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intro
To make sense of how I got to where I am now, these entries are in the order of oldest to newest — you know, like a Snapchat story. A resume should be about meaningful experiences, not masked by buzzwords and inflated wins. This is the real story of how I would tell it like a real person, but of course, if you still need the HR ready version it’s here.
EDUCATION
University OF TEHRAN
Degree: Bachelor of Arts: Photography
GPA: 3.3
I studied photography with the intent of being Able to see the world with an artistic vision. also, it helped to have clear thought about people and the world around me. I loved learning about the FOUNDAMENTAL of visual literacy. I took almost twice the amount of required classes for the major because I found everything so interesting. At the same time, I was doing random freelance projects for friends or companies and thought design could one day be a viable backup, so i took varios courses about graphic design and UI/UX Design through these years.
experience
2016/
2017
junior GRAPHIC DESIGNER
studio aleph
during my first year at university, I was occupied as junior graphic designer at an advertising agency that specialized in costumer Service. I shadowed the lead graphic designer, and it was the first time I had really understood that everything that was designed had been considered, like the kerning of type or how the top of people’s heads were deliberately cropped. I spent a lot of time working on logos and graphic banners. The great irony is that I didn’t think this experience would be relevant to me later in life, because at the time I still wanted to be a UI/UX Designer. But in hindsight, it became a critical foundation to my professional design knowledge.
2020/
2021
Interaction designer
Letechs Start-up
after my graduation, i participated in Start-up called Letechs and It was a big sacrifice; As a startup, we only had four staff members, so I ended up doing a little bit of everything like human resources, event management, program management, and graphic design. Letechs was a ton of fun — we had mandatory 9AM team meetings, defining varios game ideas and in our fleeting moment of fame, we almost got invested by SAMSUNG AUT. Sadly the team lost in the playoffs and our angel investor pulled out due to the pandemic lockdowns. It was from here that I had to really think about what I wanted to do, and I decided that out of all the things I got to try, I actually enjoyed design the most and wanted to switch careers despite my academic profession.
2020/
NOW
freelance visual designer
freelance
I revisited my design skills, read articles and books, and learned something new every day in search of my first actual design job. I found the varios freelance opportunities in Graphic and uI design. Sometimes it got crazy where I would be on several different projects at once, but at the end of it I felt like I had worked at 10 different companies all in different industries. I had learned so much about different tools and processes. It took me some time and patience to become “client-facing” since I have a very direct personality. As I reflect back, I am grateful for this skill because it has brought me a long way.
2022/
NOW
UI/UX and Graphic Designer
gelavizh marketing agency
At gelaviz I really challenged myself in different areas. There were a lot of existing process problems and I helped introduce Abstract for version control, worked with the lead systems architecture to build a grid system, and defined a handoff process from design to dev. I quickly became the visual designer and was responsible for digital and printed designs. I am most proud of being involved in the process of developing and several marketing campaigns.
tools
- Figma
- sketch
- invision
- abstract
- Adobe CC
- UserTesting
- Blender
Skills
Visual Design
I’m pretty confident in my visual design skills and I’d say it’s one of my strengths. I had a pretty good graphic design foundation.
Rapid Prototyping
I work really fast. I can type 140wpm and I keybind macros and memorized most of the shortcuts.
Responsive Layouts
I use grids in my design, and I also learned HTML/CSS, so having done some of it myself, I actually do know what layouts would be responsive.
Graphic Design
With years experienced in Graphic Design (Digital and Print), I create visual communications such as adverts, branding, Logos and visual Identity design.
System Design
This was one of my primary jobs at TrueCar: building reusable components and thinking about how it fits within the system with specific use cases. I also refer to Google’s Material styleguide like a bible.