How to Design & Prototype in Adobe XD

Learning Adobe XD

HTML & CSS

Android Applications Programming

Core Java Programming

Java

UX Fundamentals

Calligraphy Art

Film Appreciation Course

User Experience for the Web (WebUX)

Graphics, Web Design & Development (GWDD)

C Programming

• Coding for Nashik's WikiProject• Headed the group of contributors working to improve the 'Arts & Culture' category.

Technical Lead | Head of 'Arts & Culture' Group | Nashik WikiProject

• To empower & support the under-privileged kids and help them discover their true potential. Working in co-ordination with their guardians & parents in order to help them pursue their passion.

Volunteer

• Collecting huge quantities of old re-usable material and helping it convert into valuable resources in accordance with GOONJ, Mumbai.

Coordinator

Student Volunteer - Installations

Master of Human-Computer Interaction

Bachelor of Design

Secondary School Certificate

<ul><li>Crafting brand identity and designing deliverables such as brand logo, style guides, business cards, letterheads, stamps and ads.</li></ul>

Brand Identity Designer

<ul><li>Coordinating with multiple functions and fulfilling their design requirements as and when they come up.• Leading marketing collateral design for both online and offline channels.• Collaborating with the UI/UX design team for HelloDhobi's web and app platforms, potentially leading it.• Taking on multiple roles and pitch my design ideas wherever applicable.</li></ul>

User Experience Designer

<ul><li>Facilitating client's product visions by researching, conceiving, wire-framing, sketching, prototyping, and mocking up user experiences for digital products• Designing and delivering wireframes, user stories, user journeys, and mockups optimized for a wide range of devices and interfaces</li><li>Designing a final finished UI while keeping in mind best practices for Android, iOS and Web.Identify design problems and devise elegant solutions• Making strategic design and user-experience decisions related to core, and new, functions and features</li></ul>

Design Thinking

Design Research

<ul><li>Executing interaction design and visual design as a part of a distributed design and engineering team</li><li>Collaborating on user experience planning with lead designers, engineers and clients</li><li>Taking ideas from the concept to the production stage, including red-lines, prototypes, guidelines, and other communication methods to help bring these designs to life</li><li>Producing information architecture and task-flow diagrams</li><li>Creating data visuals and mock-ups</li><li>Building storyboards, wireframes, and interactive prototypes</li><li>Solving all sorts of design challenges with creativity, efficiency, and precision; a full stack designer(interaction, usability, graphic design, HTML, CSS)</li><li>Researching about interaction design trends</li><li>Participating in design reviews</li><li>Creating production ready designs for design and engineering teams</li><li>Designing graphics elements, assets, and visual approaches that are delightful and user-centered</li><li>Ensuring compliance with company guidelines, deadlines, and design standards</li></ul>

Design Systems

<ul><li>Being a part of every aspect of the design process from strategy to execution while adding value along the way.</li><li>Understanding product specifications and user psychology to create personas using user research and data.</li><li>Creating information architecture and wireframes that meet both business goals and ensure a positive user experience.</li><li>Documenting and communicating my design ideas in sync with team members, clients and stakeholders.</li></ul>

<ul><li>Designing the end-to-end UX+UI for:</li><li>HomeDash Online Booking responsive web app</li><li>HomeDash Online Booking native iOS and Android apps</li><li>HomeDash customer-facing website</li><li>Design graphics for: <ul><li>Customer Invoicing</li><li>App Store screenshots for App Store and Play Store</li><li>Instagram marketing posts</li><li>App Store and Play Store icons</li></ul></li></ul>

Design System Management

<ul><li>Designed WCAG-compliant coursework for 2k+ students using assistive technologies for visual, hearing, motor, speech, cognitive, and reading impairments and achieved level AAA conformance.</li></ul>

accessibility testing

Accessibility Designer

<ul><li>Piloted the product discovery and interaction design of Contextual Filters, Advanced Search, and Saved Searches for application monitoring workflows in Cisco+ Secure Connect.</li></ul>

UX Design Intern

Product Designer

Product Designer at Cisco

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