Who this?
I'm a UI/UX designer based in India. I'm not on X or Instagram. And the best way to reach me is via email.
In order of importance, I'm a dog dad to 5 adopted, rescued dogs, an all-over-the-place, immature husband, a wannabe short filmmaker, and a casual gamer.
Let's catch up with a Q&A
Is this really necessary?
Yes! Maybe. How about we go along with this for just a bit to find out.
How did you get into design?
I actually started my career with content and marketing. My employers at the time just spread me out - from blogs, to case studies and eBooks, to social media, and even email marketing. Collaborating with designers became a big part of my job, and somewhere along the way, I decided to do both. I do credit a lot of my colleagues in design from way back when for where I am today. I think of them as inadvertent mentors.
What about music?
It's fleeting. I'm currently in between AJR and George Ezra. But my wife certainly helped me develop a taste for Bollywood music. Not dance music. But well-written, meaningful songs across genres.
What's your favourite TV show?
Oh, that's a tough one! In no particular order, The Boys, Last Kingdom, Brooklyn 99, Seinfeld, The Office, Mad Men, Modern Family, and the one that touched my heart the most - Schitt's Creek! You know what, I almost want to say Schitt's Creek is my favourite TV show.
Your favourite part about what you do
Newness. Every project comes with its own set of challenges. When I'm on a development only project, I look forward to the challenges involved in bringing a designer's vision to life. And when it involves design, it's about finding the story that carries the design.
How about hobbies outside of design?
I have a hard time separating hobbies from passion. But if I had to do that - I might, might push towards fitness. At the moment, I'm very passionate about 3D as a hobby. My expectations are that it graduates from being a hobby into being a passion. Does that make sense? Gaming. Of course. Gaming alone. And sometimes co-op. I don't need the added stress. Ugh.
Gaming. Tell me more about that.
In 2022, I ran through the classics - Assassin's Creed II, Brotherhood and Revelations. And then I decided to run through Dragon Age Origins, Dragon Age II and Inquisition. But then my Windows System died when I was bouncing back and forth between Assassin's Creed Syndicate and Kingdom's of Amalur. I didn't quite have the time to get a new system. But I noticed that Divinity Original Sin 2 is playable on MacOS, and that's what I'm on right now. And let me tell you, it's a masterpiece!
Marvel or DC?
I get asked this a lot. I lean towards DC when it comes to comic books, even though I haven't touched some of the new ones. Marvel before Phase 4. I'm not watching any of the new movies.
Do you have pets?
I have dogs, five of them, three of them, adopted from a shelter, and two of them rescued. You can keep scrolling to see them. It took a lot of restraint for me to not write ten thousand pages about them here.
My True North!
I didn't know what having a heart meant before having them.
