About

My name is Farnaz Olya, an award-winning digital product designer and engineer based in Sydney Australia with academic qualifications and experience in UX design and UI development, multidisciplinary design, visual communication design, IT- web technologies, Product engineering and visual arts.
Specialized in UX research methodologies, multi-platform user experience design and user experience management system.

My mission is to create impactful design solutions that enrich human life through meaningful experiences by empowering people to achieve their goals and supporting businesses to achieve sustainable growth.

I contribute to strategic data-driven design solutions, with a focus on design thinking and human-centered design methodologies throughout the iterative product development lifecycle from discovery and conception to validation and delivery. Committed to creating engaging digital products that balance functionality with aesthetics. And, passionate to craft positive and cohesive human experiences that balance customer needs with business goals.

I am eager to learn and continually expand my knowledge and skills, striving for personal and professional growth in a fast-evolving industry where staying current with emerging trends is essential.

In my spare time, I enjoy photography, capturing scenes that reflect my love for nature. I also have a deep passion for watercolour, expressing my emotions through art while listening to the soothing sounds of nature, ocean waves, rain, flowing rivers, birdsong, and rustling leaves. I believe nature is the perfect setting for mindfulness, inspiring creativity and opening new doors for artistic expression. I love sharing my visual art skills and knowledge with art enthusiasts.

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Philosophy

Every design product has a unique target audience, its end users, with specific needs, expectations, objectives, motivations, tastes, and values. I believe that understanding these factors is essential for defining a functional design concept and guiding an efficient design-thinking process. Identifying these aspects early allows me, as a product designer, to engage deeply with users, seeing through their perspective to create meaningful experiences.

Moreover, compatibility across platforms and a commitment to accessibility are fundamental alongside functionality and aesthetics. Hence, A responsible design not only looks appealing but also communicates effectively and serves the end user seamlessly.

My focus on functionalism, combined with my design and development skills, enables me to transform functional challenges into opportunities for creating intuitive UX solutions that simplify complex interactions with digital products. This approach yields valuable insights into the target market and end-user objectives. Although it requires time, thorough research, concept development, testing, and refinement, the impact on quality of life is substantial.

Approach

My entire design approach relies on gaining an empathetic understanding of people by setting aside my preconceived ideas and assumptions and commited to observing user experiences, understanding their needs, and identifying their goals. This empathy-driven process reveals user aspirations and potential issues, allowing me to address them with functional and visually pleasing design solutions that fulfill thier requirements and empower users to achieve their goals.

I contribute to high-level strategic decisions and data-driven design solutions, with a strong focus on design thinking and human-centered design methodologies throughout product development lifecycle from discovery and conception to validation and delivery within the iterative design process.

Trained to be empathetic toward end-to-end human experiences, I conduct behavior analysis  applying qualitative and quantitative research to uncover user challenges and identify existing problems.

Committed to creating engaging digital products, I design technically feasible, usability-robust, and visually appealing interfaces that balance functionality with aesthetics. And, passionate to craft positive and cohesive human experiences that balance customer needs with business goals.

Awards

  • Winner of “The Sydney Water Tap Bottle Design Competition”, for positive contribution in raising awareness of environmental issues and promoting sustainability, exhibited at Sydney Powerhouse museum
  • Winner of “The Square Peg Award”, for the most creative design outcome, exhibited at CATC Design School
  • Finalist of ”The Art of Sydney Award”, for good impression offset printers and works on paper, exhibited at Australian National Maritime Museum
  • Highly Commended for “Merit Award”, exhibited at CHAS Art society
  • Registered Justice of the Peace, NSW JP, Contribute to volunteer service to the society

UX Des. Skillset

  • Research methodologies
  • Qualitative User Research
  • Quantitative User Research
  • User Research Analysis
  • Affinity mapping
  • User Journey Mapping
  • User Scenarios
  • Personas development
  • Storyboarding
  • User Flows
  • Market Research
  • Competitor analysis
  • Card Sorting
  • Information Architecture
  • Site Mapping
  • Concept Development
  • Sketching
  • Wireframing
  • LO-FI Mock-ups
  • HI-FI Prototyping
  • Usability Testing

Des. & Dev. Skillset

  • User Experience Design (UX)
  • Multi-platform Experience Design
  • User Interface Design (UI)
  • User Interface Development
  • Content Management System (CMS)
  • Front End Development
  • Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
  • Electronic Direct Mail (EDM) Design
  • Visual Communication Design
  • Product Design
  • Sound Design
  • Video Editing
  • 2D Animation
  • Stop-Motion Animation
  • Corporate Identity
  • Typography
  • Advertising
  • EDM design
  • Editorial Design
  • Package design
  • Pattern design
  • Colour Theory
  • Colour Psychology
  • Illustration
  • Drawing
  • Painting

Des. & Dev. Tools

  • Axure RP
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Adobe Dreamweaver
  • Adobe Bridge
  • Adobe Acrobat DC
  • Corel Draw
  • HTML5
  • CSS3
  • JavaScript
  • WordPress
  • Wix
  • Elementor
  • Microsoft Office
  • iWork
  • iMovie
  • Final Cut Pro
  • Acid Pro
  • AutoCad
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