Cassini Nazir

Cassini Nazir is a designer of conversations, curricula, and interfaces. He is a program director and clinical associate professor at the University of North Texas, where he teaches classes in design thinking and interaction design. In spring 2020, he was Designer-in-Residence for the SMU Master of Arts in Design and Innovation (MADI) program. Prior to joining UNT, Cassini taught at The University of Texas at Dallas, where he directed two research labs. He was founding director of the ATEC Usability Lab, which fosters collaborative research with community partners and offers experiential learning to students. He was director of design for the ArtSciLab, a transdisciplinary research lab helping the arts, science, and technology communities by pursuing initiatives of societal urgency and cultural timeliness. His academic projects include collaborations with art historians, biochemists, brain scientists, futurists, materials scientists, new media artists, and a university press. He has worked with industry partners such as Intuit, Toyota, Sabre, DFW Airport, and projekt202.

Cassini Nazir
Cassini Nazir

Clinical Associate Professor/Program Director, University of North Texas