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Organization / Workplace
Edmonton Canada
Occupation
Founder, Principal
Industry
Design
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About
Affective Design’s founder and principal, Trevor van Gorp, has been working in design and visual communication for over 25 years (since 1994) and in usability, information architecture and interaction design for products, software and websites for over 14 years.
Trevor holds a BFA in Graphic Design and a Master’s in Industrial Design. He’s spent the last 14 years developing an in-depth understanding of emotion & psychology and their application in the practice of design.
Prior to founding Affective Design, Trevor helped build nForm User Experience into one of Canada’s leading UX firms as its first employee.
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