So who am I really?

So who am I really?

I’m Azaan (uh-za-n) and I am currently a Senior at UIUC majoring in Information Sciences with a double minor in Business and Psychology.


Other than that I indulge in the following:

I’m Azaan (uh-za-n) and I am currently a Senior at UIUC majoring in Information Sciences with a double minor in Business and Psychology.


Other than that I indulge in the following:

Roblox

Roblox

Crocs

Crocs

Horror

Horror

Anime

Anime

Why design?

Why design?

Once upon a time I was a psychology major, during one of my classes I happened to stumble across a TikTok talking about UX and spent a some time learning about design. I decided to give it a shot and I am now in love with creative problem-solving. Through design I believe I can make lives easier and products more accessible with a user-centered approach to tackle any problem.

Once upon a time I was a psychology major, during one of my classes I happened to stumble across a TikTok talking about UX and spent a some time learning about design. I decided to give it a shot and I am now in love with creative problem-solving. Through design I believe I can make lives easier and products more accessible with a user-centered approach to tackle any problem.

All my work

All my work

  • Hack4Impact - Product Designer (CodeYourDreams Spring 2025)

  • Design Innovation Illinois - Co-President (Fall 2024 - present)

  • Hack4Impact - Product Designer (HausaNLP Fall 2024)

  • Rocket Companies - Mobile UX Designer (Summer 2024)

  • SolLiz (Crypto Coin) - Product Designer (Summer 2024)

  • Hack4Impact - Product Designer (AkamaFund Spring 2024)

  • Design Innovation Illinois - UX Design Lead (AI recipe app from scratch) (Spring 2024)

  • Hanger (Fashion startup) - Product Designer (Fall 2023 - present)

  • Design Innovation Illinois - UX Design Academy Instructor (Duolingo case study redesign, Fall 2023)

  • Hatch (AI recruitment startup) - UX Designer (Spring 2023 - Fall 2024)

  • Design Innovation Illinois - UX Designer, Headspace case study redesign (Spring 2023)

  • Design Innovation Illinois - UX Designer, Apartments.com case study redesign (Fall 2022)

  • Hack4Impact - Product Designer (CodeYourDreams Spring 2025)

  • Design Innovation Illinois - Co-President (Fall 2024 - present)

  • Hack4Impact - Product Designer (HausaNLP Fall 2024)

  • Rocket Companies - Mobile UX Designer (Summer 2024)

  • SolLiz (Crypto Coin) - Product Designer (Summer 2024)

  • Hack4Impact - Product Designer (AkamaFund Spring 2024)

  • Design Innovation Illinois - UX Design Lead (AI recipe app from scratch) (Spring 2024)

  • Hanger (Fashion startup) - Product Designer (Fall 2023 - present)

  • Design Innovation Illinois - UX Design Academy Instructor (Duolingo case study redesign, Fall 2023)

  • Hatch (AI recruitment startup) - UX Designer (Spring 2023 - Fall 2024)

  • Design Innovation Illinois - UX Designer, Headspace case study redesign (Spring 2023)

  • Design Innovation Illinois - UX Designer, Apartments.com case study redesign (Fall 2022)

Education

Education

UIUC

UIUC

B.A Information Sciences

Concentration in HCI/UX

B.A Information Sciences

Concentration in HCI/UX

My Favorite Tools

My Favorite Tools

Figma & FigJam

Figma & FigJam

Design, Collaboration, Ideation & Prototyping

Design, Collaboration, Ideation & Prototyping

Lottie Files

Lottie Files

Animations

Animations

UserTesting

UserTesting

Feedback & Testing

Feedback & Testing

ChatGPT

ChatGPT

Research & Brainstorming

Research & Brainstorming

Trello

Trello

Agile Methodologies & Organization

Agile Methodologies & Organization

Azaan Shaikh

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