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its.kbln@gmail.com

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I started out as a visual designer and illustrator, moved into UX, and for the past two years I've been using Framer to build what I used to only design. That order shapes how I work: I care whether something makes sense, whether it looks considered, and whether it actually ships. Right now that means AI-assisted workflows and frontend tools, the gap between my design file and the live product keeps shrinking.

I'm looking for

A Junior UX or Product design role where I can own a flow end to end, from research through to shipped screens, working closely with engineers, PMs and other designers. I can carry the visual design when a team needs it.

Position

Werkstudent / Internship

Availability

20h/week, from October 2026

Location

Berlin, open to remote

Bonus strengths

Visual design, illustration

Currently Learning

React, HTML & CSS

My stack of Design tools, AI workflows, systems and frontend dev I'm running.

Visual Design

Adobe CC

Affinity

Procreate

Affinity

Procreate

Blender

AI Tools + Workflow

Replit

Cursor

Firefly

Sticth

Replit

Cursor

Firefly

Sticth

Claude Code

Web (Design + Development + Research)

Figma

Framer

VS Code

Figma

Framer

VS Code

Miro

Notion

Career Pathway

Started while still in college: intern by day, freelancer by night, opportunity-grabber 24/7. Still say yes first and figure it out fast.

University of Europe for Applied Sciences, Germany

Education

M.A. Visual & Experience Design

March 2026 - March 2028

Frontrunner

Full Time

Visual Designer

August - December, 2025

• Grew social media following 5X and increased average engagement by 50% across LinkedIn and Instagram through a redesigned content system.

• Built the visual system for two new content formats from scratch, covering reports, recurring carousels, stories, hiring announcements, and thumbnails.

• Researched, designed, and published long-form reports and micro-theses on the company website, translating dense findings into readable visual narratives.

TRD Design Studio

Internship

Visual Designer & UX Researcher

December 2024 - March 2025

Ran stakeholder and user research with travellers aged 14–32 to rebuild a stalled brand's product direction, translating findings into hard design constraints: a ₹600 price ceiling tied to a 10 to 20-wear expected lifespan, and 8/10 preference for back placement.

Resolved a direct conflict between user demand for rich, multi-color illustration and a budget that couldn't support it; benchmarked three print methods and specified DTF, whose flat per-unit cost and zero minimum order made a 5-design × 100-unit run viable where screen printing wasn't.

Negotiated blanks, print and hangtags directly with suppliers, cutting landed cost to ₹380 and holding retail at ₹484 with ~₹100 margin per unit.

Converted the cost model into the design brief by locking print area first (A3 back / A5 front), then narrowed 30+ concepts to 5 final illustrations composed to fill the frame edge to edge.

Delivered hang tags with universal product codes, mobile UI concepts for the brand's move into digital retail, and art-directed the launch photoshoot for all 5 designs.

TRD Design Studio

Internship

Visual Designer & UX Researcher

December 2024 - March 2025

Ran stakeholder and user research with travellers aged 14–32 to rebuild a stalled brand's product direction, translating findings into hard design constraints: a ₹600 price ceiling tied to a 10 to 20-wear expected lifespan, and 8/10 preference for back placement.

Resolved a direct conflict between user demand for rich, multi-color illustration and a budget that couldn't support it; benchmarked three print methods and specified DTF, whose flat per-unit cost and zero minimum order made a 5-design × 100-unit run viable where screen printing wasn't.

Negotiated blanks, print and hangtags directly with suppliers, cutting landed cost to ₹380 and holding retail at ₹484 with ~₹100 margin per unit.

Converted the cost model into the design brief by locking print area first (A3 back / A5 front), then narrowed 30+ concepts to 5 final illustrations composed to fill the frame edge to edge.

Delivered hang tags with universal product codes, mobile UI concepts for the brand's move into digital retail, and art-directed the launch photoshoot for all 5 designs.

Become

Internship

Visual Designer

April - July, 2025

Designed a custom typeface in Illustrator and refined it into a working font for the brand NomenCapture.

Designed and built a pitch deck for an agro-farming business, sharpening its brand story and investor-facing presentation.

Produced social media content and product description posts for a leading baby care brand.

Prototyped augmented reality concepts in Meta Spark AR and Adobe Aero, building working knowledge of AR design workflows.

Become

Internship

Visual Designer

April - July, 2025

Designed a custom typeface in Illustrator and refined it into a working font for the brand NomenCapture.

Designed and built a pitch deck for an agro-farming business, sharpening its brand story and investor-facing presentation.

Produced social media content and product description posts for a leading baby care brand.

Prototyped augmented reality concepts in Meta Spark AR and Adobe Aero, building working knowledge of AR design workflows.

Madras Inherited

Internship

Illustrator

January - April, 2024

Illustrated 30+ postcards and posters translating Chennai's built heritage into commemorative keepsakes distributed to participants on the organisation's guided heritage walks.

Researched individual landmarks, monuments and historic events before each piece, working from archival and architectural reference rather than stylised interpretation alone.

Delivered print-ready artwork to postcard and poster specification, sustaining the engagement across two years on repeat commission.

Madras Inherited

Internship

Illustrator

January - April, 2024

Illustrated 30+ postcards and posters translating Chennai's built heritage into commemorative keepsakes distributed to participants on the organisation's guided heritage walks.

Researched individual landmarks, monuments and historic events before each piece, working from archival and architectural reference rather than stylised interpretation alone.

Delivered print-ready artwork to postcard and poster specification, sustaining the engagement across two years on repeat commission.

Biblubox

Contract

Board Game Designer

October 2023

Collaborated with a startup to build a board game promoting voting awareness in India, carrying it from initial concept through to a fully designed, user-tested product.

Led interaction and gameplay design for a four-person team across a one-month build, placing second out of all competing teams.

Biblubox

Contract

Board Game Designer

October 2023

Collaborated with a startup to build a board game promoting voting awareness in India, carrying it from initial concept through to a fully designed, user-tested product.

Led interaction and gameplay design for a four-person team across a one-month build, placing second out of all competing teams.

Clients

Freelance Graphic Designer

Since April 2023

Started my professional design career by developing the brand identity for a car detailing company.

Illustrated custom artwork designed for sticker production.

Clients

Freelance Graphic Designer

Since April 2023

Started my professional design career by developing the brand identity for a car detailing company.

Illustrated custom artwork designed for sticker production.

DJ Academy of Design, India

Education

B.Des Communication Design

August 2021 - April 2025

In & For the Community

Actively involved in social learning environments by sharing knowledge and learning with others. Participated in several workshops and led online sessions, helping and guiding students throughout the process.

Guest lecturer at SNS College of Engineering, India (2025). A session for 60 engineering students on design thinking and the tools the industry actually uses.

Languages

German, good enough for daily life (A2)→(B1)

Fluent in English (C2)

Native in Tamil,

Conversational in Hindi

French is basically just 'hey, hi'

Hallo

Hello

வணக்கம்

नमस्ते

Bonjour

Some people talk it out. I press play

My therapist charges hourly. My playlist does monthly.

Anirudh Ravichander

Hangova

Bonney M

Rasputin

Sai Abhyankar

Kannukulla

Weekend

São Paulo

Sai Abhyankar

Benz Theme

At last a few words from my brain 🧠

He never stops thinking about what to do next. First, he designed; then he decided that wasn't enough, so now he's learning coding too. Honestly, I'm getting tired in here. But he travels a lot, so I get my breaks. Fair deal, I guess.When his hands are free, he makes things. Pottery, crafts, and his beloved 1/64 scale cars collection. Ask him about those and his eyes light up.The best part? He's very kind. He talks to random people everywhere, like the shyness I used to carry just disappeared. Oh, and he takes surprisingly good photos too. Lately I keep hearing German words in here. In the beginning he answered 'Ja' to everything, and I laughed so hard we both lost focus. But I'll admit it. He's getting really good.