Noel Wilson is a multi-skilled designer with a passion for creating quality communications, illustrations, systems and products. As the Lead Designer at Catapult Design, a pioneering nonprofit design firm that develops human-centered products and services to improve the lives of those who need it most, Noel spends the majority of his time immersed in projects, host communities, and multi-disciplinary teams addressing a broad range of design challenges. He frequently speaks at design conferences and events and has a broad range of previous experience, from rapid prototyping, technology R&D, playground design, design education, bicycle empowerment, to disabled/aged/child care.

Noel has lived and worked in Australia, Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America and continues to love experiencing and exploring humanity and its diversity. Noel is driven by the belief that all demographics deserve an enjoyable existence, and should have access to the innovation and iteration tools to sustain and improve their lifestyles. During the day he focuses his design attentions on social empowerment but by night he makes toys, good food and bad jokes.

Noel has a Bachelor of Industrial Design with Honors from the University of South Australia (with an exchange to Carleton University, Ottawa) and a BA in Professional Writing and Communication also from the University of South Australia.

WATCH: Ideas to Actual: Visualizing Our Future - A Public Lecture by Noel Wilson, November 5, 2013