Trained to make things.
Now I make experiences.
I started my design education in Bangalore, studying Industrial Design at PES University. That training shaped how I think about problems: physical materials, ergonomics, manufacturing constraints, and the space between a person and an object. Design, to me, has always been about the negotiation between human behaviour and the systems built to serve it.
That framing transferred directly when I moved into digital product design. The complexity of a patient's care journey isn't so different from the complexity of a chair's ergonomics. Both require understanding behaviour under real constraints, not ideal ones. I started to see that the products most people struggle with are not missing features. They are missing clarity.
I moved to Sydney to study Design Innovation at the University of Sydney, which pushed me toward systems-level thinking: design that operates across multiple stakeholders, time horizons, and scales. I am now looking for my next role, where I can bring that background to products that matter.
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Feb 2024 – Jun 2025
University of Sydney
Master of Design (Design Innovation)
Focus on systems-level design and emerging technology.
Aug 2019 – May 2023
PES University, Bangalore
Bachelor of Design (Industrial Design)
Graduated with distinction.
Jan 2023 – Dec 2023
Bangalore, India
Pereyan LLP
Product Design Intern
- Owned end-to-end UX design of a customer-facing website from discovery to delivery. Iterative testing revealed key drop-off points that shaped the final interaction model.
- Ran competitive benchmarking and qualitative research across key user journeys, synthesising findings into design recommendations that directly influenced product prioritisation.
- Designed and prototyped flat-pack toy products for children, applying child psychology research and hands-on user testing across multiple iterations.
- Presented design concepts to cross-functional stakeholders at key milestones, incorporating structured feedback to refine direction.
Nov 2022 – Jan 2023
Bangalore, India
Instant Post
Industrial Design Intern
- Contributed to concept development and physical prototyping of urban utility products, supporting the full design lifecycle from ideation through to user validation.
- Participated in structured usability testing sessions, synthesising feedback to refine product designs ahead of final delivery.
Shashank Karnad
Product Designer, last updated 2025