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Talks, events,
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I organise formats, moderate discussions, teach, write, and join the conversations that help Armenia’s design community get sharper and more connected.

Mother Armenia statue covering her eyes — ԱնDesign Հայաստան, a call for design-led transformation
2026Essay / Medium

Անդիզայն Armenia — when public systems forget people.

An essay on systems designed without the people who live with their consequences — and what that costs us in time, health, and the ability to participate.

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Art class image from Davit Pedanyan's Medium essay Why Art Matters
2026Essay / Medium

Why Art Matters — a letter to the exhausted soul.

A personal essay on art as attention, recovery, and a way to stay human in the pressure of everyday life.

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UX Storm 1.4 poster - The New Era of Product Designers, six speakers, Dec 12 2025
2025UX Storm 1.4 / product design

UX Storm 1.4 — the new era of product designers.

Three talks and three speed-discussion tables explored how product designers move from interface execution toward strategy, judgement, and intentional collaboration with AI.

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Davit Pedanyan introducing the Design in 2030 workshop at DigiTec 2025
2025UX Storm 1.3 / DigiTec

Design in 2030 — a workshop for 100+ thinkers and practitioners.

At DigiTec 2025, UX Storm brought designers, thinkers, and practitioners together to test what design becomes when strategy, ethics, systems, and AI are part of the work.

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Davit Pedanyan speaking as a UX Design Battle jury member
2025Panel / jury

UXBattle — joining the jury for ideas under pressure.

Invited to the jury for UXBattle, a live design challenge supported by Converse Bank and produced by Skill, where portfolios and product thinking were tested in public.

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Davit Pedanyan speaking at Tech Week Vanadzor 2025
2025Tech Week / Vanadzor

Speaking at Tech Week Vanadzor — design as a regional conversation.

Taking product-design thinking beyond Yerevan and into one of Armenia’s largest technology gatherings.

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Artwork from Davit Pedanyan's Medium essay about music and UX design
2024Essay / Medium

Patterns, Rhythm, and Flow — lessons from music in UX design.

How a background in music shaped the way I think about rhythm, contrast, and the flow of a product experience.

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UX Storm 1.2 cover - retro space collage with the five speakers
2024UX Storm / moderator

UX Storm 1.2 — shaping the future in UX design.

A donation-based Yerevan meetup with talks on UX research and UX writing, followed by speed discussions. Davit moderated the session on the future of UX design.

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Davit Pedanyan speaking at UX Storm 1.1
2024UX Storm 1.1 / speaker

UX Storm 1.1 — making room for an honest design conversation.

The second UX Storm continued the format with a direct, intimate session for Armenia’s growing product-design community.

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UX Storm 1.0 product design meetup — Ishkhan Adamyan and Davit Pedanyan, Kamar Business Center, March 2
2023UX Storm / founder format

UX Storm 1.0 — 200 applications, 120 seats, one shared room.

The first UX Storm drew over 200 applications for 120 places. Two keynotes and six speed-discussion topics, in partnership with Ameriabank.

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