8: A Conversation with Mudassir Azeemi (Wells Fargo)

Design Baithak

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

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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