Product Design
Product Design
Hello! I’m Nargiza, a product designer with a music background and experience balancing user, business, and technical needs to build purposeful products. Based in Austin, TX.
Hello! I’m Nargiza, a product designer with a music background and experience balancing user, business, and technical needs to build purposeful products. Based in Austin, TX.
about me
I spent 16 years as a professional violinist before finding my way into design. Playing in an orchestra taught me how to listen closely, work with others, and handle a lot of information at once, while also building the discipline and attention to detail that still guide my work today. My interest in how things work led me to frontend development, where I built websites using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Webflow, and Framer. Along the way, I became increasingly interested in the decisions behind the products I was building and the people using them. That led me to a design role at a marketing agency, where I work on websites, presentations, proposals, and client projects across a variety of industries. My strengths are connecting business goals with user needs, bringing structure to complex problems, and combining design thinking with a strong understanding of how products are built.
Work experience:
Feb 2026 – Current — IxDF Austin Local Leader – UX Community
2021 – Current — Designer, Marketing Agency (San Antonio, TX)
2020 – 2024 — Freelance Frontend Developer
Previously — Professional Violinist / Orchestra Performer (16 years in music)
I spent 16 years as a professional violinist before finding my way into design. Playing in an orchestra taught me how to listen closely, work with others, and handle a lot of information at once, while also building the discipline and attention to detail that still guide my work today. My interest in how things work led me to frontend development, where I built websites using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Webflow, and Framer. Along the way, I became increasingly interested in the decisions behind the products I was building and the people using them. That led me to a design role at a marketing agency, where I work on websites, presentations, proposals, and client projects across a variety of industries. My strengths are connecting business goals with user needs, bringing structure to complex problems, and combining design thinking with a strong understanding of how products are built.
Work experience:
Feb 2026 – Current — IxDF Austin Local Leader – UX Community
2021 – Current — Designer, Marketing Agency (San Antonio, TX)
2020 – 2024 — Freelance Frontend Developer
Previously — Professional Violinist / Orchestra Performer (16 years in music)
