_Camilo Rodríguez
_Type • Game / Strategy / Social
_Role • Director
_Year • 2023
Coffee Heroes is an innovative workshop/school program that sparks kids' interest in coffee production through play. Empowering children to become superheroes creating educational games about the coffee production process, it aim to instill a sense of importance in coffee within their community and inspire the next generation of coffee farmers in Colombia.
_Type • Social / Teaching / Research
_Role • Assistant Professor
_Year • 2024
The Child Centred Design Outpost was a study trip that took place in the rural area of Marsella, Risaralda, Colombia, during March 2024. Over two weeks, 28 students from Design School Kolding (Denmark) and Universidad de los Andes (Colombia) formed mixed groups to share experiences, tools, knowledge, and play with the children in Marsella to design projects that promote the children's right to play in this coffee region in Colombia. The scope of the course was how we as play designers and from the perspective of children can design for children’s right to play.
BETA • UNDER DEVELOPMENT
_Type • Social / UX•UI / Research
_Role • Director
_Year • 2025
LEGO Brickfulness is a product concept under development based within the LEGO ecosystem. It is designed to help kids take mindful pauses, moments to recharge, relax, and play! Through a series of short audio stories, children are encouraged to listen, connect with their senses, imagine, and build based on their thoughts and feelings. LEGO bricks, as a powerful tool for creativity and imagination, can help stimulate the mind, restore energy, and provide a joyful break in the day, or simply a moment of fun.
_Type • Game / Strategy / Social
_Role • Designer & Researcher
_Year • 2022
Kembo's is a game that ignites kids' curiosity about book characters through battles to conquer the library throne. The aim is to use characters and their powers, winning objects from opponents. The game enhances children's interest in reading with a child-centered design, fostering intrinsic motivation through character stories and surprises.
_Type • Strategy / UX•UI / Research
_Role • Head of Product & Technology
_Year • 2023
At Licify, I ensured that the product we designed transformed the construction sector (one of the least digitized in LA), helping our customers drive their business 10X more efficiently through technology. Leading the product & tech team, I aimed to give my best to deliver the tool that helped our customers sell and build rapidly for thousands of people in LA. Additionally, I spearheaded the redesign of the platform, developed the strategy, and created the new financing section.
_Type • Methodology
_Role • Research & Creation Assistant
_Year • 2020
Narrative Conversations, a user research methodology, deepens our understanding of human experiences through communicative relationships. Rooted in the concept of humans as storytellers, it serves as a basis for designing from experiences. Implemented at the University of the Andes since 2018, the methodology aims to enhance relationships, improve design team interactions, and facilitate communication. As a Research & Creation Assistant, my tasks involved prototyping, refining the methodology, assisting students, and designing a website and book about the project.
_Type • UX/UI / Service / Branding
_Role • Director & Researcher
_Year • 2022
Showie is a mobile app designed to help you relax and enjoy your shower time. With three types of stories—meditative, imaginative, and dilemma—and a set of playful sponges, we cater to different aspects of your shower thoughts. Showie enhances that natural break we all need during showers, especially in today's busy world where finding time for breaks is becoming more challenging.
_Type • Strategy / Service / Branding
_Role • Director & Researcher
_Year • 2017
_Exhibitions • Volarán, University of the Andes
Colombia's coffee production has become socially unsustainable, excluding children and the elderly. Older adults, capable contributors, are forced to sell their farms due to family migration, leading to financial hardship and placement in nursing homes. Coffee Masters proposes a strategic design model for a community farm program in Santuario, Risaralda, Colombia, targeting marginalized older adults to provide them with affection, identity, participation, and support.
_Type • Strategy / Service / Play / Speculative Design
_Role • Designer & Researcher
_Year • 2022
Using speculative design and play, Unum critiques the economic and political influence of the Catholic Church, focusing on their exploitation of poverty and culture to attract followers and financial support. Unum proposes a strategic plan for the Catholic Church's relevance, economic sustainability, and modernization by 2030 through an application. This app incentivizes followers to visit and create content from the Church's global museums and churches, creating a dynamic engagement model.
_Type • Strategy / Service / Methodology
_Role • Research & Creation Assistant
_Year • 2019
Housing Perspectives, a consultancy for the University of the Andes Architecture Department, aims to identify opportunities for a future Master in Housing. Executed in three stages, it begins by studying analogous programs worldwide and understanding the aspirations of undergraduate architects and housing enthusiasts. The outcome is a diagnostic tool featuring thirty housing-related concepts, providing the department with actionable insights. As a Research & Creation Assistant, my main responsibilities include designing the tool for the new program, analyzing existing master's programs, conducting user research, supporting tool prototyping, and developing various tools, products, and keynotes.