Hello, my name’s Haydn Evans.

I’m an Englishman living & working in Oslo, Norway. I have over twenty–five years experience as an entrepreneur, designer, educator and design leader developing brands, companies, products & services.

Right now I’m in the process of building up a new consultancy called Make Hay - where we are helping our clients realise purposeful, responsible, and well-crafted products and services.

Areas of expertise


Innovation & Lean Start-up

Design Leadership & Management

Service Design

Interaction Design

Graphic Design

Branding

Visual Thinking

Experience


Make Hay, Founder & Consultant
2023–

Oda, Director of Design,
2022–23

Blank, Design Director,
2018–22

Livework, Senior Service Designer,
2016–18

NOA Ignite, Design Director,
2012–16

Zoot, Co-founder & Designer,
2006–12

Freelance Designer,
2003–2006

Casciani Evans Wood
Co-founder & Designer,
1998–2003

Organised Curiosity


The name of this website was inspired by a conversation I listened to on the Origins podcast between Lawrence Krauss and the English novelist and screenwriter Ian McEwan.

When asked about his interest in Science and how it informs his work, Ian McEwan says,

“Well, if we draw back… what is Science?
To me it is organised curiosity.”

I really liked this beautifully condensed idea, two words that neatly describe the methodology and mindset of a scientist. But that too of a designer, and well, me.