Ali Murtaza's Portfolio

Who am I?

I am a designer and educator specialising in the human-centered design of products and services. I'm a Fulbright alumnus, and hold an MFA (summa cum laude) in Industrial Design from Savannah College of Art & Design (SCAD).

I’m currently a Partner at Ideate Innovation, where I’m responsible for project planning and delivery, long term business strategy, business development, firm outreach and employee welfare. I have previously led design teams at Xavor Corporation and Ricult Inc.

As a design consultant, I have worked on branding, illustration, user experience and industrial design projects with clients like the World Bank, Dolby Labs, Grid Impact, Coke USA, Working Class Studio, and Innovations for Poverty Alleviation Lab (IPAL).

Here are some of my recent posts and discussions about design:

Personal Posts:

Interviews:

Conference Presentation:

"Design: Thinking & Doing"

Slide decks from some of my recent talks

Let's Not Save the Next Billion (2020)

Presented at the International Design Conference (IDC) 2020, hosted by the Industrial Design Society of America (IDSA).

Click here to download the PDF

Reframing the Next Billion Users (2020)

Presented at E3: Educate, Engage, Empower; the Middle East's biggest conference on customer experience. This was built upon the IDSA talk linked above.