Vishnu V

Digital Product Designer

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About

A highly accomplished Digital Product Designer with over 10 years of experience, specializing in building impactful digital products and brands, including a 10M+ user application that outpaced Facebook and Twitter in growth. Advancing my expertise through an MSc in UX Design at the University of Brighton, I excel at integrating UI/UX design, rapid prototyping, and strategic product development to deliver user-centric solutions with measurable business outcomes.

Portfolio : vish.design

Work Experience

Product Lead

JoinMyTrip.com

Nov 2021 - Jun 2024

Led end-to-end product design and strategic initiatives for a travel companion matching platform, driving significant platform growth and new revenue streams.

  • Orchestrated comprehensive user research, including ethnographic studies and journey mapping, to deeply understand travel companion matching behaviors, directly contributing to substantial platform growth.
  • Designed, prototyped, and successfully launched JoinMyTrip Prime via Webflow, integrating payment systems and real-time booking flows that generated 25% growth in premium sales and established a new revenue source.
  • Implemented a robust A/B testing framework using Hotjar and Google Analytics, conducting multiple experiments that doubled conversion rates (2x) through data-driven UX strategies.

Product Lead

Joynt

May 2019 - Jun 2020

Directed comprehensive mobile UX initiatives and fostered design-development collaboration, optimizing information architecture and user engagement for a leading Android application.

  • Directed the end-to-end Android app redesign using Atomic Design principles, conducting user interviews with 200+ participants and card sorting exercises to optimize information architecture.
  • Built high-fidelity interactive prototypes in Principle and Protopie, validating designs with 200+ users through moderated usability sessions, achieving 100M+ monthly messages.
  • Implemented event tracking and user flow analysis using Mixpanel, identifying friction points that led to significant improvements in message completion rates.
  • Established streamlined design handoff processes utilizing Zeplin, collaborating closely with Android developers to ensure pixel-perfect implementation and visual fidelity.

Founder and Creative Director

Cambium Watches

Jul 2017 - Jan 2019

Spearheaded product development and creative direction for a startup, focusing on mobile UX and design-driven growth to achieve market presence and user engagement.

  • Directed end-to-end Android app redesign initiatives using Atomic Design principles, conducting user interviews with 200+ participants and card sorting to optimize information architecture.
  • Developed high-fidelity interactive prototypes in Principle and Protopie, validating designs with 200+ users through moderated usability sessions, achieving 100M+ monthly messages.
  • Implemented event tracking and user flow analysis via Mixpanel, identifying friction points that led to a 45% improvement in message completion rates.
  • Established effective design handoff processes using Zeplin, collaborating closely with Android developers to ensure pixel-perfect implementation.

Design Lead

TheScalers.com

Jul 2016 - Aug 2017

Led comprehensive design initiatives for B2B clients, focusing on multi-cultural experiences, conversion optimization, and scalable brand system development.

  • Designed localized digital experiences tailored for Middle Eastern and European markets, conducting cultural research and accessibility testing to ensure WCAG 2.1 compliance.
  • Created high-converting landing pages leveraging persuasive design principles and heat mapping analysis, significantly improving lead generation for B2B clients.
  • Established comprehensive brand guidelines and design tokens, creating scalable visual identity systems implemented across diverse digital and print touchpoints.

Visual Designer

Lookup

May 2015 - Jun 2016

Designed mobile-first experiences and implemented strategic growth initiatives, contributing to significant user acquisition for a hyperlocal commerce platform.

  • Designed responsive mobile app and web experiences adhering to iOS Human Interface Guidelines, conducting competitive analysis and user persona development for hyperlocal commerce.
  • Implemented growth hacking design strategies, including onboarding optimization and referral system design, contributing to 10M+ user acquisition within 9 months.
  • Created a cohesive brand identity, including iconography and illustration system, maintaining consistency across multiple app store markets and marketing assets.

Education

UX Design

University of Brighton

Sep 2023 - Sep 2024

Skills

Design Expertise

  • UI & UX Design
  • Visual Design & Brand Identity
  • Wireframing & Rapid Prototyping
  • Design Systems & Engineering
  • Animation & Video Production

Strategic Skills

  • Product Strategy & User Flow Design
  • Sprint Planning & Workshop Facilitation
  • MVP Development & User Research
  • Data-Driven Design Decisions

Tools & Platforms

  • Figma
  • Framer
  • Protopie
  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • Webflow
  • Cursor
  • VS Code
  • Miro
  • Principle
  • Trello
  • Whimsical
  • Claude
  • GitHub Copilot
  • v0.dev

Technical & Development

  • HTML
  • CSS
  • JavaScript
  • AI-Assisted Coding & Automation
  • No-Code/Low-Code Development
  • Responsive Web Design
  • Version Control (Git)