Meet the Designer

Maria

Shirokova

aka. Masha, Digital Futures (MDes)

“Masha is a multidisciplinary designer and artist. Her practise is centered around creating appealing interactive experiences and visuals that connect with people.”

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Masha is a multidisciplinary designer and artist. Her practise is centered around creating appealing interactive experiences and visuals that connect with people. Masha’s current research surrounds communication through metaphorical connections of audio with visual. She is focused on building an interactive creative tool for exploring sensory metaphors and correlations, which can expand users’ understanding of senses and enable them to see the unfamiliar in the ordinary.
OCAD U - Graduate Studies
Digital Futures (MA, MDes and MFA)
Major Completed, 2021
Ural State Academy of Architecture and Arts
Industrial Design
Major Completed, 2018

Interaction Design User-Centered Design Multi-Sensory Interface Multimodality Graphic Design User Experience Exploratory Creativity Design Thinking Creative Coding

2021, FUTURE: NOW Digital Futures Graduate Thesis Exhibition 2021
OCAD U
2020, International Graduate Studies Bursary
OCAD U
2019, Graduate Scholarship
OCAD U
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