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Pradyumn snorkelling just below the surface above a green reef

I dive into how people think,behave,connect,decide, then design for it.

NowDesigner & UX researcherM.Des at IIT GuwahatiCo-founder, Dnerd StudioMentoring design aspirantsPlanning the next trip

−03 mThe short version

I've always been curious about people, places, and the systems we move through every day. I travel whenever I can, document the people I meet, and notice the little things that usually go unnoticed. Somewhere along the way that habit of observing and asking questions became the way I design.

RoleUI/UX designer & UX researcher
StudyingM.Des, IIT Guwahati
Worked acrossSaaS, mobile & web
Before designMechanical engineer
−08 mSelected work

Case studies,told from the deep end.

All work →
Case study · Co-founder · 2025 — now

Dnerd Studio

A practice platform for design entrance exams. Every UCEED and CEED past paper solved, mentors who mark up your drawings within 72 hours, and a free All India Mock with a real rank.

My role
Research, UX, UI & build
Timeline
~1 month, design to live
Method
Empathy map · 5 key decisions
Tested with
176 sessions · 278 attempts
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Case study · Sole designer · 2022

MERG Ready2Meet

A virtual meeting platform for financial advisors, firms and their clients: before, during and after every call in one place.

My role
Sole product designer
Timeline
Jan – Dec 2022
Scope
229 screens · 6 roles
Status
MVP; paused by client
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−12 mField notes

I travel tomeet people.

Roll 01 · Rameswaram, Pamban and Dhanushkodi, Tamil Nadu, 2022. I photograph the people I meet. It's the same habit that makes me a researcher.

All field notes →
Fisherman
047 · FishermanRameswaram
Me, behind the lens
031 · Me, behind the lens9.198°N 79.384°E
The catch
054 · The catchRameswaram
Temple at night
004 · Temple at night9.288°N 79.316°E
Portrait
053 · PortraitRameswaram
Sunset
015 · SunsetRameswaram
Foam raft
107 · Foam raftRameswaram
Shrine in the shallows
036 · Shrine in the shallows9.233°N 79.349°E
Untangling nets
117 · Untangling netsRameswaram
Jetty at dawn
045 · Jetty at dawn9.283°N 79.210°E
Waiting
048 · WaitingRameswaram
−15 mOff the clock

The designer isalso a person.

Portrait of Pradyumn sitting on a red stool, arms crossed, smiling
Hover to spin
That's meGuwahati, IN

I love meeting people, hearing their stories, and making things that make their lives a little better.

My work has taken me from building interfaces and design systems to investigating complex user journeys, mapping systems, and talking to people to understand what is actually happening beneath a problem.

Right now
M.Des at IIT Guwahati, co-founder of Dnerd Studio
2025 —
Based in
Guwahati, India
--:-- IST
Starting line
25 March 1998, Jammu & Kashmir
"PAN India"
Before design
Mechanical engineer → designer
2016 — 2021
Off-screen
TravelSnorkellingDocumenting peopleCricketFootballBadmintonChessSketching

Where I've worked

4 teams · since 2022 · Full CV ↗

  1. Jun 2025 — Now

    Dnerd Studio

    Founding designer & mentor · New Delhi

    Co-built a design-education initiative for students from every academic and economic background. I lead brand and creative direction, design the web app, and mentor UCEED, CEED and NID aspirants.

  2. Mar — Sep 2024

    Nerd Platoon Pvt. Ltd.

    UI/UX design intern · Greater Noida

    Designed a mobile app from scratch for users in Nigeria: design system, reusable components, layouts and screen-to-screen interaction flows.

  3. Jan 2023 — Jan 2024

    Han River Technology

    Associate UI/UX designer · Kolkata

    Designed responsive web and SaaS interfaces across several projects, including design systems, Korean localisation, developer handoff and post-development design QA.

  4. Jan — Dec 2022

    Aphelia Innovations

    UX/UI designer · New Delhi

    Designed interfaces, reusable components and interaction flows for a client product. Prototyped and iterated through client feedback, evolved the design system and supported developer handoff.

−24 mThe journey

How I got here.

Chapter 01J&K · Army cantonments

Roots

Grew up in J&K, changing schools, cities and friends because Dad's job kept moving us around. Somehow I got used to saying "I'm from PAN India".

J&KArmy canttSports
Chapter 022005 — 2015

The curious kid

Cricket, football, badminton, chess, drawing, poetry competitions. I wanted to try everything that looked remotely fun, and won a few.

CricketChessDrawingPoetry
Chapter 032016 — 2020

Right intent, wrong turn

So naturally, I became a mechanical engineer. I liked cars, sketching and figuring out how things worked. Turns out I cared more about how things should work for people.

B.TechMechanical
Chapter 042020 — 2021

Got curious about people

Life took a slightly weird turn. A rough phase got me into psychology: why people think, behave, connect and decide the way they do.

PsychologyHuman behaviour
Chapter 052021 — 2024

Wait, what? Design?

Learned UI/UX, joined my first company, made screens, broke things, fixed things, and slowly realised: wait, I actually like this.

Nerd PlatoonHan River TechAphelia Innov.
Dusk on the Brahmaputra, Guwahati
Guwahati2025
Chapter 062024 — now

Another plot twist

Quit my job. Prepared for CEED and NID. Somehow landed at IIT Guwahati. Now doing M.Des, running Dnerd Studio, mentoring students and generally keeping busy.

IIT GuwahatiM.DesDnerd Studio
Pradyumn on an open road with arms wide open
The road ahead2026
Chapter 07Now → next

So… where am I going?

Honestly, I don't completely know yet. But I know I love meeting people, hearing their stories and making things that make their lives a little better. To be continued.

PeopleTravelDesignImpact
−36 mSummon me

Let's godeeper.

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