Taha Hossain
Hi, hello.

I’m Taha. I recently started Butterfly.

Before that I ran Daybreak Studio, a design practice that chased many questions about what technology could look and feel like. We won some awards and worked with many of my heroes. It was great fun.

I studied design at York University and Sheridan College (YSDN). I probably should have taken it a little less seriously.

I believe reality is wider and more generous than our estimates. And that wonder always outpaces certainty.
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"  The Biography  "
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Current practice
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Butterfly   ,   Present
More to share soon.
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Daybreak Studio   ,   2020 — 2025
Founder & Creative Director.
A design and technology studio. Clients include McDonald’s, Postmates, Adidas, Microsoft, Ramp & More.
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"  The Practice  "
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Past places
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Freelance   ,   2020
Freelanced with Ueno as a Senior Designer (acquired by Twitter/X), designed for autonomous cars with Voyage (acquired by Cruise) and worked on various consumer products.
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Meta   ,   2020
Privacy team. Designed for data transparency across Facebook App & Instagram.
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Palantir   ,   2019
Designed a new tool that now lives within the Foundry platform.
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Konrad   ,   2018
Worked on various product experiences with PayPal, EQ Bank and Great West Life.
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"  The History  "
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Community
2024 — Present
Toronto Tech Week
Organizing Committee member. Featured 300+ events with support from the City of Toronto.
2024 — Present
Sheridan Product Advisory Council
Providing advisory to Sheridan College for shaping their Interaction Design program.
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"  The fieldwork  "
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Speaking
2025
Making superpower.com
Daybreak Studio
2024
Starting a studio (& other painful things you can do to yourself)
York University (2023) & TTW (2024)
2024
Convocation toast
York University DESN '24 Graduation
2021
Graduation Panel Speaker
YSDN '21 Graduation
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"  The lectures  "
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