Álvaro Márquez is a designer of user experience, product strategy and digital innovation — dedicated to the development of multimodal UX.
︎︎︎ Biography:
Formally trained in Fine Arts in Madrid in 2001, Álvaro completed his Masters in Digital Design at the Istituto Europeo di Design in 2004. Furthermore, he pursued studies of Sound Design and Audio Engineering at Goldsmiths University of London in 2018, and most recently on Artificial Intelligence for Data Sonification at the Polytechnic School of Engineering of Gijón in 2023.
Throughout his career, Álvaro has specialized on designing unique, multimodal interfaces for products that blend physical and digital elements and that exist beyond the screen— bringing together realtime data personalization with ambient intelligence and auditory feedback, in order to deliver exceptionally immersive and intuitive products, resulting in high customer relevance and positive business returns.
Born and raised in Madrid, Álvaro has lived in Amsterdam, Shanghai, London, Singapore, Sydney, and currently resides in Berlin with his family. He is fluent in Spanish, English, German, and speaks some Dutch and basic Mandarin.
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"Álvaro’s work will underpin the digital strategy of The Economist for the next few years."
— Remy Becher, VP Product at The Economist.
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"Álvaro inspires and empowers to bring the best out of people. He embodies the values of high-performing leaders primed to define the next era of the information age."
— Brett MacFarlane, Organizational Psychologist, Management Coach, Researcher.
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"Álvaro is open and empathic, with great integrity and a strong point of view – qualities of great leaders for modern, knowledge-based companies."
— Daniel Grönquist, EVP Strategy & Innovation at Tietoevry.
"It is his intellect and desire to design for a better world that make him extraordinary. Few truly have this courage -and fewer still- the skill to design forward and execute now."
— Angela Clark, Director of Digital Network at ABC.
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"Álvaro’s leadership enabled me to deliver the highest quality work of my professional life so far."
— Peter Lofgren, Head of Design at Qantas.
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"Well beyond his interpersonal and organizational skills is his ability to bring creative solutions to life with an unparalleled attention to detail."
— J Grossen, VP Customer Experience at Publicis Sapient.
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