I am Akshata - research-focused designer of interactive experiences.
I love creating experiences and objects that inspire a sense of wonder and excitement. My projects span across domains; from entertainment to education.
I hold a master's degree in Interactive Media Technology from the KTH Royal Institute of Technology and a bachelor's degree in Human Centred Design from Srishti Institute of Art, Design, an Technology.
I have worked in 4 different countries - India, UK, Japan and am currently based in Stockholm, Sweden, I am originally from India and bring the colour and flavour with me to all of my work.
During my leisure hours, you'll find me relishing sunlit picnics, engrossed in the pages of sci-fi novels (my latest literary fixation), and indulging my creative side in various crafting pursuits from pottery to crafting my own wooden laptop table.
Skills and proficiencies;
Research and Analysis:
User Interviews, Usability Testing, Contextual Inquiry, A/B Testing, Ethnography, Remote User Testing, User Research, Qualitative Research, Critical Analysis, Competitor Analysis, Heuristic Evaluation, Participatory Design, Surveys, Design workshops, Critical thinking, Stakeholder Analysis, User Personas, Insight Synthesis, User Scenarios and Journey, User flow, Rapid Prototyping, Wireframing, Interactive prototyping, Problem Solving, Data Visualisation
Design:
User-centered Design, User Interface Design, User experience Design, Using and implementing Design Systems, iOS, Android, Mobile Apps, Web, Design Thinking,
Project Management: Project Management, Leadership, Agile, Scrum, etc
Research Tools: Jira, Trello, UserTesting, LookBack, Excel, Google Analytics, Miro, Notion, Mural, Forms, Typeform, SurveyMonkey, DoveTail, Hotjar
Design Tools: Figma, ProtoPie, Illustrator, Adobe XD, InDesign, Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Rhinoceros, Keyshot, Sketch, InVision, Blender, Unity, Marvel, Sketch-up, Programming/ Prototyping (Arduino, Processing, Java, Javascript, C#)