Hena Ali

Dr. Hena Ali is an Associate Lecturer on MA Service Design at London College of Communication. Hena is a UK based designer, researcher, academic, innovator, and journal reviewer.

She is also a senior lecturer at the University of Westminster, MA/MSc dissertation supervisor at the Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Loughborough University London, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. She holds a practice-led doctorate in ‘Graphic Communication Design for Sustainable Social Innovation’ from Central Saints Martins.

Hena’s area of research & practice spans areas such as graphic communication design, communication for sustainability, service design innovation, and collaborative design.

Her expertise is designing customised programmes and interventions for contextual sense-making and sustainable innovation in diverse contexts.

She is the first to hold a practice-led doctorate in Graphic Communication Design in Pakistan and is also the first Pakistani doctoral graduate in the history of Central Saint Martins.

In her professional practice, Hena is the principal innovation consultant at InfoBridge Global Ltd; an innovation design and training, tech organization with a local and international clientele.

She is an experienced leadership panel expert and keynotes speaker for organisations such as Higher Education Academy the UK, British Council UK/Pakistan and Common Purpose UK, etc.

Hena has published in high impact journals and has presented at international conferences, most recently at DRS18 and EAD17.

Please find as follows her latest publications in the area of graphic communication, service design pedagogy and innovation, and design for social change:

• Ali, H. (2018) Lollywood billboard advertising: Constructing gender interpretations through fashion tropes. International Journal of Fashion Studies. Issue 5.2 (Publication date July 2018)
• Ali, H. (2018) 'Can Graphic Design Save Your Life?’ Review.Communication Design Interdisciplinary and Graphic Design Research Vol 5 Issue 1
• Ali,H. Grimaldi,S. and Biagioli,M. (2017) Service Design pedagogy and effective student engagement: Generative Tools and Methods. The Design Journal, 20. ISSN 1756-3062
• Ali, H. (2017)Rethinking design education in Pakistan: Design Institutions as sustainability incubators for innovation projects. Design Evolution. ISBN 978-969-9343-03-2