3: A Conversation with Hasan Habib (Designist)

In this episode, our host Imran Hussain chats with Hasan Habib, founder of Designist - an experience design firm based in Karachi, Pakistan. Topics include bringing back urban planners from the dead, Hasan’s design education and professional journey, award-winning projects, research-based design and a strange new phenomenon known as ‘Kabootarfest’. Don’t forget to check out the outtakes at the end of the podcast episode and the show notes below. --- KEYWORDS mohenjo daro, urban planning, designist, karachi, multidisciplinary design, motion design, toronto, fine arts, ontario college of art and design, hyper island, habib university, indus valley school of art and architecture, ux pakistan, nd2c, digital media management, thalassemia, husaini blood bank, service design, patient experience, healthcare, multinet, pakistan sign language, special needs, deaf, design research, customer journey maps, service blueprints, design books, social media, twitter, facebook, linkedin, instagram, snapchat, outtakes --- LINKS Hasan Habib https://twitter.com/hasanhabibs https://www.instagram.com/hasanhabibs/ Designist https://www.designist.io Mohenjo-daro https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohenjo-daro Hyper Island https://www.hyperisland.com Habib University https://habib.edu.pk Indus Valley School of Arts & Architecture http://www.indusvalley.edu.pk UX Pakistan https://www.uxpakistan.com ND2C https://www.nd2c.com Husaini Blood Bank http://husaini.org/bb.php Pakistan Sign Language http://www.psl.org.pk Customer Journey Map https://www.visual-paradigm.com/guide/customer-experience/what-is-customer-journey-mapping/ Service Blueprint https://www.nngroup.com/articles/service-blueprints-definition/ --- ABOUT DESIGN BAITHAK Design Baithak is a community initiative whose mission is to promote design in Pakistan in order to help people create better products, services and customer experiences. Our podcast features in-depth conversations with design experts who share their insights, opinions and stories. We also organize meetups across the country that enable people to connect with, and learn from, each other about design thinking, human-centered design and more. You can learn more about Design Baithak on Twitter and Instagram. https://twitter.com/designbaithak https://www.instagram.com/designbaithak --- ABOUT THE ORGANIZERS Design Baithak is organized and curated by Imran Hussain, Vice President of Design & User Experience at Systems Limited in Lahore, Pakistan, and Suleman Shahid, Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) in Lahore, Pakistan. Imran Hussain https://twitter.com/imranhussain Suleman Shahid https://twitter.com/sulemans