2006
Humble Beginnings
Shahrouz Varshabi works as a taxi driver and freelance graphic designer in Iran.
2006
2011
The American Dream
Shahrouz moves to New York City, where he attends Parsons School of Design and the seed of Designity begins to grow.
2011
2014
The Emerging Creative
In order to afford tuition and living expenses as a student, Shahrouz starts working for clients as a freelancer,only this time he gives work to his fellow classmates.
2014
2015
Version 1.0
Shahrouz moves to New York City, where he attends Parsons School of Design and the seed of Designity begins to grow.
2015
2016
Conflict!
LinkedIn doesn’t like DesignedIn’s name and sues, resulting in a name change to Designity. It’s a happy change, though, bringing greater focus to building a platform that helps Creatives and clients.
2016
Epic lightbulb moment.
2017
Creative Directors
Creative Directors are introduced to the platform to enhance the quality of work, provide strategic insights to clients, and mentor Creatives.
2017
It sounded better anyway.
2018
Here Come the Investors
Designity attracts interest from Amazon’s Audible investment firm (NVP), who invests into the future of the Designity platform.
2018
2019
A Better Plan
Entrepreneur Gary Vee suggests Designity shift from a per-project model to a monthly plan. Shahrouz loves the idea and runs with it.
2019
2020
The Pandemic
Designity’s distributed model flourishes during COVID-19 as many Creatives are vetted and employed and clients continue receiving quality work.
2020
2021
The Big Players
Designity’s internal team grows to grow the platform as major clients like Oracle, FSC, Kung Fu Tea, and Anaheim Ducks sign up.
2021
2022
The Future of Creativity
Designity gets ahead of the curve, embracing the Metaverse, VR, NFT, and other Web3 technology. Company meetings and an annual VR event show the way forward.
2023
Designity: 1,000
COVID-19: 0
COVID-19: 0
Things are
growing...fast.
growing...fast.
