![](https://baronmag.ca/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MTQyMDgxOTE3ODA4ODEzMjI0/gtorske_mejpg.jpg)
Who are you:
Gøril Torske
![](https://baronmag.ca/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MTQyMDgxOTk5NjgxNjkyODM5/d541e625865985562fc03ff0fcdpng.png)
Your current job:
Senior Designer at WORK™
In which city are you located?
Oslo, Norway
![](https://baronmag.ca/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MTQyMDgxOTk5NDEzMzIyOTE5/9be4eb26360255634f720cdd6bjpg.jpg)
A word to define what kind of worker you are:
Teamworker!
![](https://baronmag.ca/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MTQyMDgxOTk5NjgxNjI3MzAz/eda2d02636025563717e5b7731jpg.jpg)
What tools are essential to your life (app, software, etc..)
The usual stuff: My Mac & iPhone (I take pictures of everything inspiring!), Illustrator, Photoshop,
InDesign. Pinterest. Behance. The weather forecast!
![](https://baronmag.ca/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MTQyMDgxOTE3ODA4ODEzMjIz/gtorske_officejpg.jpg)
What does your office space look like?
Converted warehouse: White, modern, a bit too messy – and with a great atmosphere!
![](https://baronmag.ca/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MTQyMDgxOTk5MTQ0NzU2Mzky/75dcf22276968569e6b8fb4a09png.png)
What kind of music do you listen when you are working?
![](https://baronmag.ca/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MTQyMDgxOTk5NDEzMjU3Mzg0/0d4d6d25865985562fc10956f0bpng.png)
Cultural programmes on the radio. And Norwegain artist Susanne Sundfør.
![](https://baronmag.ca/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MTQyMDgxOTk5NDEzMTkxODQ4/7793411639500356c846aad6ca3jpg.jpg)
Do you have a way to organize your day to maximize your work?
I like to come in early when it’s still quiet in the studio. Those are effective hours to me. I can concentrate
and get stuff done. Later, it starts buzzing. There’s dialogue, brainstorms, general chatting & good
![](https://baronmag.ca/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MTQyMDgxOTk5MTQ1MDg0MDcy/77e4d311117019569f6fac17584jpg.jpg)
laughs. To me, that’s a great combination. I always have a plan in my head, though, of what to achieve
before I get on my train home. Some days that plan is very ambitious, other days more relaxed.
![](https://baronmag.ca/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MTQyMDgxOTk5MTQ1MDE4NTM2/2ed1e82298024956367a962142djpg.jpg)
What tips would you give to improve productivity?
A great team that loves working together! And always start off a new project with an internal brainstorm!
You might spend some extra time, but you get tenfolds back further down the line. After the
![](https://baronmag.ca/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MTQyMDgxOTk5MTQ0NzU2Mzkx/992fa11639500356c846aad8ee1jpg.jpg)
brainstorm, one person can be in charge, testing out the agreed alternatives. A few internal meetups
after that, and (most probably) the project is going in the right direction – in an effective way!
![](https://baronmag.ca/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MTQyMDgxOTk5MTQ0ODg3NDY0/5440dd369545755cb4d3d8db6ejpg.jpg)
You’re better than your colleagues to:
Hmm, hard one! Asking questions?
![](https://baronmag.ca/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MTQyMDgxOTk5MTQ0ODIxOTI4/44845025865985562fbf4fe4931png.png)
What is the best advice anyone has given you?
Trust your intuition!
![](https://baronmag.ca/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MTQyMDgxOTk5MTQ0OTUzMDAw/43e7cb2037371756342b047ae68jpg.jpg)
What is your best tip for saving time?
Have a predefined plan, and concentrate when working!
![](https://baronmag.ca/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MTQyMDgxOTk4ODc2NDUyMDA3/b922714213130957c1c0e81f8dajpg.jpg)
What is your routine start and end of the day?
I always start with a coffee, and try to get as much done as possible in the morning hours. In the
afternoon, I have to catch my 4:38-train back to the countryside. I might not have wrapped everything
![](https://baronmag.ca/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MTQyMDgxOTk4ODc2NTgzMDgw/e6cb4a20430657560426ca3bb82jpg.jpg)
up by then, so I might use my train-time to do so – or finish the work at home after my children have
gone to bed.
![](https://baronmag.ca/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MTQyMDgxOTk4ODc2NTE3NTQ0/791972369420155e1d547877eajpg.jpg)
Aside from your computer and your phone, what gadget can you not you go without?
Does my Moleskine count?
![](https://baronmag.ca/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MTQyMDgxOTk4ODc2MzIwOTM2/7b9a27229802495604388f8210ajpg.jpg)