About me
I define Design as the point of convergence between abstract, complex systems and peoples, thus holding a tremendous potential for generating meaningful experiences and social change. I’m looking forward to develop electrifying experiences, astonishing visual strategies and generating new knowledge through Design.
My practice is characterised by its openness and constant self-reflection: it is a mix of experience in Graphic Design, Education in vulnerable areas and Social Innovation. Other interests of mine include music and other forms of creative expression, such as DIY electronics and various forms of visual art.
Projects
- BrújulasBrújulas is a 6-month program designed to arm students with the problem-solving skills necessary to address a social issue of their choice. The projects developed are presented in an event where the students share a stage with representatives from NGOs, Education startups and live music. The program is called “Brújulas”-Compasses- because this experience also aims to show them new norths of what they can be and do.
- Neighbors are RealAlong the years, it has always been questioned if we are alone in the universe. It is easy to get used to anything and take it for granted. After spending time assuming something is present, do we forget it is still there? It is only logical to think there are other living beings just like us out there; who built the pyramids (or watered the plants), right? ... Neighbors did it “Neighbors are Real” was an open invitation for pensioners of Alvesta - Sweden to be part of a pop-up exhibition aimed
- Social Mapping of Adverse Socio-educative ContextsThis research aimed to identify the implications of education present in the family history of three students from an NGO school in order to answer the question: Why would these families rather send their kids to an institution away from their own territorial context? Several members of each family participated in the research. Teachers and administrative personnel were also interviewed in order to determine their perception of the role the school has on the lives of these three children.
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Work history
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Innovation in Educational Practices CoordinatorFundación Niños con Futuro
- Guayaquil, EcuadorFull Time
Design and implementation of programs and educational practices based on Task Based Learning that allowed the students to achieve a more meaningful education. Fundación Ninos con Futuro supports, through donations, the School Unidad Educativa Felipe Costa von Buchwald serving 460 at risk children from very poor underserved areas of the city.
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TeacherFundación Enseña Ecuador
- Guayaquil, EcuadorFull Time
EFL, Communication and EFL teacher in a school with a high at risk student population. Enseña Ecuador is part of the Teach for All network. The work done with Enseña Ecuador and Niños con Futuro was simultaneous.
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Skills
- Visual Art
- Brand Identity
- Teaching
- DIY Projects
- Information Design
- Creative Research
- Qualitative Research
- Soundtrack Composition
- Communication Strategies
- Social Innovation
Education
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Design and Sustainability (Exchange Program)Linnéuniversitetet
- Växjö, Sweden
6-month exchange program to study Design and Sustainability at Linnæus University in Växjö, Sweden; a design program focused on achieving a better, more sustainable, world through the design of objects, experiences and systems.
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Graphic Design and Visual Communication, Licenciate DegreeUniversidad Casa Grande
- Guayaquil, Ecuador
Awards
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Most Outstanding Investigative Thesis ProjectUniversidad Casa Grande
The research project, Social Mapping of Adverse Socio-educative Contexts, consisted in portraying, through social mapping, different dimensions of the family life of three students from the perspective of educational aspirations. It became part of a wider publication on social mapping.
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Highest Grade Point AverageUniversidad Casa Grande
Highest Grade Point Average in four years of study, Class of 2016.