Mohammad Edalati Tabrizi

M.F.A. – 3rd Year

Web/Interactive Media Design | Storrs

Hometown: Mashhad, Iran
UConn location: 119 Bishop Center

Email: Mohammad.edalati_tabrizi@uconn.edu

LinkedIn: Mohammad Edalati.T

Website: mohammadedalati.com

Assistantship: Greenhouse Studios

Education:B.A. in Visual Communication, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran, 2019

Language(s) Spoken:English, Persian فارسی

Area of Research / Artistic Focus: User Experience Design, User Interface Design, Graphic Design

 

Mohammad Edalati is a multidisciplinary designer, educator, and researcher working across visual communication, interaction design, UI/UX, and emerging media. He is currently an MFA candidate in Digital Media & Design at the University of Connecticut, where his research examines how visual and interactive media shape cultural perception, identity, and bias. His practice brings together design research, critical media theory, and interactive technologies to investigate representation, audience interpretation, and digital experience.

His current project, Media Representation and Cultural Bias Formation, explores stereotyping, othering, framing, and cultivation through an interactive installation using real-time body tracking, TouchDesigner, and Kinect-based interaction. Informed by the work of Stuart Hall, Edward Said, Erving Goffman, and George Gerbner, the project translates theoretical questions of media representation into participatory and embodied experiences. His broader interests include visual culture, human–computer interaction, accessible and inclusive design, and the role of emerging technologies in shaping perception and meaning.

Alongside his research, Mohammad serves as an Instructor of Record in UConn’s Digital Media & Design program, teaching Design Lab I and Design Lab II. His teaching connects foundational design principles with professional practice and encourages students to develop both technical confidence and critical awareness.

He holds a BA in Visual Communication Design from Shiraz University and brings professional experience in graphic design, UI/UX, branding, editorial design, motion graphics, video production, and digital communication. His academic and professional work is connected by a consistent interest in how design mediates information, experience, and cultural understanding.

 

Selected Achievements, Exhibitions & Presentations

  • 2026 — AIGA Design Educators Conference / Throughlines, presenter, Media Bias, Cultural Identity, and Interactive Design in Graduate Education
  • 2026 — Beyond Canon, typography/design exhibition, East Carolina University
  • 2022 — Second Place, Best Design, University Press Houses Festival, Shiraz, Iran
  • 2018 — First Place, Photography, Tahoura Festival, Shiraz, Iran
  • 2018 — Second Place, Best Design, University Press Houses Festival, Shiraz, Iran
  • 2017 — First Place, Photography, Tahoura Festival, Shiraz, Iran
  • 2017 — Third Place, Graphic Design, Tahoura Festival, Shiraz, Iran

 

Selected Academic & Professional Experience

University of Connecticut — Digital Media & Design
Instructor of Record, Design Lab I & II

i3: Internal Insights & Innovation, University of Connecticut
Graphic & UI/UX Designer / Graduate Assistant

Student health & Wellness, University of Connecticut
Marketing & Communications Assistant — Web & UI/UX Design

Dayan Group
Visual Designer / UI/UX Designer / Video Editor

Shiraz University Press House
Graphic & Editorial Designer

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