Hi, I'm Talal and I like to
Engineer & Design
human-centered & joyful digital experiences.
Case Studies
Engineering a User Experience for
a technical audience
As a UX Engineer at Stardog, I was tasked to design the second iteration of Stardog Studio after its first UI release failed with its audience.
Designing an online learning platform for Independent Filmmakers
For my Masters Human-Computer Interaction Capstone Project, I designed an online learning platform for an industry client that sought to introduce the concept of certification to the independent film industry.
Past Work
Before I set upon a dedicated UX career path, I co-ran a web design agency called Jellyfish for 7 years . That time consisted of communincating with clients, collaborating with graphic designers, and managing work on 30+ projects. I was the principal Full-Stack Developer on all the projects Here are some examples:
A Social Network for Travelers
My firm was tasked to build-up Trav2trav, a social network from the ground up, which included all the branding, UX/UI design, and implementation.
Tech Stack: Laravel 4, Zurb Foundation, SCSS, jQuery, Elasticsearch
Design Toolkit: Leanstack Canvas, Hand drawn Sketching, Photoshop Designs, InVision Prototypes, Hi-Fi HTML Prototypes
A Maintainable Website for a Medical Institute
Rehman Medical Institute is Peshawar’s leading medical college and institute. They wanted a fresh update to their website, and I was not only involved in redesigning the look and feel of it, but also developed an institution-wide maintainable content management system.
Tech Stack: Laravel 5, Foundation 6, VueJS, ElasticSearch
Design Toolkit: Stakeholder Interviews, Hand drawn Sketching, Hi-fi HTML Prototypes
A Website to Showcase an Art Collective
This website was developed in close collaboration with graphic designer Samya Arif. It's a website that showcases the artists, venues, and projects of the 2017 Karachi Biennale Artist Festival.
Tech Stack: CockpitCMS, Foundation 6
UI Design System & Style Guide for a Dashboard
I worked closely with a graphic designer to prototype and implement reusable UI patterns for the management interface, along with establishing a style guide.
Design Toolkit: Style Guide, Design System
Tech Stack: Bootstrap, SASS
E-Commerce for a Boutique Clothing Brand
A user-centered process was used to design a boutique user experience for the Angry Ballerina website. I helped craft an experience that suited both the user-base and the client requirements.
Design Toolkit: Wireframing, Hi-Fi Prototypes
Tech Stack: Sylius, Foundation 6
A Social Network for Travelers
Mustafa Hussain, my co-founder with Jellyfish and probably the best designer I have ever worked with, came up with this brilliant branding and web-design for our firm. I made sure to execute it as closely as Mustafa envisioned it.
Design Toolkit: Wireframing, Hi-Fi Prototypes
Tech Stack: SCSS, JQuery, Ruby (Middleman)