Chad P. Hall
Chad P. Hall (he/him) is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Design at the University of Washington in Seattle, USA. He also practices as a Design Director at Artefact, which uses research, strategy, and design to envision better futures. With over 10 years of consulting experience, Hall has collaborated with clients in global health, biotechnology, and technology, including the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Exemplars in Global Health, Google, Meta, and Samsung, among others. Hall specializes in transforming abstract ideas into tangible, accessible, and actionable insights through visualizing datasets, mapping systems, designing frameworks, and envisioning futures.
Hall co-hosts the podcast "This is Design School" alongside Jp Avila. The podcast features interviews with a diverse range of designers, exploring their journeys into the design field and how they practice design in their current work. Prior to joining the Division of Design, Hall served as an Affiliate Instructor in Human Centered Design and Engineering at the University of Washington. He holds a Master of Design from the University of Washington’s School of Art + Art History + Design and a Bachelor of Arts in Communication from Pacific Lutheran University.
