Aydin Mohseni

Current

Peace Corps Volunteer at Peace Corps

Past

Information Architect at AM|IA
Experience Strategist at Popular Front
Advanced New Media Technology Instructor at Minneapolis College of Art and Design

Lead User Experience Designer at National Science Foundation
Interactive Developer at Blue Earth Interactive
InfoGraphic Designer at The Story Laboratory
Guest Lecturer at Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Web Designer at MinneTESOL
Graphic Designer at University of Minnesota

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Minneapolis College of Art and Design

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Aydin Mohseni’s Summary

Aydin Mohseni is an Information Architect currently serving in the United States Peace Corps in Morocco as a Youth Development Volunteer. His work is motivated by the compulsion to comprehend and communicate complex dynamics – visualizing powerful ideas and marrying design to concept.

Aydin Mohseni’s Specialties:

Information Architecture, User Experience Design, User Interface Design, Rapid Prototyping, Graphic Design & Typography, Academic Writing, Research, Theory, Lecturing

Aydin Mohseni’s Experience

Peace Corps Volunteer

Peace Corps

(Government Agency; International Affairs industry)

September 2009 — Present (3 months)

Focusing on youth education and community development at Moroccan youth centers.
Information Architect

AM|IA

(Internet industry)

May 2007 — September 2009 (2 years 5 months)

From concept and design to programming and testing, working one-on-one with clients such as the National Science Foundation, University of Minnesota and Mayo Clinic to take their messages to the web in powerful, user-centric and sustainable systems using cutting-edge interactive technologies.
Experience Strategist

Popular Front

(Privately Held; Online Media industry)

October 2008 — May 2009 (8 months)

Served as UX Designer, Information Architect and Strategist on a variety of high-profile engagements for clients such as General Mills, H&R Block, and National City Bank, acting to combine the client's business requirements with the objectives of their target audiences through multi-channel interactive solutions.
Advanced New Media Technology Instructor

Minneapolis College of Art and Design

(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

August 2008 — December 2008 (5 months)

Teaching Advanced New Media Technology Studio at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Taking working designers through the steps of launching and sustaining a web presence: audience targeting, design for the web, interactive development & sustainability, hosting, social media & self promotion and web analytics.
Lead User Experience Designer

National Science Foundation

(Government Agency; Government Administration industry)

July 2008 — October 2008 (4 months)

Headed the design and development of the Antarctic Geospatial Information Center website. Working with a team of scientists to provide a universal space for data storage and access for the scientific communities and ground crews involved in Antarctic research.
Interactive Developer

Blue Earth Interactive

(Internet industry)

November 2007 — September 2008 (11 months)

Working as an interactive designer and developer working with a team of developers to deliver interactive and web solutions for clients, ranging from web to motion graphics, application development and media delivery.
InfoGraphic Designer

The Story Laboratory

(Writing and Editing industry)

June 2006 — August 2007 (1 year 3 months)

Working through The Story Laboratory developing graphic design and illustration for Mayo Clinic sponsorship program. Personal conferences with scientists at Mayo were needed in order to make legible and condensed presentations of their current projects to constituents.
Guest Lecturer

Minneapolis College of Art and Design

(Educational Institution; 51-200 employees; Higher Education industry)

April 2007 — April 2007 (1 month)

Presented lectures to Continuing Studies classes on the principles of designing for the web and new media environments.
Web Designer

MinneTESOL

(Education Management industry)

June 2006 — September 2006 (4 months)

Concepted, designed and developed website for MinneWITESOL online journal, creating a system for update-ability and maintenance by teachers and volunteers.
Graphic Designer

University of Minnesota

(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

May 2005 — July 2005 (3 months)

Work involved designing and illustrating architectural layouts for proposals of laboratory building developments.

Aydin Mohseni’s Education

Minneapolis College of Art and Design

BFA , Interactive Media , 2003 — 2007

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3 years study of Graphic Design
3 years study of Typography
2 years study of Programming

Activities and Societies:

Radio MCAD, Lingo Club, Film Club