Samira ShiriDevich
MFA in Design and Visual Communication, University of Florida
Farsi (native), English (fluent), Turkish (good)
Graphic Designer, Researcher, Educator, Art Director, Motion Graphic Designer, Illustrator
By helping people to become experts in their experiences and share them, design can foster social change. I am a designer from Iran and have over a decade of experience working in Graphic Design agencies and as an entrepreneur. Now, I am using my skills in design to solve a bigger problem with a focus on making freedom more accessible globally. I believe by using design we may find ways to address this problem and challenge. I aim to be a designer-educator who is a passionate advocate for Freedom. I am also interested in storytelling. There's a world of hidden resources and a wealth of information in every person's story. I use design to discover these and to help everyday people use them to communicate with their target audience.
Teaching Experience
Instructor of Record
University Of Florida, Gainesville
Visual Methods & Processes January - May 2022|
August - December 2020| June - July 2020
Design + Identity In Everyday Life (Quest) August - December 2021
Typography 1 Letterform July - August 2021
Valieasr Technical And Vocational College, Tehran, Ir
Jewelry Design | 2017
A.B.A University, Abyek, Ir
Layout Design | 2016
Graduate Teaching Assistant
University of Florida, Gainesville
Design + Identity In Everyday Life (Quest) January - May 2021
Technologies And Processes January - May 2020
workshop for art research and practice (warp) August - December 2019
Professional Experience
Visual Designer
Project YouthBuild | 2020 - present
Project YouthBuild | 2020 - present
Visual designer
Shimberg Project | Spring 2021
Shimberg Project | Spring 2021
Art Director / Graphic Designer
Avaye Sadra Resaneh | 2016 - 2019
Avaye Sadra Resaneh | 2016 - 2019
Art Director / Graphic Designer
Tehran Municipality | 2015 - 2016
Tehran Municipality | 2015 - 2016
Senior Graphic Designer / Photographer
Shandiz Galleria Restaurant | 2014 - 2015
Graphic Designer / Motion Graphic Designer
Karma Industrial group | 2012 - 2014
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Graphic Designer
The Design Studio | 2011 - 2012
Shandiz Galleria Restaurant | 2014 - 2015
Graphic Designer / Motion Graphic Designer
Karma Industrial group | 2012 - 2014
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Graphic Designer
The Design Studio | 2011 - 2012
Publications & Conferences
Social Distancing???!!! Perspective For Nurturing Environments For Hybrid?remote Multicultural And Multidisciplinary Collaboration
With Alejandra Silva Uliarte Digitally Engaged Learning Conference 25 - 26| September 2020| Online
A Study Of Visual Factors In Municipality Portal Design In The Developing And Developed Countries: A Comparison Between The City Of
Tehran And Washington D.C.
UCDADesign Education Summit| 2020| Online
Teaching And Learning Through Digital, Panelist Archives, Panelist
Panel Chair: Dori Griffin UCDA Design Education Summit| 2020| Online
What Decolonial Design is Not, Panel Moderator
Panelists: Ahmed Ansari, Lesley-Ann Noel, Sadie Red Wing, SHIFT- AIGA DEC Virtual Summit- Aug. 3 - 7, 2020
Visual Analysis Of The Capital Cities Of Developed Countries’ Portals
With Mehrdad Kashtiara 5th International Conference On Arts And Humanities- Icoah2018 27th- 28th| 2018
Baban, Graphic Year Book
Baban Publisher Baban Publisher, Tehran, Ir | 2018
Education
Graduate
University Of Florida, Gainesville
Master Of Fine Arts, Design and Visual Communication Aug 2019 - Present
Master’s Degree
Art University Of Tehran, Tehran
Visual Communication Sep 2013 - Jul 2016
Bachelor’s Degree
Nasibeh Teacher Training College, Tehran
Visual Arts Sep 2010 - May 2012
Associate Degree
Shariaty Technical College, Tehran
Visual Communication Feb 2007 - Feb 2009
Scholarships & Awards
Harold Garde Studio Art Scholarship
University of Florida, Gainesville| 2021
Full Tuition MFA Scholarship with Stipend
University of Florida, Gainesville| 2019
Third Place, Shokoofa Poster Festival
Tehran Municipality, Tehran, Ir| 2013
Full Tuition MA Scholarship
Art University of Tehran, Ir| 2013
Partial Tuition BA Scholarship
Nasibeh Teacher Training College, Tehran, Ir| 2010
Partial Tuition AA Scholarship
Shariaty Technical College, Tehran, Ir| 2007
Exhibitions
Seven Plane Tree, Poster Exhibition
Tehran Beautification, Tehran, Ir | 2015
Peace, Poster Exhibition
Helal- E- Ahmar Organization, Tehran, Ir | 2015
Soda, Poster Exhibition
Sheis Gallery, Tehran, Ir | 2018 S
hade of Colors, Painting Exhibition
Sheis Gallery, Tehran, Ir | 2018
Naghsh-o-khat, Typography Exhibition
Asar Gallery, Tehran, Ir | 2012
Design Skills
Animation, Character Design, Color Theory, Creativity, Graphic Design, Grid & Layout, Illustration, Interaction Design, Motion Graphics, Print Design, Rapid Prototyping, Sketching, Storytelling, Typography, UI/UX Design, Usability, Wireframing
Design Tools
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign, Adobe After Effects, Adobe XD, Adobe Dreamweaver, HTML/ CSS3, Cinema 4D, QGIS ARCGIS, Mapbox, Gephi, WordPress