I’ve been working in the design industry since 2012
Hi, nice to meet you. I'm Aggie Arghavan Forouhideh, a product designer based in Texas. My professional design career evolved from drafting architectural plans and 3D modelings to environmental graphic design, branding and marketing, web design, and to designing mobile apps in the past 4 years.
Background, Family, and hobbies
I'm a proud Iranian American, born in Tehran, Iran, and raised in Houston, Texas. I come from a long line of designers and engineers.
I started my college education at age 17, majoring in Architecture. During my 4th year, I had an epiphany due to a sports injury that left me on bed rest for months. I decided to follow my truth and got my bachelor's of fine arts in design.
Being an artist and a designer is as natural as breathing, but my true love belongs to my dog, cat, and all my pandemic plants. When I'm not obsessing over pixels, I spend time at my local martial arts gym and practice Brazillian Jiu-Jitsu and muay-thai boxing.
Mobile App + Web Design
Work History
Senior Product Designer
Designed and maintained native design systems for iOS and Android, to improve user experience, accessibility features, and to reduce design and development overhead. Created roadmaps, user stories and flows for new and existing features as part of sprint grooming & planning for upcoming releases. Mentored and trained intern and junior product designers. Facilitated design workshops with internal and external stakeholders.
Interaction Designer
Collaborated with in-house project managers, writers, developers, and creative directors to design a wide variety of cross-media projects involving branding, illustrations, and UI design for the oil and gas industry.
Environmental Graphic Designer
Developed project specifications into technical drawings, 3D mock-ups for fabrications, manuals, and way-finding systems for, Houston airports, parks, universities, and performance halls. Designed and launched a new design system for city application forms and permits.
Junior Web Designer
Created site layouts and landing pages using Bootstrap framework. Managed WordPress website with Google Adwords and Analytics for multiple e-commerce clients.
Program Director / Volunteer
Attended monthly board meetings, chapter meetups, leadership retreats, and annual AIGA conferences. Planned and directed social programming events that included talks, book signings, and workshops.
Education & Credentials
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Design
Art History Minor, Cum Laude
Brain & Behavioral Science
Certification on understanding user behavior