I'm an MFA Interaction Design student at Umeå Institute of Design, with a background in Industrial Design, and would describe myself as an ambitious, and curious people-person who is eager to learn new things.
During the last few years, I have had the opportunity to gain experience within the design field through both education as well as different internships. I have gotten a great understanding of human-centered thinking as well as learned how to become a creative problem solver through using the design process.
Contact me at amanda-wallgren@outlook.com or on LinkedIn
UMEÅ INSTITUTE OF DESIGN | Umeå, Sweden
Master of Fine Arts - Interaction Design
Exploring how we interact with the objects around us while learning about different design methodologies, ways to do ethnographic research, and emerging technologies.
STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY | Stockholm, Sweden
Project Management - Summer Course
Project Management course, focusing on leading IT-related projects, including everything from planning, budgeting to group dynamics.
IKEA of SWEDEN | Älmhult, Sweden
Design Intern (Home Smart & Design Department)
This was a split internship where I spent half my time with the IKEA Home Smart team and half with the classic IKEA Design Department. With the Home Smart team, I got to explore the UX of physical products, working on VINDSTYRKA for the Smart Air category. At the Design Department, I got to apply my Industrial Design background while designing small storage products (VATTENKAR Desk Storage, VATTENKAR Wall Storage, RISATORP Desk Storage) and furniture.
MING LABS | Berlin, Germany
UX Design Intern
UI/UX design, concept creation, user interviews, A-B testing, sketching, wireframes, and prototyping. Creating Miro templates for workshops. Working on projects for different industries, such as pharmacy, elderly health care, and future football technology.
UMEÅ INSTITUTE OF DESIGN | Umeå, Sweden
Bachelor of Fine Arts - Industrial Design
Learning the basics of user-centered design and the design process. Conducting design projects and developing skills in 3D-modeling, workshopping, sketching, and graphic design.
ARTCENTER COLLEGE OF DESIGN | Pasadena, CA, U.S
UX Design Intern
During the exchange, I took classes in motion design, mixed realities, UI, as well as extended my understanding of the design process.
ERICSSON | Stockholm, Sweden
Industrial Design Intern
Internal conceptual projects, exploratory form studies, illustrations, and mapping of brand identity.
MYRA INDUSTRIELL DESIGN | Stockholm, Sweden
Industrial Design Intern
Sketching, 3D modeling, and graphic design.
KONSTSKOLAN | Stockholm, Sweden
Preparatory Art Studies
Year of preparatory art studies - exploring everything from sketching and painting to sculpturing.
BROADWAY DANCE CENTER | New York, U.S
Dance School in NYC
After high school, I moved to New York to attend Broadway Dance Center for a couple of months to dance and experience living abroad.
• Figma
• Adobe Suite (Adobe XD, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, Premiere Pro)
• Miro
• ProtoPie
• Solidworks
• Rhino
• Fusion 360
• Keyshot
• Unity
• Arduino
• Workshop (wood, clay, foam)
• Laser cutting
• Sewing
• Wireframing
• High/Low-fi prototyping
• User journeys
• Storytelling
• Visualizations
• Moodboards
• Sketching
• Illustrations
• Workshops (planning,
facilitation & moderation)
• User Testing (Wizard of Oz, A-B Testing)
• Ethnographic Research (Observatory, Participatory/Co-Creation, Qualitative, Quantitative)
• Group member<3
• Energy Booster
• Pizza Eater
Swedish - Native
English - Professional level
Spanish - Solo un poco ;))
Interaction Awards (2023) Shortlist
Explore the project Koi
Core77 (2022) Student Notable
Explore the project Koi
Cumulus Green (2020) Honorable MentionExplore the project Gaia
Michael Treschow Scholarship 2022For design students pursuing higher education
Viktor Rydberg Stipendium 2014
Dance Scholarship for notable performance
EXPO 2020 Dubai: Swedish Pavilion Explore the project Koi
EVS35 Oslo 2022Explore the project Covestro EVSE
K Fair Düsseldorf 2022
Explore the project Covestro EVSE