Mazhar Bagasrawala
Product Designer

Mazhar Bagasrawala
Product Designer

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"Ancora Imparo" Yet I'm learning -Michelangelo

"Ancora Imparo" Yet I'm learning -Michelangelo

Hi, namasté, & bonjour!

I'm Maz, currently designing Canada's Best Insurance App at Goose. Earlier, I led interface design for Acko, a fintech unicorn in India.

I deeply care about people, and recently developed an interest in sustainability and futurism. These stem from a recent visit to the Designmuseum in Copenhagen, and the Futurium in Berlin. 

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Hi, namasté, & bonjour!

I'm Maz, currently designing Canada's Best Insurance App at Goose. Earlier, I led interface design for Acko, a fintech unicorn in India.

I deeply care about people, and recently developed an interest in sustainability and futurism. These stem from a recent visit to the Designmuseum in Copenhagen and the Futurium in Berlin.

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GOOSE: Creating a Super-App for N.Americans to self-serve multiple lines of consumer insurance.

GOOSE: Creating a Super-App for N.Americans to self-serve multiple lines of consumer insurance.

Client: Goose Insurance

Client: Goose Insurance

Role: Design Lead

Role: Design Lead

Year: 2019-Present

Year: 2019-Present

Goose is a consumer insurance provider offering a range of products such as Life, Travel, Renters, Pet and more. These products are distributed via an iOS and Android application across the US and Canada (En & Fr).

When I joined in 2019, Goose was a travel insurance app strictly serving Canadians. A key aspect of my work has been to scale the app's experience across new verticals and into the US market; while continuously solving for enhanced usability and delight.

Get the app here (US/CA)
Learn more about Goose at gooseinsurance.com

Team:
Mazhar Bagasrawala - Design Lead
Omar Kaywan - Co-Founder & VP Growth
Dejan Mirkovic - Co-Founder & CEO
Slaven Karalic - CTO

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Code For Fun: Redesigning a website to propel the next generation of computer scientists.

CodeForFun: Redesigning a website to propel the next generation of computer scientists.

Client: Code For Fun

Client: Code For Fun

Role: Product Design

Role: Product Design

Year: 2021-22

Year: 2021-22

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Code For Fun is a non­-profit organization providing innovative computer science education to K-12 students, and professional development for teachers. Servane explained that her customers were struggling to find information, book courses without contacting support, had no way to manage their enrolled courses online, and did not have a very high opinion of the website when polled.

We set out to redesign the Code For Fun website improving UX and visual design across static pages, course discovery & registration, and introduce an all-new account dashboard.

Team:
Mazhar Bagasrawala - Product Design
Servane Demol - Founder & Director

Naman Nair - Board Member, Engineering
Hélène Gsell - Head of Marketing

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ACKO: Leading interface design for an insurance startup in India, currently valued over $1B.

ACKO: Leading interface design for an insurance startup in India, currently valued over $1B.

Client: Acko Insurance

Client: Acko General Insurance

Role: Product Designer

Role: Senior Visual Designer

Year: 2017-18

Year: 2017-18

ACKO project glimpse

Acko is India's first digital native insurer, founded in 2017 and a unicorn since 2021. We designed V1, where I led interface design across web, iOS & Android. Additionally, I designed Acko's brand identity (logo) and art directed our product visuals.

Indian consumers have traditionally bought motor insurance offline. Our goal was to create an online experience that makes buying insurance as simple as purchasing an item from an e-commerce platform. We worked on multiple product features, including purchase of car and motorcycle insurance, an automobile self-inspection UI, and the claims experience. Our product design enabled the sale 600M+ policies, and supported rapid growth.

View the product in action at acko.com

Team:
Rakesh Verma - Head, Product Design
Akshay Balooni - Product Manager

Vir Karamchandani - Senior UX Designer
Mazhar Bagasrawala - Product Designer

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CIRCLE: An enterprise app to connect employees within a company, over lunch.

CIRCLE: An enterprise app to connect employees within a company, over lunch.

Client: University Of British Columbia

Role: Product Design Lead & Co-Founder

Role: Product Lead & Co-Founder

Year: 2018

Year: 2018

Circle was born at the Centre For Digital Media, to solve a problem that employees often face within large organizations: It's hard to meet new people in different teams and make meaningful connections.

My contribution to this project was to conceptualize relevant features and apply product thinking to solve any problems that may arise in a user journey. I also wrote the narrative, & recorded and edited the audio for the video shown alongside. Some of our team members are currently testing the prototype within companies.

Team:
Mazhar Bagasrawala - Product Design Lead
Abe Nito - UX Research / Project Management
Danka Ha - Product / Project Management
Hannah Zheng - UX/UI Design + Animation
Julia Cheng - UX/UI Design
Aamrah Khan - Technical Lead

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DASH: A marketing dashboard for in-game ads.

DASH: A marketing dashboard for in-game ads.

Client: Session Games, Vancouver

Role: Product Manager

Role: Product Manager

Year: 2019

Year: 2019

Session Games discovered a way for brands to advertise within their games in a manner that doesn’t disrupt a players experience. They incorporate brands within mobile games through strategic product placements, customized promotions, and in-game events. Session reached out to our team to create a performance report for these brand partners that summarises their advertising outcomes.

The project involved identifying the relevant KPI’s for these ads, pulling relevant data from the Session Games server, and creating a user-friendly dashboard for these KPI’s. As a product manager, I set up a roadmap, conducted weekly sprints and governed feature scope to achieve this desirable outcome.
View the Product Documentation.
View the Project Blog.

Team:
Mazhar Bagasrawala - Product Manager
Steven Sun - Backend Developer
Jennifer Wu - Frontend Developer
Shawn Deng - UI Designer
Yi Li - UX Designer
Annie Shen - IxD, Animator

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IRB-Paris: Information Design for cultural & political organisations in Europe.

IRB-Paris: Information Design for cultural & political organisations in Europe.

Client: Intégral Ruedi Baur, Paris

Role: Design Intern

Role: Design Intern

Year: 2016

Year: 2016

Intégral is a network of 7 studios set up by Swiss designer Ruedi Baur in 1989. IRB Paris works on design projects for political and cultural institutions across the world. Notable projects include the Centre Pompidou, Köln-Bonn Airport, The Rodin Museum, and Vienna Airport.

I completed an internship here from September 1st, 2016 to February 24th, 2017. This A5-sized report compiles the work done by me over the six months. It was a request of Ruedi's for me to make this book, and have it bilingual- in English & Hindi, with some French. In the Projects section, each case that I worked upon has been briefly represented with a description & work examples.

Alongside are some snapshots of my work at the studio, View the entire publication here.

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MITID'17: Reinventing the concept of a yearbook - in digital format.

MITID'17: Reinventing the concept of a yearbook - in digital format.

Client: MAEER's MIT Institute Of Design

Role: Product Design

Role: Product Design

Year: 2016

Year: 2016

MITID'17 is a tribute to my batchmates at university that aims to immortalize our friendship and experiences by striking up memories from our college life. This yearbook was created digitally to save paper and enhance user experience with interactive elements.

Feel free to view the 130-page design process document here.

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UMF Watchkit App: A concept to improve the live concert experience.

UMF Watchkit App: A concept to improve the live concert experience.

Institute: MIT Institute Of Design

Role: Product Design

Role: Product Design

Year: 2015

Year: 2015

The audience at crowded music festivals finds it cumbersome to access vital information effortlessly using their smartphones or brochures. A wearable device such as the Apple Watch nullifies the inconvenience of holding something tangible within your hands to interact with content.

Ultra Music Festival, Miami has an official iOS mobile app. We designed a WatchKit extension. Our design includes features built around the interactive gestures that the watch provides. This comprises of live lyrics, a lost friend finder, points of interest, reminders, and Lightsync- a new way to engage the audience.

Team:
Mazhar Bagasrawala
Ojasvi Malekar
Sonal Patil

Visit my Behance profile to view legacy projects.

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Instagram: @rahzam.photo

I started this page in September, 2022 as a home for my photographic explorations. ✌️

I started this page in September, 2022 as a home for my photographic explorations. ✌️

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