Apr 12, 2021Member-onlyUnderstanding personal financeA sneak peek into how I have been managing my finances — On Mar 23, 2020, the Prime minister of India ordered a 21-day nationwide lockdown, which was followed by a series of lockdowns. We had never seen a pandemic of such a scale in a decade. People lost jobs, lost dear ones, migrated from one part of the country to another…Personal Finance11 min readPersonal Finance11 min read
Published in Gojek Product + Tech·Dec 1, 2020Gojek Chat: The Gateway To Successful Order CompletionThe ups and downs we faced while iteratively designing driver-customer chat. — Back in 2015, when we launched the Gojek app, we had three services to offer. It was a simple app aimed at making our customers easily get through their day. Slowly, our ambitions grew, so did the number of products we offered. There was nothing simple about the app anymore…Design10 min readDesign10 min read
Jun 4, 2020The myth of templatesEverybody is going bonkers over setting their Notion boards right now. Why not? Notion recently announced that they are lifting their limits on free plans. It has come up as a powerful tool for notes and data management, but it requires a high initial investment. …Template6 min readTemplate6 min read
Published in UX Collective·Mar 5, 2020Member-onlyThe secret sauce of design case studiesDocumenting case studies better for our portfolios — We have seen many instances of designers ranting on Twitter about case studies. They are our major bottleneck to building portfolios. …Design6 min readDesign6 min read
Published in UX Collective·Jan 6, 2020Member-onlyIn the pursuit of side hustleRealizing the importance of balancing personal and career growth. — After coming back home from work, I had always wondered- How can I utilize my free time? Should I invest some time in writing articles? Should I start working on a side project — my design podcast, maybe? Or Should I just relax because I had already worked enough in…Personal Development5 min readPersonal Development5 min read
Published in UX Collective·Oct 23, 2019Member-onlyHow I used decision tree to decide what’s next after collegeA model that helped me to make my final decision of going for a full-time job — Fourth-year of the college was such a terrific year for me. While every other student had already decided what they’ll be doing next, I was struggling to find answers to what to do next. It was a stressful time with multiple questions lingering in my head. Although I had fixated…Design6 min readDesign6 min read
Published in UX Collective·Sep 15, 2019Story of failures — anecdotes from a designer’s lifeWhen I started Design, I didn’t have any idea about how hard or easy it’s going to be. I didn’t even know that I could make it a career choice. I jumped right into it because I enjoy doing it. As the years begin to unfold and I started digging…UX7 min readUX7 min read
May 29, 2019Summarizing my Design Story #3Chapter 3: Farewell to college days — The college days have finally ended and like every year, it’s time to reflect on my past year learnings and failures. I ended the last year article (Chapter 2) on the note to cherish my final year of college and spent time on the things that really interest me which…Design7 min readDesign7 min read
May 18, 2019Go Buddy: Ride-Sharing App | UX Case studyA design assignment I did during my job hunting spree — Design assignments are the most common part of the recruitment process in the design industry and for me, the dreadful part of the process. I’ve never liked them. One of the reasons being that they sometimes ask you to invest more than 2 days and even after spending 2–3 days…UX7 min readUX7 min read
Published in UX Collective·May 14, 2019Becoming a product design freelancer as a studentSharing learnings from my freelance journey. — College gives you ample time to explore different things. It could be learning to code, design, write, photography, playing a musical instrument or involvement in any sport. What if one of those things helps you earn some money? For me, It was Design. …Freelancing12 min readFreelancing12 min read
