Interaction Designer at Ergonomidesign AB
Stockholm Area, Sweden
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- Interaction Designer/Researcher at Ergonomidesign AB - Stockholm, Sweden
- Past
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- Interaction Designer/Researcher at Design Research Lab, Umeå Institute of Design, Umeå University - Umea, Sweden
- Guest Researcher at Mads Clausen Institute for Product Innovation, University of Southern Denmark - Sonderborg, Denmark
- Industrial Designer at Instituto Europeo de Innovacion - Madrid, Spain
- Freelance Designer - Bogota, Colombia (Self-employed)
- Education
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- Institute of Design, Umea University - Umea, Sweden
- Umeå universitet
- Istituto Europeo di Design IED - Madrid, Spain
- Universidad de Los Andes - Bogota, Colombia
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Diana Africano Clark’s Summary
The overall purpose of my work is to contribute to the creation of innovative solutions that increase people’s quality of life. I am an Interaction Designer involved in both commercial design activities and applied design research. My main interest lies in combining my industrial design background, interface design and research skills, in the development of new product interfaces and interaction styles. Before discovering the field of Interaction Design, I worked as an Industrial Designer in Colombia and Spain, mainly with the design of furniture, interiors for commercial spaces and exhibitions.
My work includes a combination of both methodological and exploratory components. I have a special interest in the area of Inclusive Design and as a Colombian living in Europe I have developed a fascination in how socio-cultural issues influence design and technology.
Over the last 9 years I have worked as project leader and team member in a number of projects within different industries, such as medical equipment, telecommunications, personal care, food and packaging, learning technologies, financial services, information in public environments, toys, sports and vehicle and tool manufacturing.
I have been involved in projects with national and international clients including Gillette/P&G, Novartis, PepsiCo, Scandinavian Airlines, Brio, Gambro, Chicago Pneumatics and one of the global leading companies in telecommunications, amongst others. In research I have work in projects funded by the EU, Vinnova, and Umeå Kommun, and collaborated with the MIT Media Lab Europe (Ireland) and the Mads Clausen Institute (Denmark), amongst others. I regularly lecture at international design schools and conferences.
Industrial Designer/Researcher, MA Interaction Design
+46 733 611 241
diana.africano.clark@ergonomidesign.com
www.ergonomidesign.com
Diana Africano Clark’s Specialties:
User research, collaborative analysis of design opportunities, scenario ideation, conceptual design, software-hardware integration, tangible user interface design, and experience prototyping, and project leading and negotiation.
Diana Africano Clark’s Experience
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Interaction Designer/Researcher
Ergonomidesign AB - Stockholm, Sweden
(Privately Held; Design industry)
December 2005 — Present (4 years )
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Interaction Designer/Researcher
Design Research Lab, Umeå Institute of Design, Umeå University - Umea, Sweden
(Educational Institution; 51-200 employees; Design industry)
June 2002 — June 2007 (5 years 1 month)
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Guest Researcher
Mads Clausen Institute for Product Innovation, University of Southern Denmark - Sonderborg, Denmark
(Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; Design industry)
September 2006 — May 2007 (9 months)
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Industrial Designer
Instituto Europeo de Innovacion - Madrid, Spain
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Design industry)
August 2001 — August 2002 (1 year 1 month)
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Freelance Designer - Bogota, Colombia
Self-employed
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Design industry)
August 1996 — August 1998 (2 years 1 month)
Diana Africano Clark’s Education
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Institute of Design, Umea University - Umea, Sweden
Interaction Designer MA , Interaction Design , 2000 — 2002
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Umeå universitet
MA Interaction Designer , Interaction Design , 2000 — 2002
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Istituto Europeo di Design IED - Madrid, Spain
Industrial Designer BA , Industrial Design , 1998 — 2000
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Universidad de Los Andes - Bogota, Colombia
Industrial Design 1996 — 1998
