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In this episode, co-hosts Imran Hussain and Suleman Shahid talk with Mudassir Azeemi about how he was inspired to switch from software development to UX design and went on to work at Wells Fargo. They also talk about how he introduced writing in Urdu through his Urdu Writer app, his role in introducing the Urdu font on Apple’s iOS platform and more. Don’t forget to check out the show notes below.
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TAGS
bill buxton, sketching user experience, deborah adler, clearrx, twitter, unicode, enterprise design, interaction design, accessibility, government regulations, design system, wishspoke, dashboard design, wells fargo, apple, tim cook, ios11
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ABOUT MUDASSIR AZEEMI
Mudassir Azeemi is a lead interaction designer at Wells Fargo. He is also the co-founder of Garaj Studio - a design agency helping SaaS product makers to enhance their product experience related to dashboards and data visualizations.
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LINKS
https://www.amazon.com/Sketching-User-Experiences-Interactive-Technologies/dp/0123740371
https://www.wellsfargo.com
http://naanmap.com/
https://garaj.studio
https://techcrunch.com/2013/02/06/wishpop-for-ipad-brings-gift-wish-lists-and-thank-you-cards-to-kids-helps-grown-ups-know-what-to-buy/
https://medium.com/@mazeemi/from-urdu-writer-to-ios8-urdu-keyboard-d011f496e3b1?source=linkShare-563fcf255dda-1562307979&_branch_match_id=676803069040392315
https://www.oxgadgets.com/2017/10/meet-mudassir-azeemi-the-boy-who-brought-nastaleeq-to-ios.html
https://mazeemi.com
https://medium.com/@mazeemi/journey-from-software-development-to-user-experience-8c6fb926f488
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ABOUT DESIGN BAITHAK
Design Baithak is a community initiative to promote design, experience and usability in Pakistan. Our podcast features in-depth conversations with experts from different fields of design. Our guests candidly share their stories, insights, opinions and experiences. We also organize meetups across the country that enable people to connect with, and learn from, each other. We believe that by using a design thinking and human-centered design led approach people can create better products, services and customer experiences.
You can learn more about Design Baithak on Twitter and Instagram.
twitter.com/designbaithak
www.instagram.com/designbaithak
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ABOUT THE ORGANIZERS
Design Baithak is organized and curated by Imran Hussain, Managing Partner at Cordoba, and Suleman Shahid, Assistant Professor at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) and Partner at Cordoba.
Imran Hussain
https://twitter.com/imranhussain
https://www.instagram.com/imranhussain
https://cordobastudio.io
Dr. Suleman Shahid
https://www.facebook.com/sulemans
https://www.instagram.com/sulemans/
https://cordobastudio.io
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In this episode, co-hosts Imran Hussain and Suleman Shahid talk with Ali Murtaza about why he became a designer, his design educational experiences in Pakistan and the US, agritech, his current role at Ricult and more. Don’t forget to check out the behind-the-scenes segment at the end of the podcast episode and the show notes below.
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TAGS
ricult, mathematics, design, architecture, bad grades, nca, bnu, communication design, illustration, scad, industrial design, teaching, itu, makeistan, frog, ideo, dunning kruger effect, nightmare on elm street, nasa, etsy, smart design, agri-tech, pakistan, apple, motorola, icloud, me.com, mental models, lifestyles, bush, 9/11, fulbright scholarship
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ABOUT ALI MURTAZA
Ali Murtaza is a designer and educator who specialises in industrial and interaction design. He is a Fulbright alumnus, and holds a BFA in Visual Communication, and MFA in Industrial Design from Savannah College of Art & Design (SCAD).
Ali has been working as a design consultant for around ten years, in which time he has worked with clients like Dolby Labs, Grid Impact, Coke USA, Working Class Studio, and Innovations for Poverty Alleviation Lab (IPAL). He has also been teaching at design and engineering schools since 2015, while being deeply involved in Pakistan’s burgeoning maker scene, as the program manager of Makeistan, Pakistan’s first academic makerspace.
Ali now works as the UX Design Lead at Ricult, an agri-tech startup that aims to empower smallholder farmers in the developing world to make more informed decisions.
Learn more about Ali at www.alimurtaza.net.
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ALI’S TOP 3 DESIGN BOOKS
- The Design Of Everyday Things, by Don Norman
- Change By Design, by Tim Brown
- 100 Things Every Designer Needs To Know About People, by Susan M. Weinschenk
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LINKS
ITU
https://itu.edu.pk/
Dunning Kruger effect
https://www.verywellmind.com/an-overview-of-the-dunning-kruger-effect-4160740
Collaborative Learning Programme
https://www.scad.edu/about/industry-partnerships/executive-education
FROG design
https://www.frogdesign.com/
SCAD
https://www.scad.edu/
Ricult
https://www.ricult.com/
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ABOUT DESIGN BAITHAK
Design Baithak is a community initiative to promote design, experience and usability in Pakistan. Our podcast features in-depth conversations with experts from different fields of design. Our guests candidly share their stories, insights, opinions and experiences. We also organize meetups across the country that enable people to connect with, and learn from, each other. We believe that by using a design thinking and human-centered design led approach people can create better products, services and customer experiences.
You can learn more about Design Baithak on Twitter and Instagram.
twitter.com/designbaithak
www.instagram.com/designbaithak
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ABOUT THE ORGANIZERS
Design Baithak is organized and curated by Imran Hussain, Managing Partner at Cordoba, and Suleman Shahid, Assistant Professor at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) and Partner at Cordoba.
Imran Hussain
https://twitter.com
https://cordobastudio.io
Dr. Suleman Shahid
https://www.facebook.com/sulemans
https://www.instagram.com/sulemans/ -
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In this episode, Imran Hussain talks with Dr. Suleman Shahid about the first VR Facebook Innovation Lab in Pakistan based at LUMS, the Lab’s vision for creating a VR ecosystem and community, and the first and biggest Facebook developer conference outside Facebook HQ which was held at LUMS, Lahore. Also, don’t forget to check out the behind-the-scenes segment at the end of the podcast episode and the show notes below.
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KEYWORDS
suleman shahid, lums, vr, facebook innovation lab pakistan, nic lahore, national incubation center, cohorts, igda, abbas khan, experience design, maheen sohail, entrepreneurship, vr ecosystem, vr community building, vr capacity building, vr meetups, ignite, hci, usability lab, big immersive, quixel, tintash, facebook developer circles, ux pakistan
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LINKS
Facebook opens its FIRST Innovation Lab in Pakistan at NIC Lahore Opening of the Facebook Innovation Lab Pakistan Post Innovation Lab launch workshops by Facebook at LUMS Facebook Developer Circles Conference at LUMS Facebook Developer Circles Pakistan The Pakistan chapter of the International Game Developers Association (IGDA) LUMS National Incubation Center (NIC) Lahore IGNITE---
ABOUT DESIGN BAITHAK
Design Baithak is a community initiative to promote design, experience and usability in Pakistan through local meetups and a podcast. The Design Baithak podcast features in-depth conversations with experts from different fields of design. Our guests candidly share their stories, insights, opinions and experiences. We believe that by using a design thinking and human-centered design-led approach people can create better products, services and customer experiences.
You can learn more about Design Baithak on Twitter and Instagram.
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ABOUT THE ORGANIZERS
Design Baithak is organized and curated by Imran Hussain , Managing Partner at Cordoba, and Dr. Suleman Shahid, Assistant Professor at LUMS.
Imran Hussain: Twitter | Instagram
Dr. Suleman Shahid: Facebook | Instagram
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In this episode, co-hosts Imran Hussain and Suleman Shahid chat with Maheen Sohail who is a Product Designer on Facebook’s Social VR Team. Topics include Maheen’s multi-disciplinary journey towards design, her current work and role at Facebook, social VR experiences, ethics in design, and more. Don’t forget to check out the behind-the-scenes segments at the end of the podcast episode and the show notes below.
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KEYWORDS
vr, facebook, oculus, internship, fifa, unity, public speaking, filmmaking, gaming, experience, women in design, architecture, alessi, industrial design, canada, vancouver film school, italy, moleskin, frog design, industrial design, projects, products, furniture, university, documentaries, visual effects, phillips, norman, digital design, game design, ux, social vr, facebook spaces, avatars, safety in vr, trust in vr, ethics in design, titanic
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LINKS
Maheen Sohail
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maheensohail/
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/maheen_sohail/
Maheen’s story of becoming a virtual reality designer
https://medium.com/facebook-design/becoming-a-virtual-reality-designer-9dcf6ddea4c3
Simon Fraser University - SFU
https://www.sfu.ca
School of Interactive Arts & Technology - SFU
http://www.sfu.ca/siat.html
Frog Design
https://www.frogdesign.com
Alessi
https://www.alessi.com/it_it/
Facebook Spaces
https://www.facebook.com/spaces
Get to know more of the Social VR Team at Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/careers/life/get-to-know-more-of-the-social-vr-team-at-facebook
Ready Player One
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSp1dM2Vj48
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ABOUT DESIGN BAITHAK
Design Baithak is a community initiative to promote design in Pakistan. Our podcast features in-depth conversations with experts from different fields of design. Our guests candidly share their stories, insights, opinions and experiences. We also organize meetups across the country that enable people to connect with, and learn from, each other. We believe that by using a design thinking and human-centered design led approach people can create better products, services and customer experiences.
You can learn more about Design Baithak on Twitter and Instagram.
https://www.twitter.com/designbaithak
https://www.instagram.com/designbaithak
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ABOUT THE ORGANIZERS
Design Baithak is organized and curated by Imran Hussain, Managing Partner at Cordoba, and Suleman Shahid, Assistant Professor at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS).
Imran Hussain
https://twitter.com/imranhussain
https://www.instagram.com/imranhussain
Suleman Shahid
https://www.facebook.com/sulemans
https://www.instagram.com/sulemans/
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In this episode, our hosts Imran Hussain and Suleman Shahid chat with Ahmed Riaz, Head of UX Strategy at Logitech, based in California, USA. Topics include Ahmed’s journey towards design, his time at Frog Design and his current work at Logitech where he’s overseeing transformative products. Don’t forget to check out the outtakes at the end of the podcast episode and the show notes below.
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KEYWORDS
logitech, design strategy, transformative products, mice, keyboard, computers, productivity tools, inductive charging, telenor, farmers, agriculture, middle east, magazines, creativity, art, computer engineering, cultural trends, ethical companies, peter drucker, design doing, craft building, design books, decolonization, outtakes
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LINKS
Ahmed Riaz
http://www.ahmedriaz.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahmedriaz/
Logitech
https://www.logitech.com/
The Savannah College of Art & Design
https://www.scad.edu
Being Digital, by Nicholas Negroponte
https://www.amazon.com/Being-Digital-Nicholas-Negroponte/dp/0679762906
Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art, by Scott McCloud
https://www.amazon.com/Understanding-Comics-Invisible-Scott-McCloud/dp/006097625X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1546281089&sr=1-1&keywords=understanding+comics
Experiences in Visual Thinking, by Robert McKim
https://www.amazon.com/Experiences-Visual-Thinking-Robert-McKim/dp/0818504110
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ABOUT DESIGN BAITHAK
Design Baithak is a community initiative whose mission is to promote design in Pakistan in order to help people create better products, services and customer experiences. Our podcast features in-depth conversations with design experts who share their insights, opinions and stories. We also organize meetups across the country that enable people to connect with, and learn from, each other about design thinking, human-centered design and more.
You can learn more about Design Baithak on Twitter and Instagram.
twitter.com/designbaithak
www.instagram.com/designbaithak
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ABOUT THE ORGANIZERS
Design Baithak is organized and curated by Imran Hussain, Vice President of Design & User Experience at Systems Limited in Lahore, Pakistan, and Suleman Shahid, Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) in Lahore, Pakistan.
Imran Hussain
twitter.com/imranhussain
Suleman Shahid
twitter.com/sulemans
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In this episode, our host Imran Hussain chats with Hasan Habib, founder of Designist - an experience design firm based in Karachi, Pakistan. Topics include bringing back urban planners from the dead, Hasan’s design education and professional journey, award-winning projects, research-based design and a strange new phenomenon known as ‘Kabootarfest’. Don’t forget to check out the outtakes at the end of the podcast episode and the show notes below.
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KEYWORDS
mohenjo daro, urban planning, designist, karachi, multidisciplinary design, motion design, toronto, fine arts, ontario college of art and design, hyper island, habib university, indus valley school of art and architecture, ux pakistan, nd2c, digital media management, thalassemia, husaini blood bank, service design, patient experience, healthcare, multinet, pakistan sign language, special needs, deaf, design research, customer journey maps, service blueprints, design books, social media, twitter, facebook, linkedin, instagram, snapchat, outtakes
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LINKS
Hasan Habib
https://twitter.com/hasanhabibs
https://www.instagram.com/hasanhabibs/
Designist
https://www.designist.io
Mohenjo-daro
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohenjo-daro
Hyper Island
https://www.hyperisland.com
Habib University
https://habib.edu.pk
Indus Valley School of Arts & Architecture
http://www.indusvalley.edu.pk
UX Pakistan
https://www.uxpakistan.com
ND2C
https://www.nd2c.com
Husaini Blood Bank
http://husaini.org/bb.php
Pakistan Sign Language
http://www.psl.org.pk
Customer Journey Map
https://www.visual-paradigm.com/guide/customer-experience/what-is-customer-journey-mapping/
Service Blueprint
https://www.nngroup.com/articles/service-blueprints-definition/
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ABOUT DESIGN BAITHAK
Design Baithak is a community initiative whose mission is to promote design in Pakistan in order to help people create better products, services and customer experiences. Our podcast features in-depth conversations with design experts who share their insights, opinions and stories. We also organize meetups across the country that enable people to connect with, and learn from, each other about design thinking, human-centered design and more.
You can learn more about Design Baithak on Twitter and Instagram.
https://twitter.com/designbaithak
https://www.instagram.com/designbaithak
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ABOUT THE ORGANIZERS
Design Baithak is organized and curated by Imran Hussain, Vice President of Design & User Experience at Systems Limited in Lahore, Pakistan, and Suleman Shahid, Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) in Lahore, Pakistan.
Imran Hussain
https://twitter.com/imranhussain
Suleman Shahid
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Imran Hussain and Suleman Shahid discuss World Usability Day which is commemorated around the world every year in November. The theme for this year’s event was ‘Design for Good or Evil’.
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KEYWORDS
world usability day, usability professionals association, upa, symposium, lums, lahore, pakistan, design, usability, good, bad, evil, three mile island, addiction, apple, screen time, whatsapp, instagram, twitter, facebook, data, scandal, google, protest, drone, ai, defence, military, pentagon, google glasses, privacy, road sign, hospital, medical equipment, injury
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LINKS
Design for Good or Evil - World Usability Day 2018 by Imran Hussain
https://www.slideshare.net/imranhussain/design-for-good-or-evil-world-usability-day-2018
World Usability Day
https://worldusabilityday.org
User Experience Professionals Association (UXPA)
(formerly Usability Professionals Association [UPA])
https://uxpa.org
Three Mile Island Accident
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCJbmUGoXXU
The war against Silicon Valley’s evil design
https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/rnhiPxzkZBiTeETHEaZWGI/The-war-against-Silicon-Valleys-evil-design.html
How to use Apple’s new Screen Time and App Limits features in iOS 12
https://www.theverge.com/2018/9/17/17870126/ios-12-screen-time-app-limits-downtime-features-how-to-use
Facebook scandal 'hit 87 million users'
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-43649018
Google quietly removes 'don't be evil' preface from code of conduct
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/google-dont-be-evil-code-conduct-removed-alphabet-a8361276.html
Thousands of Google Employees Protest Company's Involvement in Pentagon AI Drone Program
https://gizmodo.com/thousands-of-google-employees-protest-companys-involvem-1824988565
Google Glass: is it a threat to our privacy?
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/mar/06/google-glass-threat-to-our-privacy
Bad road sign design - America's 10 Most Confusing Traffic Signs
https://jalopnik.com/5044869/americas-10-most-confusing-traffic-signs
Dangerous By Design: How the U.S. Builds Roads That Kill Pedestrians
https://usa.streetsblog.org/2011/05/24/dangerous-by-design-how-the-u-s-builds-roads-that-kill-pedestrians/
Road kill
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2015/07/04/road-kill
Jeep Grand Cherokees Recalled for Confusing Gear Shifters
https://www.morris4x4center.com/blog/jeep-gear-shift-recall/
Scalpel injuries in the operating theatre
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2376008/
Bad Hospital Design Is Making Us Sicker
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/22/well/live/bad-hospital-design-is-making-us-sicker.html
These students redesigned scalpel packaging to prevent injuries
https://www.medicaldesignandoutsourcing.com/college-students-redesigned-scalpels/
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ABOUT THE HOSTS
Imran Hussain
https://twitter.com/imranhussain
Suleman Shahid
https://twitter.com/sulemans
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ABOUT DESIGN BAITHAK
Design Baithak is a community initiative to promote design in Pakistan through local meetups and a podcast.
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We kickoff the Design Baithak podcast - a show about all things, design, experience and usability in Pakistan - hosted by Imran Hussain and Suleman Shahid. Our first episode profiles Suleman who teaches and conducts research at LUMS.
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KEYWORDS
Doors, epiphany, teaching, research, LUMS, UX Pakistan, CHISEL, INDEX, student design society, assistive technologies, additional needs, special needs, children, human computer interaction, dyslexia, autism, visual impairments, design meetup, design baithak, UX Camp, creative economy, knowledge economy
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LINKS
Suleman Shahid
Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) in Pakistan
lums.edu.pk/lums_employee/4407
UX Pakistan
www.uxpakistan.com
CHISEL
chisel.lums.edu.pk
Jan Borchers
Professor of Computer Science at RWTH Aachen University in Germany
hci.rwth-aachen.de/paid
A Pattern Approach to Interaction Design - Book
By Jan Borchers
How to start a movement - TED video
www.ted.com/talks/derek_sivers_how_to_start_a_movement
Suleman's Top 3 Design Books
1. The Design of Everyday Things, By Don Norman
www.amazon.com/Design-Everyday-Things-Revised-Expanded/dp/0465050654
2. Interaction Design, By Jennifer Preece
www.amazon.com/Interaction-Design-Jenny-Preece/dp/0471492787
3. The Inmates Are Running the Asylum, By Alan Cooper
www.amazon.com/Inmates-Are-Running-Asylum-Products/dp/0672326140
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ABOUT THE HOSTS
Imran Hussain
https://twitter.com/imranhussain
Suleman Shahid
https://twitter.com/sulemans
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ABOUT DESIGN BAITHAK
Design Baithak is a community initiative to promote design in Pakistan through local meetups and a podcast.
https://twitter.com/designbaithak
https://www.instagram.com/designbaithak/
