ABOUT ME
A lawyer’s precision.
A storyteller’s eye.
I design interfaces that are clear, calm and quietly full of character.
I’m a UX/UI designer studying Digital Creative at Hyper Island in Stockholm. I’m happiest in visual UI — shaping research and messy information into screens that feel effortless to use.
01 MY STORY
From contracts
to interfaces.
I started in law: a bachelor’s and a master’s in international law, then six years in legal and compliance at SGS. I managed B2B contracts from draft to signature and turned regulations into training people could actually use.
Writing ran alongside it. As a student, I wrote SMS copy for mobile service packages at SabaIdea, keeping every message short and clear within strict character limits — the job that first pulled me toward this field. Later, as a freelance copywriter for Faramohtava, I wrote SEO articles that helped brands get found. Along the way, I translated three books from English to Persian.
Design is where that job became my craft. At Hyper Island I work on client briefs with real constraints, from interviews and journey maps to usability testing and visual UI.
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2009 – 2015
Law
LL.B and LL.M in International Law, Tehran.
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2015 – 2019
Words
SabaIdea, Faramohtava and three translated books.
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2015 – 2021
Compliance
Legal Coordinator → Senior Coordinator, SGS.
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2024 – 2027
Design
Digital Creative, Hyper Island, Stockholm.
02 HOW I WORK
What I bring from
before design.
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Precision
Years of contracts taught me to read the fine print. I notice the rules, edge cases and details that quietly shape an experience.
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Clarity
From SMS character limits to legal language, I’ve learned to say more with less. Plain words and clear structure come first.
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Storytelling
I translate between people, research and design — and shape insights into stories a team can act on.
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04
Colour & character
The picture books I grew up with gave me a colour-rich, slightly whimsical eye. I use it with restraint to give interfaces personality.
03 OFF-SCREEN
These days, I tell
people’s stories
through my camera.
I photograph families and the small, unposed moments between them — light, hands, a glance. The camera taught me to notice what people don’t say, and that’s the same attention I bring to research.
Photography
Small moments
Families, light and the quiet details in between. Photographed in Stockholm.
Every family has a story. I look for it in the small things.
Maryam Maralani
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04 DETAILS
LANGUAGES
English — fluent
Swedish — intermediate
Persian — native
TOOLKIT
- Figma
- User research & interviews
- Usability testing
- Journey mapping & personas
- Wireframing & prototyping
- HTML & CSS (basic)
LOOKING FOR
A UX/UI internship,
Dec 2026 – Jun 2027.
Especially drawn to products where complex information needs to feel clear and human.