NexusG8Amina Rashid
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Product designer building tools for community organisers · Mentor to early-career designers
I design software for the people who hold communities together: volunteer coordinators, youth programme leads, small nonprofits. Nine years in product design, the last four running a small studio in Chicago. I mentor two or three early-career designers at a time and host a monthly portfolio night at Crescent Community Center. If you are building something for organisers, or you are a designer trying to find your footing, say hello.
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Skills
What they are good at
- Product design
- Design systems
- User research
- Workshop facilitation
- Figma
- Accessibility
- Arabic–English bilingual
Offers
What they can give
- Portfolio reviews for early-career designers
- Monthly design office hours
- Talks on inclusive design
- Introductions to Chicago civic-tech founders
Looking for
Where you could help
- Introductions to health-tech founders
- A co-organiser for a fall design sprint
- A venue partner for portfolio night
Goals
What they are working towards
- Launch a 12-week design mentorship cohort
- Grow the Chicago community-design circle to 100 members
Affiliations
Where they belong
- Civic Design Studio · Principal
- Crescent Community Center · Volunteer lead
Credentials
Training and qualifications
- BFA Graphic Design, University of Illinois Chicago
- Google UX Design Certificate
Availability
When and how to engage
- Open to mentoring · 2 hrs a week
- Speaking · from October
Causes
What they care about
- Youth STEM access
- Refugee resettlement support
Interests
Beyond work
- Arabic calligraphy
- Trail running
- Community gardens
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