Industrial Designer · UI/UX Designer

Designing meaningful products and digital experiences.

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Selected work

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Prisma

Industrial Design

PRISMA is a portable, multifunctional speaker designed for fitness and dance instructors, combining powerful sound, customizable RGB lighting, and hands-free voice amplification.

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Tiffin

Industrial Design

TIFFIN is a modern commuter food carrier inspired by Lahore’s rich food culture, celebrating the tradition of sharing homemade meals, eating together, and connecting with others through food.

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Pennie

UX Design

Pennie is a smart, user-friendly app designed to make budgeting, saving, and tracking expenses easier; especially for people juggling careers, family, and unpredictable incomes.

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SkilLender

UX Design

SkilLender is a skill-sharing platform connecting artisans, educators and learners in Pakistan through free hands-on workshops. Students sell what they make to help fund the next class.

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GoSafe

UX Design

GoSafe is a nighttime safety and transportation app that helps Iowa State students plan their way home and feel confident on the journey, especially when they travel alone or don’t have a car.

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About

Portrait of Khadija Sardar

My design perspective is shaped by the people I meet, the places I learn, and the things I make.

I’m an industrial design student drawn to people-centered problems and ideas you can hold in your hands. My path began with three semesters at NUST in Pakistan, took me to METU in Türkiye as an exchange student, and brought me to Iowa State after transferring to the U.S. Each place has added a new perspective to how I design.

Skills

  • User Research
  • Human-Centered Design
  • Ideation
  • Prototyping
  • Branding
  • Packaging
  • UI/UX Design
  • Usability Testing

Tools

  • Onshape
  • Fusion
  • KeyShot
  • Rhino
  • Figma
  • Illustrator
  • Photoshop

A design education across borders

Three places, one evolving point of view.

2022 — 2024

01

Pakistan

NUST · Islamabad

Industrial Design · 3 semesters

Spring 2024

02

Türkiye

METU · Ankara

Exchange student · selected 1 of 4 from Pakistan

Expected 2027

03

United States

Iowa State · Ames, Iowa

Transferred to complete a B.I.D. in Industrial Design

A few things I’ve worked on

01

Iowa State · 2026—now

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Human-centered and pediatric assistive-device research; co-authored a faculty-mentored paper and designed a book frame now used in clinics.

02

Independent · 2024—now

UX & Brand Designer

Creating identities, websites, and digital experiences for small-business clients.

03

ISU Extension & Outreach · 2026

Summer Assistant

Supported 4-H youth and community programming.

A little recognition

  • Iowa State Dean’s List · 2025—now
  • NUST High Achiever List · 2024
  • Google UX Design Certificate
  • CITI Social & Behavioral Research Certificate