Aparna is a Communication Design graduate from National Institute of Design (Specialization-Animation). She has 10+ years of
industry experience in User Interface Design for E-Commerce and E-learning industries. She has worked largely on the
Automotive Domain for USA (Ford, Toyota, Daimler Chrysler, Jaguar and Land Rover, Mazda).
Besides Automotive she has worked for News, Social sites and e-learning Portals. She has worked with Frog Design, Trilogy Inc, Digital Think and Tata Interactive Systems in the past.
Her strengths are Creative Direction, Interaction Design, Information visualization, Usability Review and Design Management, Working with cross-functional teams across geographic locations.
Her strengths are Creative Direction, Interaction Design, Information visualization, Usability Review and Design Management, Working with cross-functional teams across geographic locations.
IOT startup
Principal UX/UI Designer
Apr 2015 - Dec 2016
- Worked alongside the board members to build brand elements that were to be assembled in UI.
- Developed Brand specific app UI guidelines and nomenclature, Developed icons, illustration and imagery.
- Worked on core applications for Android phone like Contacts, Messaging, Caller, Radio FM, Shopping app, Care app, Time widget, conceptualized for smart router and cloud application.
- Created Boot animation and wallpapers within the constraints of Android environment and project timeline. Mentored a small team of young UI professionals.
- Provided feedback to Branding agency and created logo concepts that were taken forward and finalized.
NID - Open Elective 2014
Guide
Jan 2014 - Jan 2015
Act of the Matter - Conducted a stop-motion workshop called “Act of the Matter”, as a part of the International
Open Elective at National Institute of Design, India. The workshop was designed for an interdisciplinary team of 15 students to teach basics of animation through storyboarding and stop motion tool. The aim was to sensitize designers to messages and stories that objects around us carry and create stories out of them. PriceDekho - UX Strategy, design and design development support for PriceDekho future site.
Frog
Sr. Visual Designer
August 2012 – August 2013
HMI, Detailed Design, Secondary Research, Visual Design Strategy for device, web and television.
Clients: Reliance 4G, DBS, ABB USA and ABB EU
Ginger Design
Creative Direction
July 2009 – July 2012
Branding, online presence, print, iOS apps.
Clients: Daily Hap, Trilogy Smart Leads, Artemis, Accolite, Austin Post, Sideline, Car-Dekho, Toyota
Trilogy Inc
Sr. Associate - Human Computer Interface
August 2005 – June 2012
Design Management, Visual Strategy and Product Development, Dev Support for Daimler Chrysler, Ford, Lincoln, Mercury, Jaguar and Land Rover online configuration, lead generation and North American dealer-sites.
Digital Think
Sr. UI Designer
March 2003 – August 2005
Visual Strategy/ visual design for E-Learning solutions for Mazda, Joann Stores, Dollar Thrifty, Circuit City, Novartis, Marsh, Rohm and Haas, Apex Fitness, Cross-Mark, Abercrombie and Fitch.
Tata Interactive System
Animation Diploma Project
July 2002 – December 2002
Technical Knowledge
Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Premiere, InDesign
MS Office Suite, Sound Forge, DragonFrame-StopMotion
Conceptual understanding of HTML, XML, CSS, Action Scripting
Contact:
email: aparna.nyk05@gmail.com
linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/aparnakaushal
Conceptual understanding of HTML, XML, CSS, Action Scripting
Contact:
email: aparna.nyk05@gmail.com
linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/aparnakaushal
