Coupa Sourcing Optimization

I worked with Anna Rosling at Gapminder to improve the UX and information architecture of Dollar Street for the launch in 2016.

Dollar Street is a groundbreaking photojournalism project showing how income differences affect ... actually, I'll just let this Bill Gates guy on YouTube explain it for you:

```cv
youtube
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```

Dollar Street, explained by Bill Gates

Design & code

An early diagnosis can reduce the health effects of a rheumatic condition. With rheumatologists from the medical universities of [Karolinska Institute](https://ki.se/en), [Leiden](https://www.lumc.nl/en/), [Erlangen](https://www.fau.eu), and [Birmingham](https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/medical-school), we made a tool to find people in the early stages of rheumatic disease, or at risk of developing it.

I worked on user experience and interaction design. I also built the whole first version for the web, including the algorithm and implementation of the risk calculation itself (later refined and evaluated through [several](https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2022.774945/full) [research](https://mhealth.jmir.org/2020/5/e17507/) [papers](https://rmdopen.bmj.com/content/9/2/e002974.abstract)). We collaborated with world-leading medical experts to fine-tune the parameters of this calculation, based on user input.

Rheumatic?

I helped Hans Rosling’s [Gapminder](https://www.gapminder.org/) with information architecture and UX for the initial launch of their ambitious photojournalism project [Dollar Street](https://dollarstreet.org/). Scenes and objects from homes all around the world have been captured in over 30 000 photos and videos, bringing to life how income differences affect people’s everyday life.

I designed improved search and navigation, to make it easier to browse the huge catalog of images. Together with colleagues from Ocean I interviewed users, made an onboarding, revised the graphic design, and improved the usability of the photographers’ admin interface.

[Bill Gates was “obsessed” with Dollar Street](https://www.gatesnotes.com/Exploring-Dollar-Street), and called the user interface simple and intuitive to use (actually, he said the “[user interference](https://www.gatesnotes.com/Exploring-Dollar-Street#:~:text=The%20user%20interference%20is%20simple%20and%20intuitive%20to%20use)” was simple and intuitive to use, so it might have been intended as a backhanded compliment).

Dollar Street

I drew the logotype and built the website. In collaboration with Ocean colleagues, I art directed the scientific illustrations and diagrams.

Branding

[Elsa](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/elsa-your-rheumatic-companion/id1455833439) helps people with RA (rheumatoid arthritis) understand their condition and influence their care, so they can feel better. You can track symptoms, medications, and other health parameters relevant to RA, discover trends and progress over time, and equip yourself with the knowledge most helpful to your situation. By connecting to a clinic you can let your rheumatologist follow how you're doing. The app is beloved by its users, rated 4.8/5 on the Swedish App Store.

While at Ocean, I worked on some of the first concepts for what would eventually become Elsa. I've since contributed to user research, design, usability testing, production code for React Native, QA testing, promotional materials, and much more.

Elsa

Letting troubled young people seek help on their own terms, and build courage for a first mental health counseling meeting. Made at Ocean, in collaboration with Första Linjen, [Experio Lab](https://experiolab.se/), and local kids and teenagers. The project was nominated for [Design S – Swedish Design Awards](https://design-s.se/en), and won the [Psynk award](https://www.uppdragpsykiskhalsa.se/omoss/psynkpriset/), [Vitalis award](https://vitalis.nu), as well as [Dagens Medicin's](https://www.dagensmedicin.se) [Guldskalpellen](https://www.dagensmedicin.se/specialistomraden/barnsjukvard/sajt-for-unga-blev-arets-banbrytare/).

Hurmårdu.nu

Recently I've been posting experiments in procedural motion, using web technologies like canvas, SVG and Svelte, over at [posts.cv](https://posts.cv/tor.works/).

Procedural motion experiments

[Open-source re-implementation](https://github.com/trbrc/svelte-inspect) of \`console.log()\` in Svelte. Custom syntax highlighting, excellent keyboard support including navigating by fuzzy search, and live updating display of changing values.

svelte-inspect

My work has spanned all areas of design and development across multiple products, from early concept work, UX research, design, prototyping in code, and shipping production code for web, iOS and Android.

Design technologist

Gear reviews, interviews, music production tutorials and more for Sweden’s largest musicians’ magazine.

Writer

My role included interaction design, UX, client workshops, front-end code and more in a range of projects at this pioneering Swedish service design agency.

Clients and project partners I worked with included Gapminder, Karolinska Institute, Shire, Sanofi, Thermo Fisher, Aisin, Kry, Axfoundation, 1177 Vårdguiden (Sweden’s healthcare guide service), Elsa, Coupa, Mödra­hälso­vårds­enheten Stockholm (maternal care unit), and Ung Cancer (Swedish young cancer association).

Interaction designer

Songwriting, production, recording, remixing, performing, and more. Björk once put a track I made on [a record](https://www.discogs.com/master/87457-Björk-Army-Of-Me-Remixes-And-Covers).

Interaction design and front-end web development projects.

Design and code for digital learning platforms.

Tor Bruce

2024