Create Forward is more than a name – it is an intention.

It is how we approach every project and every partnership. It is the understanding that innovation requires thoughtful collaboration, dynamic synergy, and a shared hope for a better future. We are excited by the possibilities and proud to help our clients realize their vision.

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Our team

Niyati Kothary Shah

Niyati Kothary Shah

Founder, Creative Director

Niyati is Founder and Creative Director of Create Forward. With a keen understanding of visual storytelling, she has worked with clients across various industries including hospitality, fashion, PR, and banking.

Her focus for the past five years has been on digital health and helping her clients define their brands and increase engagement to win new clients, partners, and investors.

Prior to design, Niyati consulted with Accenture. She holds a B.S. from Rutgers University in computer science and an A.O.S. in graphic design from Pratt Institute where she graduated with highest honors.

Ivy Cox

Ivy Cox

Senior Designer

Ivy is a creative designer and an analytical thinker. She has extensive experience in event branding, presentation design, data visualization, and literature design.

With Create Forward, Ivy has designed engaging branding, executive and conference presentations, social media graphics and other marketing collateral in the digital health space.

Before Create Forward, Ivy worked in different industries spanning fashion and financial, including BlackRock for 10 years as a Senior Designer. She holds an A.A.S. in Graphic Design from Parsons School of Design. She also graduated cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania with a B.A. in Chemistry.

Taylor White

Taylor White

Designer

Taylor is a designer at Create Forward with extensive experience in corporate branding and marketing.

Prior to Create Forward, she was at Laz Parking for over 13 years. In that time, she designed everything from business cards to billboards. When she left in 2021, Taylor was Creative Director, overseeing internal and external facing design initiatives for Laz’s nationwide operations.

Our services

We’ve worked hard to build a reputation centered around our ability to garner exceptional responses and exceed engagement-related industry benchmarks.

Every one of our projects is thoughtfully crafted and tailored to your audience to reinforce industry excellence and deliver your message with maximum impact, engagement, and brand recognition.

Partnerships

Aleksandar Simov

Web Designer & Developer

Veronica Semeco

UX/UI & Product Designer

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Niyati has been a fantastic design partner to us at Aetion.

Niyati has been a fantastic design partner to us at Aetion. She is thoughtful, always asking probing questions to inform the approach, an excellent designer – we’ve gotten rave feedback on her work – and informative, bringing us presentation best practices to share across the team. I highly recommend her and the team look forward to our continued work together.

Julia Wu

Senior Marketing Manager (former)

AETION

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