We kickoff the Design Baithak podcast - a show about all things, design, experience and usability in Pakistan - hosted by Imran Hussain and Suleman Shahid. Our first episode profiles Suleman who teaches and conducts research at LUMS.

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KEYWORDS

Doors, epiphany, teaching, research, LUMS, UX Pakistan, CHISEL, INDEX, student design society, assistive technologies, additional needs, special needs, children, human computer interaction, dyslexia, autism, visual impairments, design meetup, design baithak, UX Camp, creative economy, knowledge economy

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LINKS

Suleman Shahid

Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) in Pakistan

lums.edu.pk/lums_employee/4407

UX Pakistan

www.uxpakistan.com

CHISEL

chisel.lums.edu.pk

Jan Borchers

Professor of Computer Science at RWTH Aachen University in Germany

hci.rwth-aachen.de/paid

A Pattern Approach to Interaction Design - Book

By Jan Borchers

How to start a movement - TED video

www.ted.com/talks/derek_sivers_how_to_start_a_movement

Suleman's Top 3 Design Books

1. The Design of Everyday Things, By Don Norman

www.amazon.com/Design-Everyday-Things-Revised-Expanded/dp/0465050654

2. Interaction Design, By Jennifer Preece

www.amazon.com/Interaction-Design-Jenny-Preece/dp/0471492787

3. The Inmates Are Running the Asylum, By Alan Cooper

www.amazon.com/Inmates-Are-Running-Asylum-Products/dp/0672326140

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ABOUT THE HOSTS

Imran Hussain

https://twitter.com/imranhussain

Suleman Shahid

https://twitter.com/sulemans

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ABOUT DESIGN BAITHAK

Design Baithak is a community initiative to promote design in Pakistan through local meetups and a podcast.

https://twitter.com/designbaithak

https://www.instagram.com/designbaithak/