I’m passionate about crafting delightful digital experiences for clients, friends, and my community. Currently learning XR Design, I 'm always eager to learn. When I'm not at my laptop, you'll likely find me in my studio, disassembling objects just to find out what's inside and challenge myself to put them back together, playing pool, or singing while cooking.

Here you can find the latest object I disassembled and decided not to put back together. I made a whole project using semi-translucent films taken from dismantled televisions and monitors.

I have a deep empathy for those left behind by the industrial and technological revolutions—whether it was the Industrial Revolution in the early 19th century, the Great Depression in the US a century later, which pushed thousands of workers into poverty, the many who have been disconnected from the digital world, or those who will lose their jobs in the ongoing AI revolution.

While I cannot change the past or stop the coming changes, I believe I can make a difference by helping those around me who do not speak English and are unfamiliar with the digital realm and technology, particularly those who are digitally illiterate. According to Statista, 59 percent of web content is in English, with Russian (5.3 percent) and Spanish (4.3 percent) following as the most popular languages on the Internet. One can only imagine the smaller share of other languages, especially those with non-Latin alphabets such as Farsi, Arabic, Chinese, and Greek. For speakers of these languages, the chances of becoming digitally literate are even slimmer if they do not know English.

I was born into a relatively large family with four siblings. My parents, fluent in Farsi, earned their high school diplomas while working. While my father knows the English alphabet and can speak a few words, my mother struggles with certain English letters like G, J, I, Q, X, and W. Despite not learning a second language themselves, they encouraged my siblings and me to become fluent in English, recognizing its essential role in our futures. At 27, I moved to the US. Until then, teaching my mom to use a computer or smartphone hadn’t crossed my mind. In the weeks before leaving Iran, I desperately sought ways to stay connected with my parents. For a year, I relied on my siblings to video call me during visits, experiencing homesickness almost every day. Thankfully, my multi-entry visa allowed frequent visits, unlike many immigrants separated from loved ones for years.

Upon returning, I prioritized teaching my parents to make video calls and navigate smartphones. Initially challenging, basic tasks like tapping and swiping took days for them to master—my dad would literally push the phone screen to tap a button. Five years later, my father avidly uses social media (though I have mixed feelings about it), and my mother explores various video calling apps daily, occasionally struggling with camera flips.