Kate Sweetapple
PROFESSOR, SCHOOL OF DESIGN, UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY (UTS).
Adaptation Research Network
Kate’s area of research is visualisation and its capacity to make sense of complex systems and create meaningful communications. Through design-led research, she demonstrates how visualisation reveals patterns and relationships that are otherwise hard to see. This process engages diverse communities and enables new insights. Her research is increasingly focused on the role of design in shaping systems, services, and social practices in the contemporary care space, including health, disability, and ageing.
Kate has upcoming publications on Design for Social Innovation, Care Labour and Digital Interfaces, and in the Routledge Companion to Design Research. Her experimental cartographic series, Maps of Sydney (Avian, Fish and Celestial surnames), has been acquired by the National Library of Australia, the National Gallery of Australia, and the Australian National Maritime Museum.