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Sr. Designer, Design Lead, UX Manager

I’m Bardia, a design leader, with over a decade of experience in SaaS platforms, fintech and non-profit industries.

I specialize in systems thinking, scalable design strategies and building conversion optimized experiences.

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Not everything’s here yet, but it’s on the way

More case studies are on the way, in the mean time you can see my work from 2015-2018 on the previous version of my site.

Selected works

2024

Building scalable web experiences at Questrade

  • Content Strategy
  • Information Architecture
  • Visual Design

I helped Questrade develop a scalable content and design strategy for the unique needs of their customer facing website, leading to increased user engagement and organic traffic.

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2024

Designing Questrades first marketing design system

  • Design System
  • XFN collaboration
  • Visual Design

I led the creation of a design system for Questrade.com that brought visual consistency, improved design-to-dev collaboration, and helped us ship faster across the marketing site.

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2022

Leveling up CPA Canada's member newsletter

  • Email Design
  • Front End Dev
  • Visual Design

I redesigned CPA Canada’s Member News newsletter with a layout focused on building trust, responsive design, and a new build process that cut production time in half by bringing it in-house.

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2017

Creating an award-winning search experience for Royal LePage

  • Search Experience
  • UX Design
  • Visual Design

I designed and built an award-winning lifestyle-based search tool using rich demographic, psychographic, and location data. Instead of filtering by price or size, users explore custom neighbourhoods that reflect how they live.

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Who is that guy Bardia?

I graduated from the Ontario College of Art in Design, with a degree in Graphic Design. After finishing my undergrad, I worked as a print designer and front-end developer before moving full-time into UX design.

Stylized portrait of me (Bardia Doust)
I'm a former graphic designer and front-end developer. I don't really have purple hair though.

A few of my favourite things

Favourite Author

Douglas Adams

Favourite Designer

Chip Kidd

Favourite album

Broadcaster

Triple Fast Action

Along the way, I’ve mentored aspiring designers through BrainStation’s UX bootcamp, which deepened my love for teaching and team-building.

My humble book collection
A selection of my favourite books from my humble collection. Yes, The Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy (a trilogy in five parts) has seen better days.

In 2021 I moved to beautiful Kingston, Ontario, where I split my time between design work, creative projects, and wandering through bookstores promising myself I won't buy anything. Outside of work, I spend time playing guitar, bass, and drums, or out with my camera chasing texture and light.

Me performing with one of my bands in 2018
Performing with my band at The 460 in Toronto, 2018

I love nerding out over typography, retro video games and Douglas Adams books. If you're curious about working together or just want to connect, feel free to reach out.

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