KALAKRITI PADMASHALI
based in so-called “Vancouver”
Interaction Designer

hikalakriti@gmail.com
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I’m a designer and artist first, and a person perpetually tethered to their laptop second. Having lived in three countries, my exposure to different cultures has made a huge impact on the work that I do. I gravitate towards creating experiences centered around embracing pluriversality and human connection.

I’m currently a Master of Design candidate at Emily Carr University.


CV

My Grad Studies Blog
SELECTED WORK
SITUATING FOOD EXPERIENCES AS LIVING ARCHIVES [Masters Thesis] [WIP]

How can design and food-related practices such as cooking, eating and making together be used as mediums to document, preserve and reimagine cultural memory?


Research through Making ✦ Food Cultures ✦ Sensory Ethnography





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GROUPER — A TOOLKIT

A toolkit designed to help post-secondary students achieve social cohesion and improve communication in their project groups


Product Design ✦ Research ✦
Design Thinking ✦ Undergraduate Thesis






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RE-IMAGINING A FLEXIBLE CLASSROOM SPACE

A self-initiated research project advocating for co-creation as a tool for designing learning spaces that meet the diverse needs of students


Design Research ✦ Learning Space Design







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THE DATA VISUALIZATION OF AGING OUT

An infographic designed to promote awareness about the discrimination against the youth who grow up in foster homes

Data Visualization ✦ Narrative Design ✦
Secondary Research







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SUSPENSION — A TRANSMEDIA NARRATIVE

An interactive narrative inspired by the Allegory of the Cave

Narrative Design ✦ Interaction Design









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3D + VISUAL DESIGN EXPLORATIONS

Ongoing personal project exploring 3D illustration with Maya and Cinema4D


3D Design








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