Fateme Mohammadi Maklavani

Designing public-facing learning experiences for the Center’s civil-discourse and ethics programs, including turning the “4Cs of Civil Discourse” course into an open website.

Owned the call-for-art and jury pipeline for the AAAS Community Extension Center, built an Ohio-wide artist and organization database to drive targeted outreach, and designed and managed the production of print and digital promotional assets.

Supported design-thinking foundations instruction for 20+ students each semester in an in-person studio, and for 200+ undergraduate designers in the online course Introduction to Design Practice.

Led user research and redesign for CorpoMeter — a financial-data platform analysts use to track the ~500 biggest companies in Iran — and the company’s main website, within a cross-functional team of ML engineers, data scientists, PMs and developers. Documented a scalable Figma design system to keep patterns consistent, and built a cross-team workflow that cut meetings and let teams set realistic deadlines.

Led design for an online platform of 13,000+ words for the Tłı̨chǫ Government, managing a companion font project (proposal, hiring and supervising the type designer, contracts, budget, deadlines) and several websites. Ran 6 co-design sessions and 10 usability sessions, and designed the online dictionary and application end-to-end, with a crowdsourced text / image / audio contribution feature so indigenous people can record words.

Collaborated with international teams to research and design the end-to-end user experience and interface for a B2B textile-sales platform serving buyers, sellers, and administrators. Conducted A/B testing and usability evaluations to assess design effectiveness, and developed responsive, multilingual designs across website and mobile (including English, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Indonesian) ensuring accessibility for diverse international audiences.

Founded a sustainable business to empower Iranian women, especially home-based workers, by turning traditional skills into income opportunities while preserving cultural heritage through eco-friendly materials and Iranian concepts. Defined its product vision and ran iterative launches grounded in user feedback and market validation to bring handmade cushions — combining traditional craftsmanship with modern design — to market.

Co-led a women’s-fashion startup, designing high-quality clothing and managing production, team coordination, material sourcing, and marketing — working in small-batch production with independent tailors to help sustain their craft and livelihoods.

Taught UI and UX design to M.A. visual communication students, combining theory, hands-on workshops and peer critique.

Designed scalable digital products and visual systems across the group’s portfolio (from workflows to high-fidelity prototypes) including the user experience and interface for blockchain-based cryptocurrency platforms and websites.

Design and consulting engagements for international clients, including healthcare and medical-equipment companies: branding, UI and illustration.

Led design across the institute’s national ICT projects, partnering with scientists, engineers and leadership. Sole designer on the core strategy team of the national search engine serving millions, providing art and design consulting on every publication, website and data visualization across its sub-projects.

Creative direction and visual identity for a knowledge-based IoT company, across product and marketing.

User interfaces and branded graphics for corporate and product-facing needs.

Collaborated with the Women Research Center at Alzahra University on the project “Studying the Effectiveness of Problem-Based Learning on the Development of Entrepreneurship Skills of Female Students, with an Emphasis on Family-Owned Business,” designing products that draw on its traditional patterns and methods while appealing to modern audiences, and presented the final products to a marketing group to attract investors.