Natacha Poggio

About Natacha Poggio

Natacha Poggio is a design educator, Fulbright Scholar, TEDx speaker, Climate Reality Leader, and passionate advocate of design for social and environmental change. She is an Associate Professor of Design at the University of Houston-Downtown. Prior to that position, she taught at Lamar University and the Hartford Art School, University of Hartford, in the United States, and at the Universidad de Buenos Aires, in Argentina.Natacha frequently lectures at national and international conferences on the value of design in addressing global challenges, specifically the role science communication can lead to positive behavioral outcomes. A three-time recipient of a Sappi \"Ideas that Matter\" award, Natacha develops planet-centered solutions to address health, environmental, and social justice issues. Through partnerships with global health, wellness, and education organizations, Natacha\'s work fosters transdisciplinary collaborations bringing positive change to communities in Latin America, Africa, and Asia. In 2008, Natacha founded Design Global Change [DGC]—a collaborative of passionate creatives contributing solutions to the challenges facing society.Having served as a board member, consultant and volunteer to many nonprofit organizations, Natacha understands the complexities of mobilizing resources for projects involving community development, arts & sciences, and social justice. She can harness the energy that flourishes at the intersection of these elements, and help these organizations strategically advance ideas—moving them from vision to reality. Natacha Poggio holds an MFA in Experience Design from the University of Texas at Austin and a BFA in Graphic Design from the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina.Specialties: social impact design, science communication, social innovation, global health, experience design, graphic design, sustainability, environmental design, climate design, universal design, community-driven design, accessibility, interaction design, information design, service-learning

Experience

1. Founder, CEO

   Design Global Change

   Jan 2008 — Present · US

   Design Global Change is a creative think tank that applies the power of design to develop projects that bring positive change to communities around the world. We believe that design can make a difference in our world, and as designers we are global citizens collaborating with different disciplines, crossing borders and partnering with new communities to make responsible, sustainable design solutions to shared global problems.

Education

• The University of Texas at Austin

  Master in Fine Arts

  2004 — 2006

• University of Buenos Aires

  Bachelor of Fine Arts

  1993 — 1998

Skills

• Information Design
• Web Design
• Graphics
• Sustainability
• Mac
• Illustrator
• User-Centered Design
• Typography
• Creative Direction
• Virtual Reality
• Interaction Design
• Corporate Identity
• Creative Problem Solving
• Illustration
• Research
• Service Design
• Usability Design
• Accessibility
• Usability Engineering
• Concept Development
• Art
• Concept Design
• Critical Thinking
• Creative Strategy
• Leadership
• Visual Communication
• Indesign
• Design Strategy
• Brand Development
• Packaging
• User Experience
• Fundraising
• Social Media
• Information Architecture
• Nonprofits
• Logo Design
• Public Speaking
• Social Networking
• Experience Design
• Graphic Design