, I will describe my input in the development of these apps.

This app is developed to make mobile sale processes of agricultural machinery to farmers easier for retailers, specifically on location. My role in this project was to do field/user research and observations. Therefor, I visited two retailers in France and interviewed and analyzed the condition retailers work in during the sale procedures. The result of this observation is used to map the problems the users encounter during negotiations.

user & context observer

In this PostNL app designed for package receivingtraineeship purposes my role was to translate the app from Dutch to French and make the in app voiceover. This implicates understanding the sequential change of explanation of theory and the knowledge test aspect of the app and translate these in French postal jargon.

translator, voiceover & tester

Trust is a start-up offering services through an app. My role within the design team was to illustrate the findings and outcomes of the strategic path defining the goal, persona and the main functional concept of the app according to the founder s vision. This implicates submerging and understanding the purpose and vision of Trust as service offering start-up. The strategic illustrations provide a clear overview of the function and structure of the app/service.

strategic illustrator

-W I D R--THE SCREEN SHARING APP

Wider is my own concept app actually in development, which allows making a wide mobile screen by connecting different smartphones. With this app it is possible to watch videos and play games on a widescreen in a social gathering with friends in a sports bar or during a meeting with colleagues around the coffee table. The dimensions of smartphones screens are getting larger each new generation. So why not push the limits and make even wider screens by combining them?

Nike Solescape is the embodiment of the new Nike stores shopping experience in the context of running shoes. This communication product provides information about running shoes to customers in an interactive way. Customers are engaged to try and fit running shoes in order to test and get acquainted with the characteristics and technology of Nike running shoes. The concept is an interactive floor, which people can interact with by taking different static standing and dynamic positions. The concept reacts on users’ movements and provides specific information according to the different actions.

The concept’s principle consists of three general actions. 1 Model recognition, 2 User actions, 3 Feedback & Information. First the shoe is scanned to activate the model specific information. Secondly the user interacts with the system by taking different positions. (stand, stand on toes, jump etc.) Finally the system gives specific feedback and information according to the different positions the user takes. An example of the given information is illustrated in the INTERFACE area on the right side of this spread.

1. MODEL RECOGNITION 2. USER ACTIONS 3. FEEDBACK & INFORMATION

LOCATION OF CONCERNED TECHNOLOGY SCHEMATIC

TECHNOLOGY ILLUSTRATION BENEFITS OF

TECHNOLOGY DETAILED TECHNOLOGY ILLUSTRATION (MOVIE)

SUMARIZINGABILITY CHART

The multiple audio sources to ear remote, a.k.a. MASTER, is a redesign of the wireless Bluetooth earphones of Sony-Ericsson. This project is focussed on user-experience, insights and tests.

There were many design and function issues in the existing model of earphones. The most annoying characteristic of the existing product is that it could not easily been linked to devices. A Bluetooth receiver had to be moved from device to device to make the connection between device and earphones. It takes to many different handlings to make connection, which makes it impossible to connect multiple devices to one pair of wireless earphones. The purpose of this redesign was to make it easier to link the wireless earphones to multiple portable media devices.

The final product of this redesign is a smart watch. This smart watch is linked with 4 different devices, also are the wireless earphones. It is easy to switch from audio devices by just twisting the screen of the watch. This is made possible by using the technology of Bluetooth 4.0.

The first phase of the project was acquiring problems users encountered using the old Sony-Ericsson earbuds.

Results#1: - Hard to make to connect- The feedback is not clear

with inquiries information about aesthetics and possible situation of use of wireless earbuds.

Results#2: - Situations: jogging, driving, walking the dog, working on the computer, cycling and travelling

Finally the question was: Where is it the most suitable to have this new product for the most comfortable use?

Results#374% on wrist 5% other place on body21% environment object

Feadship is a prestigious Dutch super yacht manufacturer known for the high quality of craftsmanship and finishing. The length of Feadship s vessels varies from 50 to 100+ meters. This case is about designing a future concept of a super yacht with a minimum length of 70 meters. The challenge is to rethink the whole concept of yachting by first tackling possibilities for new interactions on yachts and finally implement those in a new layout taking in consideration the future developments in luxury trends. The leading trend in this project is so called: stealth luxury: enjoying the quality of luxury goods without necessarily showing off. That is rather contradictory for a super yacht, which makes this project even more challenging.

INTERACTION ANALOGY:

Dancing a silent tango in a museum.Fullfill yourself freely while taking care of the environment.

ACTIVITY FREQUENCY ON BOTH TRADITIONAL YACHT AND CONCEPT AEDOS. . TRADITIONAL YACHT

AEDOS

The traditional layout is redesigned with a lower and symmetrical profile since the most frequently used spaces are located at the rear-middle part of the main deck and at the backside of the sun deck. The useless areas of the traditional yachts are removed to create a more functional layout. This new package allows blending more in the environment since the ship became less pretentious in its proportions. The symmetrical innate qualities do not cause any boundaries for the dynamics.

The interaction is focussed on the main deck. The social area is situated in the middle of the vessel characterised by a vast open room with opening balconies and rooftop stimulating better social interactions. This space of leisure can be used for multiple purposes; events such as private parties, art exhibitions or even conferences.

Before being a status symbol, a super yacht should be a facility of complacency. The owner should be in relation with nature and bond with it. Therefore AEDOS is designed with a lot of openings to show as much of the environment. The water is also easily accessible. The opening doors partly submerge what makes it possible to step on and of the main deck to a tender or just to take a dive in waters of the most beautiful places on earth.

Multifunctional purpose for a complete experience

SUN DECK

SIDE-VIEW

MAIN DECK

MACHINE DECKArt exhibitions are one of many possibilities for secondary use.

The glass opening rooftop for more openess and interaction with the environment. .

The bridge above the main deck amplifies openess by letting the main

deack and the sun deck communicate. .

SailSoap is born from a project focussed on the manufacturing process: blow moulding of plastics in this case polypropylene.

As an interaction designer my goal is to make a playful design of a packaging bottle of bath foam product. Children often play in bath with empty shampoo bottles. It makes bathing less boring and more attractive. The idea was to make a product with doubble function; a bottle and a toy. SailSoap transforms from bottle/packaging into a sailboat. This transformation is simply done by moving the sail from the upper surface and stick it in the deck. Et voila! The SailSoap is ready to front the bubbly waves.

At De Jongens van de Tekening I make drawings. Different type of drawings. These drawings can be strategic illustrations, user scenarios or product concepts performed during live sessions at congresses, symposia or conferences attended by managers and CEO's. As freelance employee I work on a wide range of different projects with different influential companies in the Netherlands. Mostly in order to define strategic & organisational near future paths for organisations. This job implicates submerging and understanding the core meaning of different technical and strategic subjects discussed by company leaders, which gave me an overview of the Dutch industry s backstage. The skill I developed by doing this is to listen, understand, to make visual translations and draw at the same time.

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