About Me
My graduate degree in New Media and Web Design has equipped me with an impeccable aesthetic style and an expert knowledge of design fundamentals to create the best user experience with a product management mindset across all mediums. This, along with a diverse background in Healthcare and Production Design has instilled in me an ability to pay keen attention to minute details, empathize and communicate effectively, develop visual awareness along an ability to tell engaging and compelling stories. I am a quick learner, a firm believer in teamwork and I thrive in fast-paced dynamic environments.
I believe technology is a great tool to help improve people’s lives but only when it is simple and easy to use. I am passionate about putting such technology into the hands of everyone through intuitive and innovative design techniques. My design philosophy is simple - put people first and technology second. I believe I can take a raw idea, put it through several rounds of iteration and come up with something that can be shipped as a product.
Resume
Experience
SmartTask | UX Intern
Remote Work | Dec 2020 - March 2021
Increased user retention on a SAAS-based web app through usability testing in collaboration with the product team. Explored user’s needs by comparative research and usability testing to create design solutions recreating favorable experiences. Designed end-to-end user experiences and optimizations along with product style guidelines and design system.
The Handloom Addict | UI/UX Intern
San Francisco Bay Area | August 2020 - Oct 2020
Conducted UX research, ideation, and iterations for a clickable high fidelity prototype, proactively seeking feedback in design critiques. Along with that redesigned and created brand strategy and motion design for theproduct launch of an Eco-friendly start-up.
Young & Hungry | Motion Graphic Intern
San Francisco | Jun 2020 - August 2020
Worked on projects spanning logo design and video introduction sequences. Brainstormed in an ad-agency environment with small teams to interpret and adapt the project as per the client’s need.
5Queue | Production & Set Design Intern
Mumbai, India | Jun 2017 - Oct 2017
Developed skillsets in cinematic storytelling by visualizing a written script and transforming raw ideas from pre-production to post-production stage.
CIMS Hospital | Cardiovascular Perfusionist Intern
Ahmedabad, India | Jun 2015 - Aug 2016
Worked on providing extracorporeal circulation to artificially support and temporarily replace a patient’s respiratory and circulatory systems.
education
Academy of Art University
San Francisco | Jun 2019 - Dec 2020
Masters in New Media and Web Design
GPA: 3.27
Manipal University
Manipal, India | Aug 2012 - Nov 2016
Bachelor of Science in Cardiovascular Perfusion
GPA: 3.87
tanayadesai@gmail.com
tanayadesigns.com
+1 484 904 7122
skills
Interaction Design
Visual Design
Interactive prototype
Task Flows
Wireframing
Storyboarding
Mobile App Design
Illustrations
Motion Design
Rapid Prototyping
Usability Testing
Heuristic Evaluation
tools
Photoshop
Illustrator
InDesign
After Effects
Adobe XD
InVision
Figma
Lightroom
Premier Pro
HTML, CSS, SQL
Javascript, PHP