Student project

From thought to image

Designer
Emilie Zervas Poulsen
Education
Master
Subject area
Communication Design
Focus area
Design for People
Year
2026
Background
A tool that explores and visualises people’s individual interpretations of sensory experiences behind their “mind’s eye”.

From thought to image

This project investigates how our internal sensory experiences and mental imagery can be visualised and shared within collaborative design processes. Rooted in an interest in perception, creativity, and “the mind’s eye”, the project explores how people experience and interpret the world differently through their senses and imagination.

Through a Research through Design approach, the project examines how participants translate sensory impressions into visual and verbal expressions.