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Santhiya Ragini

Santhiya Ragini

User Experience Designer
Chennai,Tamilnadu

Summary

Santhiya Ragini is pursuing a Master's degree in Experience Design from NIFT, Kannur, and holds a Bachelor's degree from Loyola College, Chennai. Currently, She is a Masters student.

She has previously interned and worked as a designer at companies like Pixel Studios and a YouTube channel, along with freelancing for smaller studios and businesses. With 2 years of graphic design experience, she aspires to seamlessly transition into UX design, combining her skills and dedication. Creative UI Developer with 2 years facilitating and supporting human interactions with complex systems and software. Maintains user-centric designs while adhering to prescribed interface principals and related development goals. Dedicated to creating inviting and unintimidating interfaces for everything from simple open-source applications to complex proprietary systems. UI Developer with 2 years of experience creating streamlined and intuitive controls through programming and design. Talented at planning and creating graphics for websites and interfaces using Figma, HTML and CSS. Consistently employed understanding of user psychology throughout design process. Accomplished Experience Designer with front-end development experience supporting engagement with customers. Practiced expert in UI UX and frameworks. Passionate about implementing scalable solutions. Efficient problem solver with skills in teamwork and delivering projects on time.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work History

UI UX Designer

Pixel Studios Pvt. Ltd
Chennai
06.2024 - 07.2024
  • Designed user interfaces by collaborating with cross-functional teams to align with user needs and business goals.
  • Conducted user research and prototyping, refining designs to enhance usability while balancing aesthetics and functionality.

Graphic Designer

Comrade Talkies (Youtube Channel)
Chennai
06.2021 - 07.2023
  • Designed engaging social media visuals that adhered to branding guidelines, ensuring consistent identity and recognition.
  • Collaborated with content creators and marketing teams to align designs with campaign goals, while balancing creativity and quality, to meet tight deadlines.

Graphic Designer

Freelance
Chennai
11.2017 - 06.2021
  • Collaborated with developer teams on cross-media projects, including branding, illustrations, and UI for startups like Saasmantra.com, JR Basket, and Nativelead.org's annual booklet.

UI Designer

Vikatan (vikatan.com)
Chennai
10.2020 - 01.2021

Designed newsletters, mobile app enhancements, and Google ad banners for Vikatan Magazine, ensuring brand consistency and high-quality standards.

Enhanced UX/UI design skills by applying design principles using Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and Adobe XD in various hands-on projects.

Education

Master of Science - M.Des Experience Design

National Institute of Fashion Technology
Kannur, India
06.2023 - 06.2025

Bachelor of Science - Visual Communication

Loyola College
Chennai, India
05.2020 - 05.2021

Skills

Design: User Experience Design, User Interface, Prototyping, Visual design, Wireframing & low-fidelity mockups, Interaction design

Research: User Interview, User testing, Information Architecture, Quantitative Analysis, A/B Testing, Competitor Analysis, Task flows & Sitemaps, Rapid Prototyping, Usability Testing, Design Strategy

Software: Figma, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Adobe XD, HTML, CSS, Procreate, Microsoft Office, Visual Studio Code

Visual Design: Poster Design, Branding, Typography, Iconography, Book Design, Web Design, Illustrations, Sketching

Languages: English, Tamil, and Malayalam

Other Skills: Rapid Iteration, Cross-functional collaboration and communication, Human-centric approach, Providing and collecting feedback

Certification

Start the UX Design Process: Empathize, Define, and Ideate

Timeline

Start the UX Design Process: Empathize, Define, and Ideate

11-2024

UI UX Designer

Pixel Studios Pvt. Ltd
06.2024 - 07.2024

Master of Science - M.Des Experience Design

National Institute of Fashion Technology
06.2023 - 06.2025

Graphic Designer

Comrade Talkies (Youtube Channel)
06.2021 - 07.2023

UI Designer

Vikatan (vikatan.com)
10.2020 - 01.2021

Bachelor of Science - Visual Communication

Loyola College
05.2020 - 05.2021

Graphic Designer

Freelance
11.2017 - 06.2021
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