About
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I am a designer, researcher, and educator exploring how emerging technologies and interactive systems can transform communication through creative practice, spatial experiences, and experimental design.
Narges Sedaghat is a designer, researcher and educator working across installation, computational typography, design education and interactive media. She teaches at East Carolina University, where her practice-based research examines how design constructs meaning through perception, participation and material experimentation.
Before moving to the United States she practised and taught in Iran for over a decade, working in identity, publication and environmental graphic design while teaching undergraduate studio courses.
Curriculum Vitae
52 entries
Education
2024(Expected)MFA in Fine Studio Arts, East Carolina University (ECU), Greenville, USA
2015M.A. in Visual Communication, Azad University Central Tehran Branch, Iran
2012B.A. in Graphic Design, Azad University Ayatollah Amoli Branch, Iran
2008Associate of Arts, Computer Graphics, Babol University, Iran
Teaching Experience
Adjunct Professor, Fatemieh University, Bandar Abbas
Awards / Honors
2025Podium Presentation Award, Research and Creative Achievement Week, Fine Arts, Visual Arts, and Design, East Carolina University
2020Statute, National Star of Public Relations Festival
2020Statute, 15th National Publishing Festival
2019Statute, Hatam National Festival
2019Certificate of Appreciation, Best Public Relation Director – 16th Best Public Relations Festival
2019Badge of Excellence in Public Relations
Work Experience
2022 – 2024Advertising Manager at Golbarg Dental Clinic, Shiraz
2022 – 2023Artistic Advisor & Graphic Designer, Kargadan Studio, Bandar Abbas
2018 – 2022Director of Public Relations and International Affairs, PGSOC Refinery
2017 – 2020Adjunct Professor, Fatemieh University, Bandar Abbas
2017 – 2018Artistic Advisor, Graphic Designer, Levar Graphic Design Studio, Bandar Abbas
2016 – 2018Urban Design Specialist / Designer of Artistic Pedestrian Crosswalks, City Hall & Transportation Department, Bandar Abbas
2015 – 2016Art Director & Graphic Designer, Ahuradarou Herbal Products Pharmaceutical Factory, Shiraz, Iran
2013 – 2015Art Director & Graphic Designer, Personal Graphic Design Studio
2009 – 2012Graphic Designer, Tandis Parseh Javdan, Babolsar
Publication / Press
2020“The Effectiveness of Employee Empowerment Training on Organizational Productivity and Organizational Socialization in Employees with job” in the 7th National Conference on Modern Studies and Research in the Field of Humanities, Management, and Entrepreneurship, Iran
2019“Study of Adaptation of the Economic and Social Approach of the Setareh Khalije Fars to the Concepts of Economic Resistance” in the 15th International Conference on Industrial Engineering
2015“Effects of Proper Visual Communication and Maintaining Urban Security” in the First Scientific and Research Conference of New Horizons in Geography and Planning
2015“Using Modern Designs to Increase Individuals’ Culture in Using Pedestrian Crossings” in the First Scientific and Research Conference of New Horizons in Geography and Planning
2015“Using New Pedestrian Crossing Designs to Promote Culture to Create Security for Citizens” in the International Conference on Research in Science and Technology Kuala Lampur-Malaysia
2015“Effectiveness of Employee Empowerment Training on Organizational Productivity and Organizational Socialization in Employees with Job Stress” presentation in 7th National Conference on Modern Studies and Research in the Field of Humanities, Management and Entrepreneurship in Iran
2015“Creating New Pedestrian Crossing Designs to Beautify the City and Encouraging Individuals to Use”, in the Second Professional Congress of Urban Management of Iran
Research
2024The Role of Somaesthetics in Art and Design: Exploring the Cultural Expression of Iranian Immigrants in the U.S. with a Focus on Gender and the Body
Personal Information
Persian: Native / English: Advanced / French: Basic
Technical Skills
Figma / Power BI / Adobe After Effects / p5.js / Adobe Photoshop / Adobe Illustrator / Adobe InDesign / CorelDRAW / Microsoft Office / Auto Cad
Expertise
Art Direction / Graphic Design / Typography / Advertising / Creative Thinking
Professional
2020Attendance in 15th National Publishing Festival
2019Certificate of Social Media War, Cognition Techniques and Coping with Fake News Workshop
2019Certificate of International Public Relations Symposium Training Course
2019Certificate of Attendance in Conference on International Customs in Commercial Relations
2019Certificate of Attendance at Professional Scientific Seminar on Public Relations and a Workshop on Modern Communication Technologies
2019Attendance in the 16th International Conference on Visual Communication and Its Applications in Public Relations
2019Attendance in the 16th Conference on The Future of Visual Products
2019Attendance in the 14th Electronic Public Relations Workshop
2019Attendance in 8th Workshop of Economic Challenges Solutions
2018Certificate of Methods and Techniques of Teaching Course
2018Attendance in 15th International Public Relations Conference
2005Certificate of Computer Graphic Skills
2004Certificate of Technical and Vocational Skills (computer work)
1990Certificate of Monitor to print course
Conference
2025Design Incubation Colloquium 11.3 – Presentation (“Type as Cultural Bridge: An Interactive Fusion of Iranian and American Design Motifs”)
2025AIGA DEC Weave Design Education Conference, Illinois State University – Presentation (“Interwoven Voices: Bridging Cultural, Social, and Technological Gaps in Design Education”)
2024ECU Legacy Conference, East Carolina University – Installation and Poster
Exhibitions
2025Women’s History Month Art Exhibition, East Carolina University – Posters
202417th Annual Joyner Library Exhibition, East Carolina University – Series of Animated Posters
2024Ampersand Exhibition, East Carolina University – Posters
2024MFA Legacy Show, East Carolina University – Posters
