Product Design Leader based in India. Currently, advocating thought leadership about design and the future of creativity. I also love being a mom to little Advait.
Previously, aided building digital design tools at Adobe India for 12+ years. Ex-design leadership at Adobe Illustrator.
Intro
As a seasoned design leader with over 12 years of experience at the intersection of art, design, and technology, I specialize in designing cutting-edge digital tools for creative professionals. Throughout my career, I have built and managed high-performing design teams, collaborating closely with design leaders, product managers, research partners, engineering and senior technologists to create exceptional user experiences focusing always on the user. Currently, I am experimenting with meaningful content creation based on the world of design, leadership and the future of creativity.
Work
(01 - 03)
As a member of the design leadership team at Adobe India, I have an extensive portfolio of leading and managing design teams focusing on the core user experience of digital design tools for creatives, including graphic designers, illustrators, 3D artists, and creative crafters. My expertise extends across vector graphics, raster imagery, and innovations around the core pillars of design craft; like drawing, colouring, typography, composition, generative AI and creative assistance along with building bridges to close gaps across 2D and 3D design workflows, with multiple patents to my name.
Through my leadership, I aim to inspire and empower others to achieve their full potential, driving innovation and fostering creativity across the organization and have huge empathy towards human growth and work-life balance.
My Resume
I have closely worked with the Illustrator, InDesign and Sensei Emerging Technology teams to build meaningful features that enhance creative workflows across desktop, mobile & web.
I continue to study creative trends extensively and have collaborated with global design teams and creatives to build with meaning and priority.
Currently, I am advocating my thought leadership about design through meaningful content creation about design, leadership and the future of creativity.
I also had the opportunity to design for digital marketers and dabble with detailed large-scale enterprise workflows for asset management systems for Adobe Experience Manager, Assets.
I like to share my learnings and have presented my thoughts across several global platforms like Adobe Max, Tech Summit USA, IXDC (International Experience Design Conference, China), Nasscom Design Summit Bangalore and Kyoorius Design Yatra Goa & education institutes like Indian Institute of Technology and National Institute of Design in India.
In the future, I am interested in working in a positive and diverse work environment and collaborating with team members and stakeholders who question ‘why’ they build before they build anything. I am also excited to solve the unknown emerging trends towards the future of creativity.
I am based in India, but available to work remotely, travel or relocate for my future engagements.
Personal
I like to detox digitally from devices by travelling and sketching, doing pottery, illustrating, art directing, visualising ideas and experimenting with 3d and Gen Ai. I like to understand problems to solve them collaboratively.
Giving back to the community and helping the underprivileged has been my motto. I work with CSR teams at Adobe to create change across communities in India that need help.
Education
Post Graduation, Graphic Design, NID (National Institute of Design), Ahmedabad, India.
Bachelors of Design, SID (Symbiosis Institute of Design), Pune, India.