CATALINA ALZATE
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  • STRATEGY & INNOVATION
  • About / Acerca
    • ESPAÑOL
  • DIGITAL RIGHTS RESEARCH
  • COMMUNITY + TECH PROJECTS
  • GRAPHIC & INFORMATION DESIGN
  • COLLAGE & ILLUSTRATION
  • Design research Blog
CATALINA ALZATE

Hello! I'm Catalina.
I am Design Researcher, facilitator and project lead. 
My work lies at the intersection of Design, Technology and Society.  I explore the complexity of socio-technical systems, and design ecosystems that bring the realities of people at the center of the creative process. I do this in various ways: 

I enjoy working in close contact with communities through participatory design processes, conducting academic and non-academic research and crafting pedagogies for expanding dialogues in the classroom or elsewhere.

​I excel at
  • managing design projects and interventions
  • integrating design processes across functional teams for technology and product development
  • creating effective presentations for diverse audiences.

I complement my professional practice in research and strategy with graphic design, visual thinking and illustration. I am particularly interested in supporting projects engaged with gender, policy and digital technologies in the Global South.


​My Background
I graduated as a Designer in Bogotá, Colombia, with emphasis in product and communication design. I gained professional experience in the areas of design strategy, innovation and interdisciplinary collaboration in Colombia, and later served as a Faculty member at Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology in Bangalore, India over almost four years. I'm currently a Candidate for a  Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in the School of Arts, Technology and Emerging Communications (ATEC) at the University of Texas at Dallas, United States.


Get in touch!
cristalvioleta@protonmail.com