Nadeem Haidary
Nadeem is a designer working on emerging technology across digital and physical experiences. These projects are mostly experiments and side projects.

About

I'm a designer working on emerging hardware technology that blends physical and digital experiences. I leverage a background working as both a UX and industrial designer at consultancies like Salesforce Ignite, Gravitytank, Smart Design and IDEO.

Outside of work, I craft unconventional objects and explore novel ways of visualizing information. My work has been covered by Fast Company and the Atlantic, and published in Data Flow 2 and Drawing Ideas. In addition, I designed and illustrated a book—Rethinking Users—that advances human-centered design. I have taught prototyping and storyboarding the Stanford d.school and UC Berkeley. I was invited to speak about data-driven flags at SXSW in 2020 but the coronavirus pandemic had other plans.

Teaching & Lectures

University of California Haas School of Business: Innovation Lab. 2014–2018
University of San Francisco: Prototyping. 2018
Stanford d.School: Special Effects Prototyping. 2014–2015
MICA/Johns Hopkins: Special Effects Prototyping. 2015
California College of the Arts: Prototyping. 2014

Talks

SXSW: State of The Union - Designing Data Driven Flags. 2020

Exhibits

Illuminating Data. TCNJ Gallery. 2012
FutureEverything. Manchester, England. 2011
Blank at the Frame. Frame Gallery, Pittsburgh. 2009

Awards

WestJet Hack in the Hangar: 1st Place. 2018
Care Innovations Hackathon: 1st Place. 2014
Housewares Design Awards Finalist: OXO Compact Dustpan & Brush Set. 2013
I.D. Magazine Annual Design Review: Design Distinction. 2009

Patents

Method, Apparatus and Arrangement for a Lifeline System. 2014
Personal Care Cleaning Article. 2014
Make-up Removal Wipe. 2014
Brush and Dustpan Configuration. 2013

Books

Rethinking Users: The Design Guide to User Ecosystem Thinking

Published in

Drawing Ideas
Data Flow 2
User-Friendly Diagrams
Gastronomica

Covered by

Fast Company
The Atlantic
Dwell
Discovery