Hi, I'm Zahra!
I'm a Vancouver-based product designer, passionate about creating meaningful experiences through digital products and interfaces.
I have an MDes in Interaction Design and a BA in Visual Communications. The path that led me here made me develop a holistic approach in product design where users are the centre of the experience, while taking account of the adjacent users, and the environment encompassing us all (More-than-Human Design*).
*This mindful approach addresses all beings affected by the design and the design process, including marginalized populations and the rest of the living planet. In my master's thesis (2022), I collaborated with my colleague Kimia Gholami and devised an inclusive More-than-Human design process. This methodology attempts to address our entanglement with the rest of the world by expanding the Human-centered approach and intervening in different stages of the Design Thinking strategy. (Read more)
With technology taking over most of our daily tasks, I see an opportunity for digital designers to contribute to our planet's wellbeing by creating and facilitating mindful interactions with ourselves, other humans, and our natural surroundings.
Other than design
I enjoy collecting vintage items🏺, do crafts (of all sorts 🎨✂️), and soak in the endless beauties of British Columbia 🏕.
I also take a lot of pictures, and occasionally share a few on my Instagram 🎞.