United States

UX Design

UI/ Visual Design

Design Operations

UX Testing

Master of Science - MS

Master of Fine Arts - MFA

Bachelor of Architecture - BArch

Swati Balasubramanian

Software Product Designer

Usability Testing

Communication

Collaboration

Critical-thinking

Empathy

Team player

Presentation skills

Leadership

Project management

Design systems

User research

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe XD

Figma

Jira

Adobe Creative Suite

Adobe After Effects

Strategies for maximizing your design internship or co-op program.

Getting the most out of my internship

Talk to people who've broken into the tech industry and learn their stories.

Breaking into tech

Manage team expectations and get the most out of your meetings.

Running effective meetings

Tips on how to work and collaborate with designers.

Working with designers

How to work with team members with different skill sets but towards a common goal?

Working cross-functionally

Methods and models of exploring, deciding and delivering design.

Building a design process

Managing being the only designer at your company and working with non-designers.

Being the only designer

Navigating the working relationship with PM's and engineers as a designer.

Working with product and engineering

Navigating micro-aggression, getting paid what you are worth and finding a community.

Being a woman in tech

• Led several product development design projects across Touchplan mobile and web application in an Agile team. 
• Collaborated with product designers and product managers in a fast-paced data driven environment to define product requirements, define the visual experience and advocate for the best customer experience. 
• Provided UI implementation support to front-end team via embedded engineering environments, identified and reported bugs at different stages of the feature development. 
• Collaborated with the UX Lead to establish a UX pattern library with standard design tool widgets for all material patterns incorporated to date and Touchplan  developed UX components to assure consistency between design and implementation.
• Conducted user interviews and usability tests to get customer feedback on various features of the product across platforms. 
• Worked with developers to design a brand new authentication workflow in collaboration with external third party apps. 
• Communicated questions to the UX team to get clarity on the functioning of the product, understand feature specs and best design practices.
            

    
    

    
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• Collaborated with developers and product managers to design a SaaS (FinTech) web product right from its inception stage.  
• Evaluated customer feedback and create design blueprints, empathy maps, and service prototypes addressing customer pain points.
• Conducted qualitative research analysis to identify problems and develop feasible design solutions addressing user requirements. 
• Worked with Agile, Lean, and with JIRA process.

- Applied Product Research
- Work with the engineering teams to help define product goals, requirements and represent user’s point of view throughout the product planning process. 
- Working with the design team in defining and communicating design direction to describe the intent of the Product. 
- Collaborating with fellow product designers to define the visual experience and hands on experience.
- Collaborating with product manager and software engineers to advocate for best experience of the customers. 
- Interpreting customer needs into effective and thoughtful design solutions.
- Creating user centered designs considering the analytics, feedback and research. 
- Designing to drive measurable business objectives. 
- Bringing inspiring ideas into an energetic and collaborative team in a fast paced environment. 
-  Develop conceptual diagrams, wireframes, visual mockups, click-through’s and prototypes
- Develop Data Visualizations by co-ordinating with the software engineers and analysts.
            

    
    

    
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- Primarily worked with  HTML/CSS to make changes/updates and improve the efficiency of web content.
- Collaborated with the creative team at Pratt to update website content. 
- Co-ordinated with product managers and engineers to improve web content experience.  
- Efficient work with the back-end development team and content managers.

- Worked as UI and Visual Design Intern in the Product Design team.
- Collaborate closely with product managers, software engineers, marketers and other business team members to assess new project scopes, define goals, and find creative solutions to design challenges while meeting deadlines. 
- Communicated design ideas via presentations at team meetings on a weekly basis.
- Conducted competitive research for new webpage designs. 
- Created graphics to boost the readability of learning content. 
- Designed landing pages and custom marketing materials for a variety of partners. Developed and made alterations to imperative investor presentations and confidential materials. 
- Web page design, content styling, and social media graphics to fit with the brand. 
- Design the visual style, interface, and interaction flow of information on the web platform.
            

    
    

    
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- Designs collateral, infographics, presentations, diagrams, digital designs, digital banner ads, social media graphics, and visualizes data for content across all platforms
- Collaborates with other designers, creative directors, and principals on a variety of creative projects. 
- Research, Organizing, Managing, Co-ordinating events for the Center for Career and Professional Development at Pratt. 
- Organized events, conducted research, communicated with various design and tech organizations in the industry interested in hiring students from Pratt Institute.
            

    
    

    
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- Data Organization, design and implement information, data analysis, co-ordination, etc. in the Communications Design Department.
- Data Visualization
- Assisting in establishing a design system

- Handled three projects independently
- Designing layouts for residential and commercial projects, collaborating with architects, designers and engineers to resolve spatial and structural issues. 
- Spatial analysis, user research, designing interior layouts, working closely on client presentations, photography, collaborating with architects and consultants. 
- Data Visualization
- Spatial Planning
- Worked on multidisciplinary projects 
- Collaborated with engineers, managers and architects on projects
            

    
    

    
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Sneha

Student

Mithravinda KG

UX Designer/ Researcher

Carol Auh

Grad Student

Afrin Azad

Graphic Designer

Vivien Luo

Product designer

Jonathon Colman

Senior Manager, Content Design Practice Lead

In these mentorship, we'll review your existing portfolio and provide constructive feedback for improvement. You'll receive guidance on enhancing visual appeal, organizing content, and targeting specific audiences. Revamp your portfolio to make a lasting impression and increase your chances of landing dream projects or job opportunities.

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