ARMAGHAN
TAGHVAEI

/Ar•mə•ghān/ /Tagh•vā•ee/ Based in Toronto, Canada
Product Designer ● Design Leader ● Systems Thinker ● Founder ● UX Strategist ● Storyteller ● Prototyper ● Multimedia Animator ● Mentor ● Creative Technologist ● Product Designer ● Design Leader ● Systems Thinker ● Founder ● UX Strategist ● Storyteller ● Prototyper ● Multimedia Animator ● Mentor ● Creative Technologist ●

Designing for impact, not deliverables.

I’ve spent 10+ years moving between product strategy, UX, visual design, animation, research and entrepreneurship, helping turn ambiguous ideas into products people can understand, use and believe in.

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10+
Years designing and building digital experiences
200K+
Monthly active users reached
15×
User growth on a product I co-founded
18%
Signup-to-purchase conversion with zero paid marketing

From early ideas to complex platforms, I build.

RUNWITHIT Synthetics
McMaster University
Avee Health
GutPlans
University of British Columbia

I design across products, systems and stories.

Product / Case Study Synthetic Canada simulation interface showing Arctic infrastructure and geopolitical scenarios

Synthetic Canada: Making national-scale complexity understandable.

Designing an interactive environment that helps decision-makers explore interconnected systems, scenarios and consequences. Explore case study
Product / Case Study Child using the Kafshdoozak storytelling platform on a tablet

Kafshdoozak: What happens when your users are brutally honest six-year-olds?

I co-founded and designed a storytelling platform for children that grew to 200K+ monthly active users. Explore case study
Startup / Case Study GutPlans personalized food recommendations interface

GutPlans: Turning complex health data into something people could actually use.

I co-founded and designed a product that transformed gut-test recommendations into personalized recipe experiences. Explore case study
Product / Case Study 3D city model with floating maps and dashboards

6D Synthetic Twin Platform

A Case Study · 2020 To 2026 How I helped turn one-off simulation experiences into a reusable product system. Explore case study
Talk / Storytelling Armaghan presenting The Catmadillo at a Richmond Hill Tech Community event

The Catmadillo: The challenge of creating a new identity.

A Women’s Day talk about becoming a founder, taking small steps and finding community. Explore the talk →
Article

Introducing the Lingo Design System

Published on UX Planet Read →
Article

Building Your Combinatorial Product

Published on UX Collective Read →

I bring clarity to complex teams and ambitious ideas.

Cross-functional collaboration

Design × Technology

I translate between creative, technical and business perspectives — turning different priorities into a shared product direction teams can actually build together.

Leadership

Clarity × Momentum

I create structure when projects are ambiguous: framing the problem, making the experience tangible, and helping teams understand what we are building, why it matters, and what happens next.

TLDR

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