Building from Bengaluru
Building from Bengaluru
Designing AI products people actually use
Designing AI products people actually use
Designing AI products people actually use
I design digital experiences, explore what AI can do, and occasionally spend way too long thinking about a button.
I design digital experiences, explore what AI can do, and occasionally spend way too long thinking about a button.
I design digital experiences, explore what AI can do, and occasionally spend way too long thinking about a button.
A personal note for you ❤️
Finally, you found me. 👋 Hey, I'm glad you clicked. I've had a lot of fun putting this together, and I'm glad you're here. ❤️ If you've got an interesting problem, a cool team, or an opportunity worth exploring, my inbox is open. - Darshan ✌️
A personal note for you ❤️
Hey, thank you for being here ❤️ It genuinely means a lot that you've taken the time to explore my work. - Darshan ✌️
A personal note for you ❤️
Finally, you found me. ❤️ Glad you clicked! I've had fun putting this together. If something here clicks with you, I'd love to explore working together. - Darshan ✌️
From experimenting with AI to building with it
From experimenting with AI to building with it
Building things, sharing what I learn, and seeing where curiosity takes me.
Building things, sharing what I learn, and seeing where curiosity takes me.
2023
Built an AI mentorship product from scratch
Built and launched an AI mentorship platform that delivered
100+ personalized guidance conversations across learning, careers and problem-solving.
Built and launched an AI mentorship platform that delivered
100+ personalized guidance conversations across learning, careers and problem-solving.
Built and launched an AI mentorship platform that delivered
100+ personalized guidance conversations across learning, careers and problem-solving.
2024
Made AI approachable for students
Making complex technology easy to understand
25+ Young learners (8-16) guided through practical AI exploration
Making complex technology easy to understand
25+ Young learners (8-16) guided through practical AI exploration
Making complex technology easy to understand
25+ Young learners (8-16) guided through practical AI exploration
2025
Integrated AI into real product workflows
Worked on turning AI features into usable parts of everyday product workflows.
Applied across real product and content systems
Worked on turning AI features into usable parts of everyday product workflows.
Applied across real product and content systems
Worked on turning AI features into usable parts of everyday product workflows.
Applied across real product and content systems
2026
Delivered AI talk to developer community
Conversations with builders clarified real-world AI product adoption challenges.
80+ developers were guided through hands-on sessions on building AI products people actually use.
Conversations with builders clarified real-world AI product adoption challenges.
80+ developers guided through hands-on sessions on building AI products.
Conversations with builders clarified real-world product usage and adoption challenges.
80+ developers were guided through hands-on sessions to apply AI in their workflows.
From experimenting with AI
to building with it
Building things, sharing what I learn and seeing where curiosity takes me.
A few projects I'm proud of
A few projects I'm proud of
How I solve problems, make design decisions, and bring ideas to life.
How I solve problems, make design decisions, and bring ideas to life.
Reducing drop-offs in Skydo’s Business Details step
Reducing drop-offs in Skydo’s Business Details step
Reducing drop-offs in Skydo’s Business Details step
Redesigning the Business Details form where ~40% of onboarding drop-offs were happening, using user interviews and product data to reduce friction across desktop and mobile.
Redesigning the Business Details form where ~40% of onboarding drop-offs were happening, using user interviews and product data to reduce friction across desktop and mobile.
Data-driven UX
Data-driven UX
User Testing
User Testing
Fintech Onboarding
Fintech Onboarding
LYNK - Building adaptive AI interactions beyond prompts
LYNK - Building adaptive AI interactions beyond prompts
LYNK - Building adaptive AI interactions beyond prompts
Designing a AI mobile system that leverages proactive intelligence and behavioral context to eliminate cognitive friction before users even need to ask.
Designing a AI mobile system that leverages proactive intelligence and behavioral context to eliminate cognitive friction before users even need to ask.
Behavior-Driven Design
Behavior-Driven Design
Contextual Systems
Contextual Systems
Adaptive Interfaces
Adaptive Interfaces
PULSE - Turning random thoughts into ideas worth building
PULSE - Turning random thoughts into ideas worth building
PULSE - Turning random thoughts into ideas worth building
Designing a playful AI brainstorming companion that helps people explore possibilities, connect unexpected ideas, and turn creative sparks into something meaningful.
Designing a playful AI brainstorming companion that helps people explore possibilities, connect unexpected ideas, and turn creative sparks into something meaningful.
Visual Design
Visual Design
Web Design
Web Design
Creative Exploration
Creative Exploration
Making NotebookLM easier to understand and navigate
Making NotebookLM easier to understand and navigate
Making NotebookLM easier to understand and navigate
Redesigned onboarding, navigation, and AI interaction flows to simplify how users create, organize and interact with information inside NotebookLM.
Redesigned onboarding, navigation, and AI interaction flows to simplify how users create, organize and interact with information inside NotebookLM.
Workflow design
Workflow design
Later reflected in the live product
Later reflected in the live product
Designing a CSM dashboard for faster, data-driven decisions
Designing a CSM dashboard for faster, data-driven decisions
Designing a CSM dashboard for faster, data-driven decisions
Bringing account health, engagement trends, and pending follow-ups into one actionable dashboard, helping Customer Success Managers identify at-risk accounts and prioritise their attention.
Bringing account health, engagement trends, and pending follow-ups into one actionable dashboard, helping Customer Success Managers identify at-risk accounts and prioritise their attention.
Dashboard Design
Dashboard Design
Data Visualisation
Data Visualisation
B2B SaaS
B2B SaaS
What People Say Behind My Back
What People Say Behind My Back
Apparently, I’m doing something right - here’s what the people I’ve worked with have to say.
Apparently, I’m doing something right - here’s what the people I’ve worked with have to say.
MK
Mohan Krishna
Account Director, Hotelhub
“Combines creativity, empathy, and technical expertise to deliver thoughtful UX solutions.”
MK
Mayank Kacha
SSE, HotelHub
“Brings a strong user-first mindset, intuitive design thinking, and an ability to translate complex requirements into seamless journeys.”
AB
Anish Bhagwat
CX Lead, Hotelhub
“Combines technical acumen, attention to detail, and strategic thinking to deliver reliable, measurable outcomes.”
My career without plot twists
My career without plot twists
A timeline of the places, people, projects that got me here and the lessons I picked up along the way.
A timeline of the places, people, projects that got me here and the lessons I picked up along the way.
2026
2026
Product Designer
Product Designer
Skydo
Skydo
Optimized fintech onboarding for thousands of monthly users through product analytics, database insights, and guerrilla testing, reducing form-completion time by 30%. Redesigned mobile onboarding and built a self-serve identity- verification flow to reduce friction and support dependency.
Optimized fintech onboarding for thousands of monthly users through product analytics, database insights, and guerrilla testing, reducing form-completion time by 30%. Redesigned mobile onboarding and built a self-serve identity- verification flow to reduce friction and support dependency.
Data-driven UX
Data-driven UX
Fintech Onboarding
Fintech Onboarding
Self-serve Workflows
Self-serve Workflows
2025
2025
UI/UX Designer
UI/UX Designer
Hotelhub
Hotelhub
Improved navigation and feedback systems across HBS 3.0, redesigned AI-assisted destination search for ambiguous IP/OP workflows through deep API understanding and built internal tooling to streamline UX writing operations.
Improved navigation and feedback systems across HBS 3.0, redesigned AI-assisted destination search for ambiguous IP/OP workflows through deep API understanding and built internal tooling to streamline UX writing operations.
AI search
AI search
Workflow Clarity
Workflow Clarity
Behavior systems
Behavior systems
2025
2025
UI/UX Designer
Intern
UI/UX Designer Intern
SEO Giants
SEO Giants
Designed scalable systems for US-based client platforms while building internal AI-assisted tools that streamlined content workflows and accelerated production.
Designed scalable systems for US-based client platforms while building internal AI-assisted tools that streamlined content workflows and accelerated production.
AI content systems
AI content systems
Workflow design
Workflow design
Design systems
Design systems
2024
2024
UI/UX Designer
Intern
UI/UX Designer Intern
Hotelhub
Hotelhub
Contributed to the HBS platform through workflow analysis, map experience improvements, HBS 3.0 UI exploration, and AI-driven process enhancement concepts.
Contributed to the HBS platform through workflow analysis, map experience improvements, HBS 3.0 UI exploration, and AI-driven process enhancement concepts.
Workflow redesign
Workflow redesign
Refined Map View UX
Refined Map View UX
Agent experience
Agent experience
2023
2023
UI/UX &
Graphic Designer
UI/UX & Graphic Designer
Freelance
Freelance
Designed mobile app interfaces for clients and created 30+ graphic design posts, combining user-centered design, visual communication, and customer-focused creative solutions.
Designed mobile app interfaces for clients and created 30+ graphic design posts, combining user-centered design, visual communication, and customer-focused creative solutions.
Mobile App UI/UX
Mobile App UI/UX
Marketing Creatives
Marketing Creatives
Graphic Design
Graphic Design
Academic Excellence
PDEU · Computer
Engineering
9.68 CGPA
Balanced strong academic performance with hands-on product building, public experimentation, and AI-focused exploration.
Focused on systems thinking, usability, and applied AI exploration beyond coursework.
Academic Excellence
PDEU · Computer Engineering
9.68 CGPA
Balanced strong academic performance with hands-on product building, public experimentation, and AI-focused exploration.
Focused on systems thinking, usability, and applied AI exploration beyond coursework.
The Explorer's Lab
The Explorer's Lab
A public exploration of design, AI, and whatever catches my attention next.
A public exploration of design, AI, and whatever catches my attention next.
Exploring Perplexity AI beyond search
Exploring Perplexity AI beyond search
Testing unconventional AI workflows and real-world use cases through curiosity-driven experiments.
I asked ChatGPT to upgrade my flight experience
I asked ChatGPT to upgrade my flight experience
A real-world experiment exploring how conversational AI can solve everyday travel frustrations.
I stopped browsing and started collaborating with AI
I stopped browsing and started collaborating with AI
Exploring Comet Browser as an AI teammate for research, everyday workflows and cognitive offloading.
Extrovert Darshan is my favourite genre
Extrovert Darshan is my favourite genre
Meeting nerds, exchanging ideas and making a few memories along the way.
Meeting nerds, exchanging ideas and making a few memories along the way.
Since we're getting to know each other...
Since we're getting to know each other...
Here's a little about me, what I care about and what keeps me curious beyond design.
Here's a little about me, what I care about and what keeps me curious beyond design.
