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Alizna Shiraz
Aspiration Statement
I am captivated by how design, specifically UX and service design, can impact people's lives from individuals to millions. I want to learn how to use innovative design processes in conjunction with traditional elements to make a positive impact on people's lives.
Core Skills
- Branding and Marketing
- Creative Problem Solving
- Figma/Adobe XD/InDesign
- Management
- Photography
- Qualitative Research Skills
- Teamwork
- User Research and User Interface
Academic Awards / Achievements
- High Academic Achievement Scholarship, Fall 2022
- Dean’s Honor Award, Spring 2022
- High Academic Achievement Scholarship, Fall 2021
- Dean’s Honor Award, Spring 2021
- Dean’s Honor Award, Spring 2020
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Experience
Internship / Volunteer Work
- Student Mentor and Biology Co-Facilitator, Aga Khan Education Service (July 2022 – July 2022)
- User Experience and Design Intern, Social Pie (June 2022 – August 2022)
- Fellowship, Akhuwat (June 2021 July 2021)
- Branding Intern, RLCC (December 2020 – January 2021)
Final Year Project
Project Title
Curious Cycle
Description
This thesis aims to uncover the narratives of menstruators, non-menstruating women, and transmen who are often excluded from discussions on menstruation in suburban areas of Karachi. Due to the lack of dialogue, menstruation has become a mysterious phenomenon. By exploring these narratives, the thesis investigates the efficacy of art and design-based interventions for research and knowledge dissemination. The participatory action approach with an intersectional feminist lens is employed to examine the above-mentioned areas. This is not an issue of "them," but rather one that affects everyone. Considering menstruation as an individual entity is problematic as the landscape of menstruation is shaped by various social inequalities that often work together to exacerbate each other.