Re-Imagining Pain Communication

This masters in design project aims to improve the way that we both communicate and understand pain. The tool kit holds various objects, providing a visual and tactile language for those struggling to articulate their pain. Through the placement and movement of objects, it creates a three-dimensional map of a person's physical and emotional pain experience.

It helps society on various levels, as it can bring public awareness to the importance of talking about pain and unveil pathways that can help a person. As a result, it can improve well-being on a social, physical and emotional level.

Designing for change is at the core of Amy’s design work. Her background in design started at the University of British Columbia, in Vancouver, Canada, where she studied environmental design. During her time in Norway, Amy has become a multidisciplinary designer that seeks to take a collaborative design approach in tackling complex issues related to health and well-being.

Whether Amy is collaborating to design something intangible, like a service or system, or tangible, like a space or object, creating a discourse that can lead to positive change is Amy’s ultimate goal as a designer.

Design Newcomer Award 2021, Design and Architecture Norway (DOGA)