To design is to communicate clearly by whatever means you
can control or master.
- Milaton Glaser
To design is to communicate clearly by whatever means you
can control or master.
- Milaton Glaser
Approach
Approach
Starting from his training in web technologies, Thomas has developed from the visual design of surfaces to the conception and planning digital products. For over 4 years, he has worked for companies and governments in the private and public sectors. He has worked in many areas of product/project development. From user research, conception and visual design to the strategic development of products. His focus today is on user-centered user experience projects to create real added value for people and companies.
Thomas sees every project team member as an active participant in the user experience of digital products. He believes that open communication and transparency are the cornerstones to creates space for new ideas of every user-centered project.
Profile
As a designer with experience in various fields, Thomas developed a T-shaped model of his abilities. The focus is on interaction design and user research.
Copywriting
Research
Interaction
Visual
Topics
Trust in various aspects in interaction design has long occupied Thomas during his studies and led to his work » Designing Trust in Online Experiences«. Since then, he has studied the use of data in the user-centred design and researched the use of personal data in the design process. Now he focuses on projects in tension between user-centred data strategies and technologies such as artificial intelligence.
Education
09/2016 - 07/2018
Master of Arts in Design
at the University of Applied Science Potsdam
08/2011 - 02/2016
Bachelor of Arts in Interfacedesign
at the University of Applied Science Potsdam
08/2008 - 08/2011
Digital Media Designer - Design and Technology
at the Multi Media Berufsbildende Schulen, Hannover
Work
08/2017 - now
User Experience Designer
at Aperto - an IBM Company, Berlin
03/2017 - 08/2017
User Experience Designer
at init, Berlin
08/2015 - 03/2017
User Experience Designer
at Useeds, Berlin
07/2015 - 09/2016
Co-founder & Product Strategist
of begently.com - people worth meeting
03/2015 - 08/2015
User Experience Designer Intern
at Useeds, Berlin
10/2014 - 02/2015
Working Student – User Experience Designer
at SAP Innovation Center, Potsdam
04/2013 - 02/2015
Working Student – Supervisor of the User Experience Lab,
Interaction Design Labs – University of Applied Science Potsdam
08/2008 - 07/2011
Trainee Digital Media Designer
at Compra GmbH, Hildesheim
2006 - 2016
Freelance Interaction Designer
Working for various clients
Get in touch,
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Thomas Otto is a User Experience Designer in Berlin, Germany. As an experienced designer he is working on digital projects in the fields of user research, interaction design and data strategy.