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Muhammad Ahmad
UX Designer at VentureDive
- Design Thinking
- Product Design
- User Centered Design
- User Experience
I’m a business graduate with a passion of all things design. I started my career as a content strategist and moved towards UX and now I help businesses and people work on problems that not only help the users but improve business growth as well. Over the years, I’ve used multiple approaches in design and currently I’m in love with user-centered designs. Now I have over 3+ years of experience in UX Design with a blend of design, and copywriting.
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Raquel Villani
Creative Designer at Villani Design
- 3D
- Industrial Design
- Product Design
- Sketch
Senior Creative Designer with deep knowledge in creating innovative concepts in the fields of automotive, virtual reality, metaverse, interior design, and product design. Proficient in integrating aesthetics and functionality, anticipating trends, and actively collaborating within multidisciplinary teams to achieve project goals. Key Competencies: Automotive Design: Specialization in automotive design, focus on developing innovative concepts for both interior and exterior, seamlessly blending creativity and functionality. Unreal Engine and Immersive Technologies: In-depth knowledge of Unreal Engine for crafting engaging virtual experiences and high-quality interactive environments.
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Gurinder Sekhon
Product UX/UI Designer at Fusion
- Figma
- User Experience
- User Interface
I am a user experience designer and a problem solver. I prefer to focus on understanding the business goals before anything else, and treat those as my North star. This allows me to simplify complex ideas into easy digestible experiences.
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Ibrahim Akinpelu
Senior Product Designer (Digital) at Mumzworld.com
- Product Design
- User Centered Design
- User Experience
- User Interface
Ibrahim is a highly skilled design professional with over ten years of experience. His innovative approach to design has won awards, including a Frontier Innovation award for a pest control and food security solution, and led to the creation of award-winning websites. With a strong background in agile environments and a proven track record across various industries, Olajide is dedicated to delivering exceptional design results. He has worked with top companies such as Cargo.one and Xometry.
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Martino Liu
UX Researcher and Scrum Master at Improving
- Career Transitions
- Design Leadership
- Design Thinking
- User Experience
I am a Senior UX Designer and Researcher collaborating at Improving. I am based in Guadalajara Mexico and I am a top mentor in Designlab. I would love to continue helping design students to continue growing.
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Raunaq Singh
Head of Creative at Pristyn Care
- Art Direction
- Branding & Identity
- Creative Direction
- Design Thinking
Multidisciplinary Creative Director, passionate about strategic ideas that transform the way brands interact with audiences. With a decade of experience in brand and agencies, have been creating impactful, strong visual communication for start-ups and global brands. From designing visuals for over 20 international feature films to heading design associations with brands like Disney, Uber, Sony Pix, Facebook, Government of India, Dailyobjects, Oxfordcaps, I bring an impactful visual communication led perspective to crafting campaigns, branding, motion videos, handling teams and more. My brand creatives have been featured in Facebook and recently in Adobe. Hands-on with Art direction, Visual Communication, Designing Campaigns, Photography, Motion Videos, User Interfaces & Mentoring teams. ★ Headed design for Govt. of India, UBER, Sony PIX, Facebook, DailyObjects, Oxfordcaps & more. ★ Work credited in feature films - X-Men: First Class, Scream 4, Transformers, Final Destination 5, Guzaarish, Disney Planes & more.
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Velmurugan Paneerselvam
Senior Manager User Experience at Jio
- Graphic Design
- Motion Design
- User Experience
- User Interface
An HFI - Certified usability analyst with a decade-plus experience in handling e-learning, animation, UI/UX, and graphic design development and have been extensively involved in the following areas. • Visualization & Storyboard Creation • E-learning content development • UI & UX design • Flash Animation • 3d Titling • Video Editing • Visual effects & 3D Composition • Web design & development
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Debarati Rakshit
Director Product Strategy at icon group
- Diversity & Inclusion
- Marketing Design
- Product Design
- Product Management
I have 5+ years experience in Consulting ranging from New Product Development, Market Research, Business Advisory and Corporate Innovation. I am currently based in Helsinki Area, Finland. I work with Product Companies and Consultancies on New Product Development.
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Nesil Noble
Senior Product Designer at upGrad Campus
- Career Advice
- Design Process
- Figma
- Mobile Design
I love solving problems. As a Design Thinker, I believe that design innovation is about solving user problems and creating experiences by having a blend of user understanding and business. Contact me if you need a professional advice, portfolio review or design feedback. When I am not designing, I am either drafting my next design idea or traveling to some far off place. If you think I sound interesting, drop me a message. We can catch up over a cup of coffee :)
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Felipe Rosas
Product Designer at Catalog
- Design Leadership
- Graphic Design
- Illustration
- Product Design
Full Stack Human Being. I'm all about give value to the users to create profitable digital products. 💻 Adobe XD lover. I have worked with big clients like: Subway, Miller Lite, Avianca. More than 6 years of experience in design Felipe is a product designer focused on creating meaningful applications and digital products through data-driven experiences. A lot of his experience has been working with products related to AI, Machine Learning, Big Data, and Data Visualization. He has a certification in information Design for Visual Storytelling from Parsons School of Design; and and he is a candidate for a Master's degree in Information Design and Data Visualization from Barcelona School of Design and Engineering ELISAVA. He is currently a Mentor of the UX academy in Design Lab (trydesignlab.com) and owns a Youtube Channel with more than 16k views. Felipe has more than 7 years of experience working in Design, from big brands such as Subway, American Express, Global Credit Data, RE/MAX, to Startups like Datagran.io or OurStory.ai and different venture capital companies. Felipe is fluent in English, Spanish, and French.
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Gavin Remedios
Manager - Design & Innovation at KPMG
- Design Leadership
- Design Management
- Design Strategy
- Design Thinking
Hi,I'm Gavin, my design journey has taken different shapes & form to get where it is today. From calligraphy, apparel art, body painting & interior design to behavioral architecture, UX, and setting up a design practice in a management consulting firm its been a tremendous ride. Hi, I'm Gavin, An alumni from NID with 17+ years of building human centric solutions for my clients Over the years I have have worked across design houses, Idea and incubation cells, COE's and Consulting firms. Set up the UX practice at KPMG India and currently leading the domestic Experience design practice at IBM In my spare time I enjoy teaching and empowering the next generation of designers and builders My work lies at the intersection of Design, People and Technology, looking to see the role design can play in - Building sustainable brands (Business with People and the Planet at the center) - Ensuring an organization delivers a great experience for all its stakeholders (Customer experience, user experience, employee experience & partner experience) - Understanding the underline motives for why we do the things we do. (Human Behaviour) I would love to connect and explore opportunities to collaborate with people who's interest lie in. 1.Sustainability 2.Building products for web 3.0 3.Edtech solutions and platform 4.Design Education for the masses All opinions represented on this platform are my own and not that of any organization I represent
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Chris Peloquin
Head of Product Design at Newswire
- Figma
- Interaction Design
- User Experience
- User Interface
I'm Chris. I've been doing UX and Product Design for 13 years, specializing in using design thinking processes and UX strategy to create innovative solutions for complex systems. I'm a versatile and resourceful product designer with a background in leading design projects for a global audience. My superpower is the ability to take a blank whiteboard, a multi-faceted problem, and a room full of overwhelmed people, and create a path toward a highly effective, user-centered solution. Lately, I’ve been designing business intelligence products at Microsoft and learning products at Cengage. You can see some of my recent work below. Early on, I designed mobile and web apps for the TMobile Sidekick, Microsoft, and Nokia.
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Stefanie Freitas
Multimedia Designer at Isiflix Productions · Part-time
- Adobe
- Graphic Design
- Web Design
My main title is Graphic and Web designer, a role I’ve been developing for 3 and a half years. I have also gained extensive experience in typography mastering techniques and methods of creation and style. I have worked in medium and small-sized companies with great customer demand every day, and every day I had to develop something new for a new public.
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Emil Sjöberg
UX-Designer at Kumpan
- Branding & Identity
- Graphic Design
- Illustration
- Sketch
I create a unique competitive advantage for a brand through in-depth research and evaluation of the competition to design a brand identity that will resonate with the target market.
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Misa Damjanic
Senior Product Manager at Square
- Product Development Process
- Product Management
- User Research
Senior Product Manager at Square, with a previous product and design experience in both consumer and B2B startups.
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Gary Cribb
User Experience Design at Zinio Systems
- Art Direction
- Creative Direction
- Typography
- User Experience
Hello! I'm an accomplished design leader with 20+ years experience inspiring, building and leading teams  focused on aligning customer needs with business strategies through user experience design and research. I've always been driven by a passion to make things and to create positive impact on people’s lives through design. I spent many years in print and love to talk about design regardless of medium so feel free to reach out and let me know how I can help. Thanks! Accomplished design leader with 25+ years experience inspiring, building and leading teams. Focused on aligning customer needs and business strategies through User Experience (UX) design and research. Resourceful and creative problem solver, driven passion to lead and mentor designers. Proven ability to balance business goals, customer intent and design integrity to craft effective user experiences. Specialties include: Creative Direction, User Experience, Design Leadership, Design Strategy, Design Thinking, Enterprise Transformation, SaaS & PaaS, Service Design, Interaction Design, Product Design, User Centered Design, Digital Strategy, Information Architecture, User Research, Cross-Functional Team Leadership, Facilitation, and Team Building
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Hamideh Salami
Product Design Mentor at Designed.org
- Design Leadership
- Portfolio Review
- Product Design
- User Centered Design
Hi, I'm Hamideh with 5 years of professional work experience in the field of product design and user experience design. I'm interested in helping junior designers to grow in their career path. I can help you about ux and product design concepts or about design leadership and team management. I can also review your portfolio too and give you some advice for improve it.
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Kiran Kumaran
Senior Industrial designer at Enfost design Pvt Ltd
- Design Leadership
- Design Management
- Design Strategy
- Industrial Design
Kiran has over 15 years of experience working with many leading Indian and multinational clients as an industrial designer. He has involved himself in projects extensively from strategy to design to manufacturing and has strong competence in handling design challenges in today’s business scenario. With a great passion for design in consumer appliances, electric mobility and industrial machines, he also has wide ranging experience in design for medical and digital products. He enjoys building, inspiring and managing product design teams and strives to deliver value in every product that he delivers. After completing his graduation in mechanical engineering, Kiran has studied product design at the Industrial Design Centre, IIT Bombay, India. Currently he is founder-director at Enfost Design Pvt Ltd, He is a visiting faculty at NID, Bangalore and he is immersed in the startup ecosystem through a company Openbyke, incubated at Enfost Design. He is an SSI and PADI certified freediving instructor and enjoys working with children on making related workshops using bamboo as a sustainable material.
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Andrew MacKenzie
Director of Product Design at Traxo
- Data Visualization
- Figma
- User Experience
- User Interface
Enterprise UX designer currently in travel tech
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Derrick Heng
Lead Product Designer at Rakuten Rewards
- AI (Artificial Intelligence)
- Product Design
- User Experience
- Voice Design
I'm a seasoned designer with over 15 years of experience solving complex problems at a large scale and have led design projects across big tech, IoT, connected devices, fin-tech, and voice AI. Recent projects include building multimodality experiences on Alexa surfaces and various emerging digital products. As Lead Product Designer, I provide UX direction and strategy to businesses and mentoring to design teams while ensuring my solutions connect with users in an emotional and delightful way.
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Harish Kumar
Group Head-Graphic Design at Lyxel&Flamingo
- Design Leadership
- Design Process
- eCommerce
- Graphic Design
Hi There, I am a graphic designer born & raised in Rajasthan and currently living in Gurgaon. I've been in love with design since my first MS Paint drawing. No, seriously! It's been a great path growing up & now being a creative lead at Camp K12, an ed-tech startup. Before CampK12, I worked with AdGlobal360 an award-winning advertising agency, and Adda52 an online poker gaming platform. An interesting highlight of my experience is that I ran "Social Cutlet" for about 3.5 years and we started our journey from a humble PG room to a productive office with a small team. We learned a lot about entrepreneurship, design, marketing, user journeys, and team building. We started out as a general digital company and evolved into a company focusing on lead generation and business growth through online advertising and content marketing. We worked with over 60+ clients from 6 countries. Where I have had the privilege of working with a variety of brands in industries like Advertising, e-Commerce, Online Gaming, Real Estate, Finance, FMCG, FMCD, Education, Healthcare, and more.
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Kat Ward
Senior Design Strategist at Substantial
- Consulting Advice
- Design Leadership
- Design Strategy
- Inclusive Design
I am a design strategist focused on developing equity centered design research methodologies and frameworks. I specialize in implementing and sharing these methods in the education and non-profit edtech space. Prior to my work in education I developed experience strategies for Future 500 companies in the financial services and tech world.
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Namrata Sinha
UX Lead at IBM
- Design Thinking
- Product Design
- User Centered Design
- User Research
Hi there ! I am Namrata Sinha, UX Designer & Researcher based out of India. As an experienced UI UX Design professional, I bring a wealth of knowledge gained from 6 years working full-time at IBM, LTIMindtree and Accenture along with years of freelancing and internships at design and Advertising agencies. I specialize in creating intuitive and visually appealing digital experiences that prioritize user needs. I would love to connect with similar interests peeps!
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Eswar Varma
Ast Lead UX Designer at Tech Mahindra XDS
- Accessibility
- Design Process
- Inclusive Design
- Product Design
Hello Folks! My name is Eswar, a Product Designer based in Hyderabad. I have been designing digital products for over 5 years across various domains like Telecommunication, Sports, SaaS, and Surveillance. I have worked on a wide range of products from B2B to B2C, web-based to native mobile apps, concept designs scaled-up products, and with startups and multinational organizations. I have worn multiple hats during this journey from being an interaction designer focusing on modules of an application to a product designer focusing on the design, strategy & vision of the entire product. Currently, I'm working as an Ast Lead UX Designer in one of India's largest digital studios (Tech Mahindra XDS). Earlier I was a part of Microsoft's Commerce studio and worked with companies like Verizon, MTN, Crayola, and Rajasthan Royals.
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Chad Engle
Director of Product Design at GoDaddy
- Creative Direction
- Product Design
- User Experience
- User Interface
I have experience in managing & scaling design teams + w/ experience in both product design and marketing design as well as design at scale. Love talking to designers, mentoring, and seeing them grow. Currently building a design team at GoDaddy.
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