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Product Designer • 15+ Years • New York City

I Design
Digital
Experiences

With a background in product design, branding, and front-end development, I bring ideas to life. Whether shaping user journeys, crafting visual identities, or building responsive interfaces, I make things work beautifully for both users and businesses.

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15+
Years Experience
3M+
Users Reached
2
US Patents
8K+
Institutions Served
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About Me

Making Complicated Systems Feel Human

My journey through design started with a fascination for how things work and look, and over time it has grown into a 15+ year practice of creating thoughtful, intuitive digital products. I've worked across startups, agencies, and product teams, helping turn ideas into experiences that balance clarity, creativity, and impact.

At Aktiv Learning, I was the sole designer, shaping everything from UX strategy to a scalable design system and brand identity. I led the work end to end, collaborating closely with product and engineering while also contributing to front-end implementation when needed. That foundation later supported Aktiv's acquisition by Top Hat.

More recently, my work has focused on integrating AI in ways that feel practical, responsible, and human. I helped design Chemical Intelligence, an AI-powered grading engine that delivers instant, personalized feedback to students, and Ace, an AI assistant created to support learners with real-time guidance. In both cases, AI was not an add-on, but part of the design process from the start.

I don't separate thinking from execution. I carry ideas from early strategy through launch, shaping structure, interaction, voice, and visual identity along the way. I work closely with product, engineering, and business teams to keep decisions grounded and momentum moving forward.

Across education, real estate, healthcare, and creative tools, my focus stays the same: I design to make complicated systems feel understandable, useful, and human.

Product Design User Research UX/UI Design Prototyping Design Systems Frontend Development Interaction Design User Testing
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Selected
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TOOLS

Tools &
Expertise

Product Design

  • UX/UI Design
  • User Research
  • Prototyping
  • Wireframing
  • Information Architecture
  • User Testing
  • Design Systems

Brand & Visual

  • Visual Design
  • Brand Identity
  • Typography
  • Color Theory
  • Icon Design
  • Illustration

Development

  • HTML & CSS
  • JavaScript
  • React
  • Responsive Design
  • Web Accessibility
  • Frontend Frameworks

Tools

  • Figma
  • Sketch
  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • Framer
  • InVision
  • Principle
  • VS Code

Awards &
Recognitions

Year
Recognition
Platform
Project
2024
AktivGrid Patent
US Patent Office
Aktiv Learning
2024
Aktiv Mathematics Patent
US Patent Office
Aktiv Learning
2023
Figma Prototyping
LinkedIn Learning
Certificate
2023
Interaction Design: Flow
LinkedIn Learning
Certificate
2023
Lo-Fi to Hi-Fi Prototyping
LinkedIn Learning
Certificate
2023
UX Foundations
LinkedIn Learning
Certificate
2023
UX Design for Developers
LinkedIn Learning
Certificate
2023
Accessibility for Web Design
LinkedIn Learning
Certificate
2023
Designing Accessible Components
LinkedIn Learning
Certificate
2023
Style Guides: Design to Dev
LinkedIn Learning
Certificate
2023
Growth Mindset Training
LinkedIn Learning
Certificate

What People
Are Saying

"

Sazzad is one of the most versatile UX designers I have ever worked with. His knowledge spans front-end engineering, growth, marketing, customer research and more.

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His designs are comprehensive and well thought out. Sazzad effectively bridges the gap between user requirements and code, delivering visually striking experiences in reasonable time.