Vinayak Bhandare
Pune, IndiaWork Experience
Wow Labz
Experience Design Leader
It’s a thought leadership role, shaping up design vision, setting up end-to-end design cycle for better quality output, working with different clients to understand the expectation and setting up the scope of a project — building and nurturing good client working relationships. Advance a culture of innovation and mentor the team to create world-class digital experiences.
April 2020
- Present
India
Invision
Design Leadership Forum Member
The mission is to advance the practice of design leadership by fostering a community where the world’s best can learn from one another. We strive to make the Forum inclusive and relevant to those confronting the challenges of leading design teams.
September 2018
- Present
Washington, United States
Nasscom
Senior Design Lead | NASSCOM Design4India
It’s a leadership role, responsible for setting up design vision, principles, and guidelines for the quality output for all creative work; adopting a ‘hands-on’ approach when required to help the team with concept development; striving for continuous improvement and excellence; mentoring, developing and coaching the team; creating an inspiring and positive culture; provide quality control over design outputs and production.
June 2018
- March 2020
India
John Deere
Advance UX Design Intern
At Asia Technology Innovation Center, I'm responsible for to understand business requirements and any technical limitations, conceiving and conducting research. Translating them into the process to make a better product for intended target users.
January 2018
- April 2018
India
IIT Guwahati
UX Design Intern
Worked at UE & HCI Lab, Department of Design at IIT Guwahati in the the area of: "User Interface for IOT Enabled Smart Learning Devices used in Electronics Laboratory Sessions".
December 2016
- January 2017
India
Nasscom
UX Design Intern | NASSCOM Design4India
Responsible for re-imagining the official website. Ideating, designing, prototyping and implementing concepts for a complete overhaul of the overall functioning of the website. Researching and formulating framework for the official website of DESIGN4INDIA and Design Awards encompassing design thinking, system design, strategy design and behavioral design. Creating social media assets for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram.
June 2017
- July 2017
India
Wow Labz
UI/UX Designer
Gathering and evaluating user requirements, in collaboration with stakeholders. Illustrating design ideas using storyboards, process flows, sitemaps and designing user interfaces.
June 2014
- June 2016
India
DesignDay
Visual Communication Designer | Volunteer
Crafting creative process that combines the visual arts and technology to communicate ideas as well as help design community to growth by co-creating design meetups every month.
Mission:
- Inspire through great design stories
- Impart great skills and techniques
- Create ideas / products / innovations
Mission:
- Inspire through great design stories
- Impart great skills and techniques
- Create ideas / products / innovations
August 2014
- October 2016
India
HeadStart Network Foundation
National Design Lead | Volunteer
Developing and managing all aspects of design and creative output. It's a leadership role managing across 23+ cities, with accountability for online and offline design output and display success of the design and creative department.
June 2014
- July 2016
India
Yellow-Lemon Productions
Chief Visual Designer | Volunteer
Developing and managing all aspects of design and creative output. It's a leadership role, with accountability for online and offline design output and display success of the design and creative department.
September 2014
- August 2015
India
Aroha Media Pvt. Ltd.
Story Board Artist & Graphic Designer
Activities performed such as: 2D Animation, Concept Art, Character Design, Illustration, Story-boarding, Visual Design.
May 2013
- December 2013
India
Idea - Experience - Design
Visual Designer Assistant | Freelancer
Worked with Pramod Riswadkar. Activities performed such as: Brand Identity Design, Concept Art, Calligraphy, Illustration, Visual Communication Design.
idea - design - experience means design that improves to makes things better by helping people and organisations in business, public services, education, and government understand design and use it effectively as part of their strategy.
idea - design - experience means design that improves to makes things better by helping people and organisations in business, public services, education, and government understand design and use it effectively as part of their strategy.
2011
-
India
Education
MIT Institute Of Design
Masters of Design
UX Design | Indusrial Design
July 2016
- Present
India
Bharti Vidhyapeeth Collage Of Fine Arts, Pune (IND.)
B.F.A. (Bachelor in Fine Arts)
Specialization : Applied Arts | Illustration- Advertising
2014
Pune, India
Abhinav Kala Mahavidyalaya, Pune (IND.)
G.D. Arts. (Govt. Diploma in Arts)
Specialization : Applied Arts | Illustration- Advertising
2009
- 2013
Pune, India
Languages
English (Fluent),
Marathi (Fluent),
Hindi (Fluent),
Awards
Vega Digital Awards 2017
Centauri Winner
2017
Uxplorer Awards 2017
BRONZE award in Uxplorer Awards 2017
2017
Adobe Design Achievement Awards 2017
ADAA 2017 Semifinalist | Commercial - Web / App / Game Design
2017
Moderator - Wow Labz UXRoundtable | MAY 2016
2016
Moderator - Wow Labz UXRoundtable | APR 2016
2016
Moderator - Wow Labz UXRoundtable | MAR 2016
2016
Moderator - Wow Labz UXRoundtable | JAN 2016
2016
Moderator - Wow Labz UXRoundtable | DEC 2015
2015
Moderator - Wow Labz UXRoundtable | NOV 2015
2015
KJET Spiritua 2013
Work Appreciation - Visual Communication Design
2013
KJ Youth Fest 2013
Work Appreciation - Visual Communication Design
2013
SAEINDIA KJ COLLEGIATE CLUB
Work Appreciation - Visual Communication Design
2013
Skills
Adobe After Effects,
Adobe Animate,
Adobe Illustrator,
Adobe Indesign,
Adobe Photoshop,
Adobe Premiere Pro ,
Adobe XD,
Axure,
Balsamiq,
Coral Graphics Suite,
InVision,
Marvel,
Power Director,
Sketch,
UXPin,
Video Pad,
Design Knowledge:
Design Thinking
User Research
Research Analysis
User Centered Design
Human-Computer Interaction
Human Factors/Ergonomics
Design Management
Usability Engineering
Creativity & Innovation
System Analysis & Information Design
Interaction Design
Communication Design & Illustration
Brand Identity Design
Calligraphy
Typography
Concept Art
2D Animation
Motion Graphics
User Research
Research Analysis
User Centered Design
Human-Computer Interaction
Human Factors/Ergonomics
Design Management
Usability Engineering
Creativity & Innovation
System Analysis & Information Design
Interaction Design
Communication Design & Illustration
Brand Identity Design
Calligraphy
Typography
Concept Art
2D Animation
Motion Graphics