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Sujit Kayastha
Lead UX at Khelomore.com
- Accessibility
- Information Architecture
- User Centered Design
- User Experience
A User Experience Designer and Design Thinker who applies an iterative, user-focused design process to generate innovative ideas that solve complex, ill-defined problems. I make use of practical design thinking methods such as interviews, co-creation sessions, and rapid prototyping, in every stage of the design process. My working culture is based on user needs and wants, so all work is focused on creating a holistic and sustainable User Experience. - User experience and product designer with 8 years experience in designing and delivering successful software applications and solutions - Focus on results, balancing innovation and creativity with practical considerations - Special expertise in product strategy, user experience design, user interface design, and design thinking - Proven track record for significantly improving a company’s products resulting in a measurable and dramatic success - Achieved highest customer conversion levels (fixed deposit application in Bajaj Finserv) - Managed direct and matrixed teams within organisation and agency consisting of designers, developers, product management, researchers and other business functions - Active involvement in the UX design community; Workshop trainer for User Experience design and personality development - Recognized and published design articles in international design magazines. Specialties: User Experience Design, User Experience Strategy, Human Behaviour Analysis,Product Strategy, Mobile Design Product Innovation
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Vinay Dubey
Web design at Biztruss integrated services
- User Research
- Visual Design
I am passionate about to learn ui/ux and creative thinking. Because I believe everything is design in world. With design thinking, possible to solve any problems. More and more design is future of humanity. For example now in covid time without internet connection is not possible to do anything.
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James Star
Organizer at MBSG
- Development
- UI Development
- User Experience
- User Interface
Hi folks, I help make everything look pretty by creating world-class UI (user interfaces) that can be used by agencies in their digital projects: websites & apps, providing a great user experience for their customers. If you like anything UX, UI, HTML, CSS & JavaScript, then I'm here to help! Innovation is always the key! +64 21 025 666 25 james@agilitycycle.com agilitycycle.com
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Jitesh Rajani
Senior User Experience Designer at Amazon
- Design Leadership
- Design Process
- Design Strategy
- Human Computer Interaction
Lead UX Designer at Amazon who loves solving problems and talking about design. I enjoy reading and writing about design, basketball, Netflix and painting in my free time. Here to contribute back to the design community. I have a prior experience in designing and directing experiences for masses and well as for B2B. As a design thinking specialist, I helped business incubation teams to convert ideas to concepts, features, product and services. I use design to enhance collaboration and help teams navigate through ambiguity. I am here to help students, designers and even design aspirant with multiple facets of design career from interviews, mentoring to beginning/transitioning in design career. We can exchange notes case studies, design topics or even design hiring in Big tech. Feel free to reach out to discuss design, psychology, sports or your thoughts on whose the best F1 driver.. 🏎🏎
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Abhishek Mukherjee
Director Design - Brand & Creative at MoEngage Inc.
- Art Direction
- Creative Direction
- Graphic Design
- User Experience
A Creative Nomad, touched every part of business by working closely towards Visual Design, Product Design, Marketing, Strategies and Consulting for design and workflows. I am a passionate creative evangelist/strategist from heart & art director from soul, who loves to create visuals & experiences. Creative leader and strategist/evangelist with over 17 years of experience in creative & customer/partner-facing roles. A prominent leader in the creative design and communications industry on top of the latest trends. Impressive ability to cultivate professional partnerships globally, endorsing technological systems and applications. Here's a brief: STORYTELLING From product demonstrations to marketing communications, I start with the story. Creating personas to suit every need of business or narrating compelling user-driven stories to bring emotions to the product has been one favorite part of building creative strategies. On brand, on point, and on time. CREATIVE & UX/BRAND EVANGELIST AND STRATEGIST I create products and brands, clarifying positioning while targeting the right audience. I harvest the passion of the community to drive engagement and conversions. I've partnered with various brands and enterprises to define creative strategies to have effective usage of tools and technology to accomplish core tasks and move to digital. CREATIVE TALENT BUILDING Recognizing that everyone has a unique talent, I help others finesse their personal branding in service of their chosen path. I recruit team members for small projects and partner with them to mentor and hone their skills. MARKETING Work close to marketing to create campaigns around product launches and symposiums. Develop key go-to-market strategies catering to creative industries and build a strong creative partner ecosystem to cater to the needs of creativity in the digital era.
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Alexandra Sasorina
Design Mentor at Designed.org
- User Experience
- User Interface
- User Research
- Wireframing
UX/UI designer at Coveo. Designing the overall functionality of the product by creating user scenarios and flows, wireframes, m/ups, and interactive prototypes
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Mohammed Shaheen
UX Designer at Amazon.com
- Mobile Development
- Product Design
- Sketch
- User Research
I believe design can solve complex problems that make a difference in people's lives. Design-thinking is simply a structured way to solve a problem. Lead Product Designer @Amazon
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Smrita Jain
Senior UX Designer at MRM//McCann Worldgroup
- Accessibility
- Art Direction
- Branding & Identity
- User Experience
Smrita is an experienced UX strategist, designer, and educator who enjoys elevating brands by applying well-informed insights to produce beautiful yet functional digital products, services, and engagement platforms. She understands the nuances and complexities of how a brand shows up across the digital landscape and can explain that brand’s purpose in an authentic, inspiring, and innovative way. Smrita is always excited about the intersection of strategy, design, and technology and enjoys peeling back the layers of complex problems to uncover hidden gems to unlock the catalyst for transformation within a client’s digital ecosystem. From driving loyalty to launching new products and services, she understands how to use digital technologies to connect brands with their customers. She knows how to maintain vibrant client relationships while aiming to expand and grow into new engagement opportunities.
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Bistrian Iosip
Global UX Design manager at MS
- clarity
- Design Strategy
- Product Design
- User Centered Design
Design leader with two decades of experience building and scaling design teams across banking, e-commerce, banking and aviation. Leading projects with multidisciplinary teams to innovate digital operations across 40 markets.
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Dakota Chichester
Senior Associate Creative Director at Boston University
- Creative Direction
- Illustration
- User Experience
- User Interface
I'm a creative director at BU, helping to lead our interactive design team working on a wide range of digital products.
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Namrata T
Product Designer at Berkadia
- Design Sprint
- Design Thinking
- Human Computer Interaction
- Interaction Design
I love to define a problem by deep digging the complex corner, and give tailor made solutions to the users!
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Soufiane Draou
Graphic & Web Designer at SARL Mérion Plus
- 3D
- Graphic Design
- Web Design
I am a +12 years experienced multitask designer with many skills, from logo design, print & media design, web design & wordpress to 3d creation(modeling, texturing & rendering), exhibition design and product ideation, and other things like drawing, embroidery digitizing, digital painting & photography ...
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Vishwa D Tewari
Assistant Manager at Jio
- Career Advice
- Design Critique
- Design Systems
- Learning Design
A product designer who designing 'AI for India', currently working in healthcare sector. I would be helpful for people who are starting their career or are in their early stage of design. Can definitely help in portfolio building, Design Systems etc.
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Brian Sander
Product Design Lead at Meta
- Graphic Design
- Interaction Design
- Product Design
- User Experience
I love working with animation and interesting interactions, prototyping, and anything 3D. I’m relentless. I do the hard work. I care about forging experiences that have a lasting impression on people’s lives. I’m ever curious, always empathetic, fueled by new people and ideas, all while leaving the world better than I found it. See what I do: BrianSander.com
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Yoonah Bae
Founder • Product Designer at elegantly Accessible
- User Experience
- User Interface
- Web Design
Yoonah is a Consumer Product Designer and a technology enthusiast with understanding in UX. She values good UX research and strives to compose visual cues to create seamless digital and physical experience.
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Mervin Johnsingh
Senior Designer at Microsoft
- Career Advice
- Human Computer Interaction
- User Centered Design
- User Experience
I’m a Senior UX Designer at Microsoft where I currently am responsible for leading the UX design for the Azure Machine learning team. I handle multiple activities across the User Experience spectrum including UX Analysis,UX Strategy, User interviews, User Research, Usability Studies, Information Architecture, wireframing, rapid prototyping, Usability testing and Accessibility evaluations. I hold a Master’s degree from University of Washington, Seattle with a focus on User Experience and Human-computer interaction. When not busy with work, I spend a lot of time in UX StackExchange where I am currently among the top five contributors worldwide. I also enjoy web design on the side and love contributing to non-profit organizations providing web design and UX based support. For those looking to connect, please at least send a message on why you want to connect, thanks !
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Bilal Mohammad
Sr. Design Lead, Amazon Freevee at Amazon
- Product Design
- User Experience
- User Interface
Prototyping, Sketch, Customer Stories, Working with Product Managers, Design Sprints, Jobs-to-be-done Framework for Design
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Ranjith G
Senior User Experience Designer at Smartapp
- Design Leadership
- Design Thinking
- Product Design
- User Experience
Experienced Product Designer (UX/UI) with 13 years of professional experience in creating, managing, and coordinating design deliverables. I'm passionate about problem-solving, complex challenges, user experience, studying user behavior, and providing design solutions to applications. I believe in the power of design to improve the human-centered experience in the technology-driven world. Specialization includes Heuristic Analysis, Researching, Define & Execute Design Strategy, Information Architecture, User & Work Flow Analysis, Usability Testing, Prototype, Wire-framing and UI/interaction design.
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Fara Ruby Addina
UX Writer at Tokopedia
- Career Advice
- Content Design
- User Experience
I'm a UX writer with 3+ years of experience. I'm passionate about shaping the world-class user experience through language and localization. I will help my mentees to find their purpose in getting into a UX writing career. I do Muay Thai and boxing, craft poetry, and learn how to do stand-up comedy in my spare time.
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Ramzi AlArabi
Communications & Creative Director at MONACO GROUP
- Branding & Identity
- Creative Direction
- Design Critique
- Design Thinking
With over 20 years of creative expertise spanning digital, performance marketing, large-scale events and traditional advertising, I excel at building and developing creative teams to produce exceptional work. Moreover, I have long experience in communication and program/event coordination with strong emphasis on client experience, customer retention, and presentation of brand. During my journey, I’ve managed and motivated interdisciplinary teams and built brands from the ground up, worn every hat on the rack, and leapt tall buildings in a single bound. I hold a bachelor degree in Visual Arts and a master degree in Communication, and currently pursuing my PhD degree in Mass Communication at Universiti Putra Malaysia.
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Nilay Kırcı
Senior UX Designer at EY
- Design Management
- Information Architecture
- User Centered Design
- User Experience
I started my career in GarantiBBVA bank as a UX designer and I was working closely with UX designers, UX researchers, UI designers, product owners and developers both international and local. Right now, I am working as UX/UI Designer at Evreka. One of the most promising startups based in Turkey.
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Sharmistha Banerjee
Senior Lead Exp. Designer at Wongdoody
- Accessibility
- Data Visualization
- Design Strategy
- Human Computer Interaction
An enthusiastic experience designer in an IT firm. I am experienced four years in the service design industry. The design normally creates the solution with human-centered design and accessibility. Worked with a multinational company and provided a seamless experience and solutions. Eager to learn new things in design and technology
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Ghulam Mustafa
Growth Product Designer at Toptal
- Design Critique
- Design Leadership
- Design Management
- Design Strategy
Design is an obsessive passion for Mustafa. Providing a rich, engaging, and delightful experience to the user is his prime focus. In the last seven years of living and breathing designing, he has had the opportunity to work with some of the smartest minds in the industry, and those experiences have only helped him get better at what he does. Note: Mustafa is here to help mostly Junior and Mid-Level designers to scale their design career, and how to improve your design process, and how to plan for your career. He can also help you to give some pro-tips for the design interviews as well.
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Kosala Liyanage
UX Mentor at Designlab
- User Centered Design
- User Experience
- User Interface
UI/UX designer for 6+ years. Currently lead UX designer at We Make Platforms.
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Anshumali Baruah
Senior UX Designer, Magenta Voice Program at Deutsche Telekom
- Adobe
- Design Management
- User Experience
- Voice Design
Anshumali is a Senior UX Designer at Deutsche Telekom's Innovation Hub, Germany. Here, she works on the overarching aspects of designing for Hallo Magenta as part of the Magenta Voice Program. She loves being a part of the Voice Community and actively speaks, mentors and advocates for designing conversations. In the past, she has contributed to the Voice UX Team at Samsung R & D Institute, Bangalore, India. There she designed conversational experiences for Bixby, Samsung’s Intelligent Assistant. Apart from Bixby, she have also been a part of teams involved in design of projects including Automotive UX, Smart Notifications as well as Research & Analysis of Smartphone usage for the Indian market. Prior to joining Samsung, she graduated from the IDC School of Design, IIT Bombay, specializing in Interaction Design. In addition to Experience Design, she is also deeply interested in Architecture. She believes studying spaces has led her to discovering a high regard for user needs. Design, in itself, has opened up her views towards almost everything she interacts with.
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