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About
I am a digital communications and information design specialist who works at the intersection of policy, data, and design. I help institutions, including UN agencies and government ministries, translate complex, high-stakes work into clear communications that reach the people who need to act.
Good communication isn't just about making things look nice. It's about making sure the right message lands with the right person. Sometimes that's a national policy report for senior government officials; sometimes it's an interactive data story for a public audience who's never read a policy brief in their life. The work changes, but the core question stays the same: who needs to understand this, and what do they actually need to see?
Organisations frequently invest significant resources in thorough research and detailed analysis, yet they often stumble at the final step: communication. When this aspect is treated as an afterthought, it can lead to misinformed findings and poor decision-making. That's where I step in; I bridge the gap between complex analysis and clear, engaging communication to ensure that the work fulfils its purpose.
Having delivered information design for the UN Resident Coordinator's Office, contributed to national policy publications for the Department of National Planning, and produced over 150 research outputs at Verité Research that reached national media, I now work independently on projects where communication is the difference between impact and obscurity.
What I Do
I work with research organisations, policy bodies, and institutions that need to communicate complex work to real people. Scope and pricing on request.
Download Services GuideTurning complex datasets into clear visual narratives. Bringing clarity to data through interactive web experiences and static visual systems.
Designing institutional publications with the reader in mind. Ensuring complex policy and research documents remain accessible, engaging, and highly professional.
Strategic digital outreach and content creation. Bringing institutional campaigns and events to life across multiple platforms for maximum audience engagement.
Writing
Notes on the decisions behind the work: what I tried, what didn't hold, and why things ended up the way they did.
Six iterations of a teardrop, a hero image that changed twice, and why pulling back at the end was the hardest call I made on the whole project.
Read on Medium
Building a premium Sri Lankan export identity. The client needed a brand that felt ancient, classic, and rooted in heritage, entirely avoiding generic tourism tropes.
Read ArticleData Storytelling
Where the money comes from, and where it goes. The Sri Lankan government budget made legible in one view.
A personal piece. On navigating uncertainty without a map, and what it looks like to slowly find your footing.
338 initiatives that shaped Sri Lanka in 2024. Each dot is one effort to strengthen communities or inform policy, visualised as a spiral.
2,252 reported cases. Each petal is 100. A broken lotus, because some numbers deserve more than a bar chart.
Arrests climbing. Treatment access flat. The widening gap between punishment and care, in one chart.
Heroin, cannabis, methamphetamines, all rising. The breakdown behind Sri Lanka's drug enforcement picture.
Arrests have climbed across every presidency. Record cannabis and heroin seizures under Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
Case flow by province, and what it reveals about a system still built around punishment more than rehabilitation.
NDDCB Centres handle more than half of all rehabilitation cases. A look at who's doing the work, and who isn't.
Get In Touch
If you're working through a data challenge, an upcoming report, or just want to think out loud about how your organisation communicates, I'm open to that conversation. The best projects I've worked on started with a vague problem, not a finished spec.
Open to the right opportunities, let's talk.
consultchatura@gmail.com