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Vinayak Bhandare

Vinayak Bhandare

Pune

Summary

  • A fervent user experience researcher, designer, and design thinker, currently calling remote home Pune while my work takes me on exciting journeys to Bangalore, India and global platform.
  • My heart beats for crafting intuitive, immersive, web 3.0 and design solutions that not only dazzle but also leave a lasting impact. With a robust portfolio of 600+ projects and 350+ design workshops, my proficiency spans from startups to Fortune 500 companies. My approach integrates deep research, empathy, and innovative ideation to craft upstanding experiences for users and products alike.
  • Beyond practical design, I contribute to the field through research publications and book, aiming to make a meaningful impact with each design initiative. When not designing, I enjoy exploring global cuisines and seeking adventures that inspire my creativity.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
4
4

Certifications

Work History

Experience Design Leader

Wow Internet Labz Pvt. Ltd.
Bangalore
04.2020 - Current

It's a thought leadership role, shaping design vision, setting up an end-to-end design cycle for better quality output, working with different B2B/B2C clients to understand the expectations, and setting up the scope of a project—building and nurturing good client working relationships. Advance a culture of innovation and mentor the team to create world-class digital experiences.

Senior Design Lead

NASSCOM
Bangalore
06.2018 - 03.2020

Working at the NASSCOM Design4India Initiative, funded by Facebook. It’s a leadership role, responsible for setting up design vision, principles, and guidelines for the quality output; adopting a ‘hands-on’ approach when required to help the team with research and development of digital experiences; striving for continuous improvement and excellence; mentoring, developing, and coaching the team; and crafting strategies to build a robust and more human-centered culture. We conducted 250+ design workshops for MNCs and startups.

Advance UX Design Int.

John Deere & Company
Pune
01.2018 - 04.2018

At John Deere Asia Technology Innovation Center, I'm responsible for understanding business requirements and any technical limitations, as well as conceiving and conducting research and translating them into the process to make a better product for intended target users.

UX Design Int.

NASSCOM
Bangalore
06.2017 - 07.2017

Working at NASSCOM Design4India Initiative, funded by Facebook. Responsible for re-imagining the official website. Ideating, designing, prototyping and implementing concepts for a complete overhaul of the overall functioning of the website. Researching and formulating a framework for the official website of DESIGN4INDIA and Design Awards encompassing design thinking, system design, design strategy, and behavioural design. Creating social media assets for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram.

UX Design & Research Int.

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Guwahati
12.2016 - 01.2017

Worked at UE & HCI Lab, Department of Design at IIT Guwahati in the area of "User Interface for IOT Enabled Smart Learning Devices used in Electronics Laboratory Sessions", under Sir. Pradeep G. Yammiyavar.

UX/UI Designer

Wow Internet Labz Pvt. Ltd.
Bangalore
06.2014 - 06.2016

Gathering and evaluating user requirements, and collaborating with B2B/B2C/stakeholders. Illustrating design ideas using storyboards, process flows, sitemaps and designing user interfaces.

Storyboard Artist & Graphic Designer

Aroha Media Pvt. Ltd.
Pune
08.2013 - 12.2013

Activities performed such as 2D Animation, Concept Art, Character Design, Illustration, Story-boarding, Visual Design.

Visual Designer Assistant | Freelancer

with Pramod Riswadkar
Pune
01.2010 - 05.2013

Worked with Pramod Riswadkar. Activities performed such as Brand Identity Design, Concept Art, Calligraphy, Illustration, Visual Communication Design.
idea > design > experience means design that improves to make things better by helping people and organisations in business, public services, education, and government understand design and use it effectively as part of their strategy.

Education

Master of Design - User Experience Design & Research

MIT Institute of Design
Pune, India
01-2016

Bachelor of Fine Arts - Applied Arts

Bharti Vidhyapeeth Collage of Fine Arts
Pune, India
01-2014

Skills

  • Design Thinking
  • User Research
  • Research Analysis
  • User Centered Design
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Human Factors/Ergonomics
  • Design Management
  • Team Management
  • Usability Engineering
  • Creativity, Innovation
  • System Analysis
  • Information Design
  • Interaction Design
  • AI, Generative Art
  • Communication Design
  • Illustration
  • Brand Identity Design
  • Calligraphy
  • Typography
  • Concept Art
  • 2D Animation
  • Motion Graphics
  • Figma
  • Sketch
  • Adobe XD
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Adobe Animate
  • Adobe Premiere Pro
  • Adobe After Effects
  • Axure
  • InVision
  • Marvel App
  • Balsamiq
  • Corel Graphics Suite

Languages

Marathi
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Hindi
Proficient (C2)
C2

Affiliations

Collaborating for 16+ years:

  • Design Mentor & Coach at ADP List, Global, from Feb 2021-Present for 3.8+ years.
  • Design Mentor at Designed.org, India, from Oct 2020-Present for 2.3+ years.
  • Design Leadership Forum Member at Invision, Global, from Sep 2018-Feb 2024 for 5.6 years.
  • Visual Communication Designer at DesignDay, India, from Aug 2014-Nov 2016 for 2.3 years.
  • National Design Lead at Headstart Network Foundation, India, from Jun 2014-Jul 2016 for 2.2 yr
  • Chief Visual Designer at Yellow-Lemon Productions, India, from Sep 2014-Aug 2015 for 1 year.

Accomplishments

With latest 5:

  • The Index Project Awards 2021: The NASSCOM Design4India Design Summit 2019-Design case study got nominated for the Community category
  • Finalist at 2018 Taiwan International Student Design Competition Award for Breakthrough and Innovation
  • Adobe Design Achievement Awards 2018: ADAA 2018 Semifinalist for Commercial - Web/App/Game Design
  • Centauri Winner at Vega Digital Awards 2017, Sponsored by International Awards Associates Inc. for project "Carry Mantra" in the "Website-Web Applications/Services" category from India
  • Uxplorer Awards 2017 by YUJ Designs for project "Carry Mantra", for innovating UX enabled product ideas that solve real user problems

Certification

  • ChatGPT & Generative AI for Management Consultants by Growth School, issued in Jul 2023
  • Better Design: People Before Markets by NASSCOM Design4India, issued in Aug 2019
  • Dimensions of Innovation using LEGO Serious Play by NASSCOM Design4India, issued in Aug 2019
  • Service Design for Immersive Omnichannel Experiences by NASSCOM Design4India, issued in Aug 2019

Exhibition/Talks

  • Speaker: Global Art & Design Education Expo-Fall 2024 at Pune, India
  • Guest Lecturer: Bharati Vidyapeeth College of Fine Arts at Pune, India
  • Guest Lecturer: MIT, ADT University at Pune, India
  • Speaker: LinkedIn AMA-Design Talk on Designing for Immersive Experiences
  • Tint (2011): Photography Group Exhibition at Pune, India

Competition

  • Designathon-Sequoia::Design 2015

Writings

  • India, By Design: Perspectives, Trends, and Practices—2019 Report. Published by NASSCOM.
  • Research Paper: Classification of mobile interaction type based on human emotion. Co- authors- Anindya Muthopadhyay and Ketan Shimpi. Accepted in the International Conference, Humanizing Work and Work Environment 2017. HWWE 2017, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh.
  • 2020 CX Report with John Maeda and Team as one of the contributors from all over the world

Work Preference

Work Type

Full Time

Work Location

On-SiteRemoteHybrid

Work Availability

monday
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thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
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evening
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Timeline

Experience Design Leader

Wow Internet Labz Pvt. Ltd.
04.2020 - Current

Senior Design Lead

NASSCOM
06.2018 - 03.2020

Advance UX Design Int.

John Deere & Company
01.2018 - 04.2018

UX Design Int.

NASSCOM
06.2017 - 07.2017

UX Design & Research Int.

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
12.2016 - 01.2017

UX/UI Designer

Wow Internet Labz Pvt. Ltd.
06.2014 - 06.2016

Storyboard Artist & Graphic Designer

Aroha Media Pvt. Ltd.
08.2013 - 12.2013

Visual Designer Assistant | Freelancer

with Pramod Riswadkar
01.2010 - 05.2013

Master of Design - User Experience Design & Research

MIT Institute of Design

Bachelor of Fine Arts - Applied Arts

Bharti Vidhyapeeth Collage of Fine Arts
Vinayak Bhandare