Wingz Bio/CV
Shirin Raban is the founder and principal of Wingz Design. Ms. Raban is a designer and art director, specializing in consumer packaging and integrated branding. She has worked with a variety of design and marketing teams to create new branding, packaging and advertising for clients such as Korbel Champagne, Lake Sonoma Winery, Mattel Toys, Fox Family Channel, Allumination Filmworks and Serengeti tea Company. Her consumer package design has been published in “The Big Book of Packaging” and recognized by “American Design Awards”.
In addition to practicing design professionally, Ms. Raban teaches and mentors at UCLA Extension, where she serves as AIGA student group faculty advisor. She is the recipient of UCLA Extension Department of the Art's 2010 Outstanding Instructor Award. Moreover, she is a creator of numerous design and packaging workshops where she teaches in-class and online course at various institutions, including CSUN, UCLA Extension and Mt. St. Mary’s College. Ms. Raban is a board member at the Los Angeles Youth Orchestra, where she is responsible for branding of the promotional and concert collateral.
Ms. Raban enjoys gardening, painting and making handmade books in her spare time. She lives with her husband and two sons in Los Angeles.
Curriculum Vitae
Shirin was my mentor for a quarter while I was studying at UCLA Extension. She helped guide me through the completion of my first full case study of a logo redesign. I really enjoyed working with her because she really knows the branding field and posed great questions for me to answer during the whole process, which helped me learn a lot. I was extremely happy with how the project turned out thanks to her guidance.” August 9, 2011
– Ryan Lyse
Mentorship Student, Branding Case Study, UCLA Extension
