

My name is Toby Whelan. I’m an interaction designer with a fascination for human behaviour and a love of problem-solving. I like to create things with social purpose.
Good design should help people become better versions of themselves. It should enable greater exploration of the self, the world and the people in it.
I strive to immerse myself in the world of the user; learning together and collaborating to create empathetic solutions that solve genuine problems.
Currently taking a year out from Umeå Institute of Design, interning at LEGO and Cogniance. Welcome!
– Interaction Design MFA, Umeå Institute of Design, 2017 – 2020
– Product Design BSc, University of Sussex, 2013 – 2016
– Design Intern, LEGO Creative Play Lab, 2018
– Design & Communications, USSU, 2016 – 2017
– LEGO Award for Playful Creativity
– Startup Sussex finalist
– Social Impact Prize finalist
– Toy Tales
– MOJO Nation
– Toy News
These and more like them are published over at my little blog.
Get in touch at hi@tobywhelan.com, view my CV or hit me up @toby_whelan.