About Us
Antidote has a decade of experience helping organizations amplify their message
Back in 2010, we saw a need for communication tools to make complex and critical ideas accessible
We collaborated with some international non-profits to build innovative communication strategies. They realized scientists and policy specialists working on tough challenges like climate change had difficulty describing their impact and reach
Our interventions were so successful one of our collaborators completely shifted their international climate change outreach, and another wrote a comparative study proving our methods were more effective than their traditional approach
We draw upon our design, communication, and technology skillsets to build interactive and participatory sessions integrated into our partner’s outreach efforts. We embrace complex issues, and invite our collaborators to build with their stakeholders, instead of for them
Our work has traveled to every continent except Antarctica
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Ben, Freya and mattie are Antidote’s core team.
We are a decentralized and distributed team of designers, artists, researchers, creative technologists, and educators who transform information to create new ways of engaging with the world
Freya, Creative Director
Freya is an artist, illustrator and desginer with a background in design, education, and filmmaking. She co-founded Antidote with Ben, and has led product design and research projects at companies like Tumblr, Verizon, and Bloomberg Terminal. She has taught graduate students at schools like Parsons, SVA and NYU.
She is currently based in Lisbon, Portugal where she is building an urban garden.
Ben, COO
In addition to keeping Antidote running on a day-to-day basis, Ben is the technical director for Antidote’s projects. He has 15+ years helping tech companies meaningfully engage with their users, and taught at Parsons, SVA, and NYU,
He currently resides in Lisbon, Portugal where he is the emotional support human to a very small dog.
mattie, Chief Strategist
mattie is an artist and educator working with contemporary social issues through play. She has been a culture worker within the games industry for over a decade as a critic, designer, activist, organizer, curator, and educator. She is also an Assistant Professor in UCSC’s department of Games and Playable Media.