Anushay Furqan

Research Assistant and Interaction Designer

Houston, TX, USA

Work Experience

Research Assistant and Interaction Designer

- Research and visual design for “Parallel”, an educational game designed to teach parallel programming concepts to undergraduate students.
- Usability design, research and user testing for a social mobile exergame, “StepQuest”, to examine the role of in-game social interaction on adolescents physical activity using a Fitbit activity tracker.
- Visual design, UI and UX design, voice interface design and UX and HCI research for a voice-controlled calendar application “DiscoverCal”.
June 2016 - Present Houston, Texas, United States

Kitchen Cuisine

Lead Graphic Designer / Marketing Associate

July 2013 - August 2018 Pakistan

Tribune

Publication Designer

January 2013 - April 2013 Karachi, Pakistan

Tribune

Publication Design Intern

June 2012 - July 2012 Karachi, Pakistan

Eyecue Production & Design

Design and Photography Intern

Design House
June 2011 - July 2011 Karachi, Pakistan

Creative Unit

Design Intern

Design House
June 2010 - July 2010 Karachi, Pakistan

Signs Now Ltd

Intern

Printing press
June 2009 - July 2009 Pakistan

Education

Karachi Grammar School

O and A' Levels

2008 Karachi, Pakistan

Indus Valley School Of Art And Architecture

Bachelors in Design

Bachelors in Communication Design, Minor in Photography
CGPA: 3.47
January 2009 - December 2012 Karachi, Pakistan

Languages

English (Advanced),
Urdu (Native),

Skills

Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign, Microsoft Office,