Silvia Alberti
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Education
BFA Graphic Design, NW Missouri State University
MFA Graphic Design, Iowa State University
MS Human Computer Interaction, Iowa State University
Silvia Alberti is a designer, researcher, and educator working at the intersection of graphic design and interaction design. She holds a dual graduate degree from Iowa State University: an MFA in Graphic Design and an MS in Human-Computer Interaction.
Her research investigates how structured visual and interactive systems shape perception and participation within real-world social contexts, spanning UX/UI design, brand and visual identity, and critical inquiry into emerging technologies like AI.
Working through a community-driven, research-through-design approach, she designs with communities rather than for them, positioning design as both a responsible creative practice and a rigorous method of inquiry. She welcomes interdisciplinary collaboration across design, technology, and the social sciences, with particular interest in participatory and community-centered work.
UX/HCI research, research through design, interaction design, photography.
Intermediate Graphic Design I
Design for Interactions
Selected Exhibitions:
MFA Thesis (2026) Design as Inquiry: A Classroom-Embedded Investigation of Aesthetic Framing and Children's Interpretations of Assistive Devices in Early Childhood Classrooms — Iowa State University, published on ProQuest.
Identities, ISEA2024: International Symposium on Electronic Art, Meanjin/Brisbane, June 2024, International.
ISU Graphic Design Week, Iowa State University, Fall 2025, Institutional.
Studies in Creativity Exhibition, Memorial Union Art Gallery, Iowa State University, Fall 2025, Institutional.
Service Jury:
Juror, GRAADS (Graduate Art and Design Symposium), Iowa State University, Spring 2025, Regional
Juror, Northwest Missouri State University High School Exhibition, Spring 2024, Local
Invited Exhibitions/Talks:
Alumni Artist Talk + Exhibition Juror, Northwest Missouri State University, Spring 2024, Regional
GDUSA Student to Watch, Graphic Design USA Magazine, 2006