Dana Elkis-Blanks

Multi-disciplinary designer with extensive experience in visual systems and user interface design, specializing in product design for AI and AR interactions, personal data collection, and experiences driven by sensor data. Dedicated to creating intuitive and engaging digital experiences that translate complex technologies into meaningful user interactions. Proven track record of leading design initiatives that drive user engagement and enhance platform functionality. Passionate about leveraging emerging technologies to push the boundaries of design, with a strong foundation in graphic design and a Master's degree from NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Program.

Curretnly working for Meta, Reality labs > Projectaria.com




Creative block, Bachelor thesis project
Senior Design: Dana Elkis, Studio Michal Sahar

The technological experience today is a dictated one. It is dictated by manufacturers who manufacture technologies that aim to solve very specifically-defined problems, those that can be phrased concisely and quickly. Ideally, the entire experience should be expected; to enable affordance so that the user – that concealed, anonymous being – will not stop a moment to think; about abolishing any difficulty in the hope of maximum benefit and efficacious manufacturing. In my project, I challenge dictated utilitarianism in the world of applications, where everyone uses existing platforms, and I try to build a new platform that claims ownership of the entire technology.