Headline

Head of Design at National Finance Olympiad

About

As a software designer with a passion for creating beautiful and functional interfaces, I believe that good software design goes beyond just placing content boxes and buttons next to each other in a functional manner. Instead, software design should be an opportunity to create unique brand experiences that enhance the lives of it’s users. Through effective branding and interaction design, I have been exploring and developing processes to create such memorable experiences. With over 7+ years of experience in designing and developing high-fidelity prototypes for web and mobile using tools such as Figma, Protopie, Framer, React, React Native, Javascript, and CSS, I am capable of bringing any vision to life and seeing it through to production and beyond. Currently based in Bangalore, I work closely with teams and companies of all sizes from around the world.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

codex

cursor

hugging face

notion

obsidian

v0

Work experience

Head Of Design at Streak, Aug 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 1 mo, Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India, Founding Designer and Head of design at Streak, a gamified payment and financial education app that's aimed to help teenagers get smart with money. My primary objective at Streak is to build a one-of-a-kind design team that can research, design, and produce the banking experiences of tomorrow.

Head of Design at National Finance Olympiad, May 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 4 mos, • Leading the brand and product design at National Finance Olympiad, creating an extensive design system for all mediums. • Developed innovative design solutions to enhance user experience and brand recognition. • Implemented user feedback to continuously improve design and functionality.

Senior Product Designer at Keastone, Apr 2017 - Jan 2022 · 4 yrs 10 mos, Bangalore, Worked on the visual and interaction design aspects of the product, including building a sustainable design system, motion design system, visual communication, and building convincing stories through animated sequences for product communication.

Interaction Designer at NetBramha - Global UI/UX Design Studio, Jun 2016 - May 2017 · 1 yr, Bangalore, Worked on all aspects of design, for multiple client products which consisted of responsibilities like initial ideation or conceptualization, building a consistent design language for all devices, high fidelity prototyping, user testing, and also aspects of product communication through 2D and 3D motion graphics.

Education

Master's Degree, Human Computer Interaction, Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design and Technology

Bachelor's Degree, Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects, Vellore Institute of Technology

Public links

saurajbabu.com: https://www.saurajbabu.com/