Raphael Arar

Designer. Researcher. Artist.

I design experiences and create art that examine the complexities of our increasingly technocentric and digitalized lives. I'm currently a Principal Designer at Khan Academy, where I’m designing for the future of education.

Previously, I used art as a catalyst to design more human(e) experiences with Artificial Intelligence at IBM Research, led the design effort for the Apple + IBM partnership, taught at the USC School of Cinematic Arts and worked with clients including Google, The Smithsonian and Children's Hospital. My work has been recognized by Inc. Magazine and Forbes among others. Feel free to say hello or learn more.

Research Areas

Data + Insights

Data + Insights

A series of complex interfaces exploring the possibilities of data science and design

Conversational User Experience

Conversational User Experience

Guidelines and prototypes spanning the use of conversational agents in more human-sounding ways

Artificial Intelligence and Ethics

Artificial Intelligence + Ethics

Experiments, writing and artwork related to ethical implications around artifical intelligence

Other Work

Apple + IBM

Apple + IBM

Design direction and User Experience Lead for the strategic partnership between Apple and IBM

GameBoard

GameBoard

Reinventing the classic 4-in-a-row game for the iMessage environment