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DAVID LAFOND

Urban Innovation Designer @ MIT

Hi there! I’m David. 👋 
Welcome to my “digital”portfolio. 📓


COMPUTATIONAL / PRODUCT DESIGNER @ CODEX 

Leading product design, research and development of an AI-powered decision-making tool for architects
PRODUCT DESIGN    UX/UI DESIGN    DESIGN RESEARCH    AI

Researching a 1962 computer program for architectural design and re-enacting its algorithms, hardware, and interaction protocols using large language models (LLMs) and text-to-image translations.

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URBAN / EXPERIENCE DESIGNER @ TEKUMA

Creative direction of digital twin urban frameworks in the Red Sea for Saudi Vision 2030
USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN    
EXPERIMENTAL URBANISM    ART DIRECTION

Crafting spatial frameworks, urban experiences, and user journeys of sustainable, physical-digital “creative communities” acting as themed experimental playgrounds for new models of urbanism.

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CO-FOUNDER / EDITOR-IN-CHIEF @ CAJ

Initiating a student-run design research journal at McGill University’s School of Architecture
DESIGN RESEARCH    PROJECT MANAGEMENT    GRAPHIC DESIGN 

Leading an interdisciplinary design publication comprised of undergraduates, graduates and doctorates - coordinating effective branding and storytelling strategies between our editorial, graphic design and social media teams.

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VISUAL DESIGNER / STORYTELLER

MIT + Harvard acceptance design portfolio
UI DESIGN    GRAPHIC DESIGN    MULTIDISCIPLINARY WORK 

The design portfolio that got me into Harvard and MIT’s School of Architecture.

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