Jorn Hurtienne

Jorn Hurtienne, Diana Loffler, Clara Husch, Daniel Reinhardt, Robert Tscharn and Stephan Huber are a team of psychologists, designers, computer scientists, business consultants and researchers who came together at the Chair of Psychological Ergonomics at Wurzburg University.

Jorn discovered his love for metaphors in 2004, drew others into this and they have been studying their usefulness for design ever since. They have successfully used metaphors in the design of automotive user interfaces, websites, medical systems, robots, industrial controls, consumer goods and augmented reality systems.