Biography/Background
I grew up in Skellefteå in northern Sweden. Started my studies in Industrial design at the Institute of Design in Umeå in 1994 and graduated with a master degree in Interaction Design 1999. Since then I have been working at the research department at the institute, mainly with applied research projects, some workshop organizing and student project tutoring.
Areas of interest
Vehicles, Driver Interaction, Haptic interfaces, Physical form and graphics in combination, Prototypes and model making.
Exercise, health and music.
Recent work
Volvo SET Projects 1999-2009 (CTTO - Communication Tools for Truck Operators, In- and Output Modalities, Controls for Body Builder Functions, Future Driver Environment)
Bibliotek 2007 (A Librarian PDA Concept)
Audio Index (A Library Information Guiding Concept)
Autoliv (Idea Creating Workshops)
ABB Robotics (Robot Control Prototypes)
Fält Communications (A Server Design Concept)
Lars Johansson
Researcher - MA Interaction Designer
Tel. +46 90 786 70 31
Email: lars.johansson@dh.umu.se
