a black and white photo of Komal, the portfolio/website owner wearing a traditional Pakistani tika (headpiece) with jewels. Her eyes and mouth are covered with black rectangles that read: "Hi, my name is Komal. I am a Calgary-based Strategist and Experience Designer with a background in business management, DEIB, psychology, and UX design."

Hi, my name is Komal.

I am a Calgary-based Strategist and Experience Designer with a background in business management, DEIB, psychology, and UX design.

about me

As a Strategist, I love building cross-functional relationships to create smooth and meaningful experiences that can benefit as many people as possible.

‍Inclusive, equitable, and accessible design is non-negotiable. I strive to provide people with the emotional safety to feel comfortable sharing what problems genuinely need to be solved by meeting them with compassion and curiosity.

‍Why? I believe that it's our best chance at creating holistic solutions that can best serve humanity, our differences, and all the interconnected systems at play. Worst case scenario, we've done our best not to create additional harm.

‍That's it, that's the goal.

P.S. What did you think about this reading experience? Learn more about Bionic Reading and share your thoughts with me!

projects

My Pride & Joy

Isometrically laid mobile app screens giving previews of the (a)Better app.
(a)Better App logo. Three-loop knot to signify interconnectedness in the shape of a lowercase letter 'a' and uppercase letter 'B' This is followed with the words, "(a)Better App". The typeface is Comfortaa and "(a)Better" is in a teal colour, and "app" is in black.

b2b workplace collaboration application

(a)Better boosts innovation by enabling meaningful collaboration through inclusive and equitable team meetings.

coming soon

Social Impact

The redesigned Kleos MFG logo. It has an icon of a mint green coloured simplified tree, which has two rows of arrows pointing down a centred line. This is followed by the word Kleos in capitalized black block letters, and the letters MFG placed vertically to its right, on a white background
The redesigned Kleos MFG logo. It has an icon of a mint green coloured simplified tree, which has two rows of arrows pointing down a centred line. This is followed by the word Kleos in capitalized black block letters, and the letters MFG placed vertically to its right, on a white background

donation experience redesign, kleos Mfg

Website and donation experience redesign for Kleos MFG, with a sprinkle of a rebrand.

coming soon

The Hackathon Winner

three smartphones showing three different screens of the GatherTown app.
Gather Town app logo, The words 'Gather' and 'Town' are in mint green, and 'app' is written in black, all on a white background.

1st place, Brainstation x ey Industry hackathon '21

In 24 hours, Gather Town was created to attract new market segments in the live entertainment industry.

coming soon