Vishnu Sathyan

Co-Founder

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India16 yrs 3 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Led design for multiple successful startups.
Expert in user experience and product design.
Passionate about typography and innovative design.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS-focused product designer with strong expertise in user experience and branding.

Contact

mevishnusathyan@gmail.com LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

User Experience Design (ued)Product DesignBrandingWeb DesignGraphic Design

Other Skills

Adobe IllustratorAdobe InDesignAdobe PhotoshopBranding & IdentityIconographyIllustrationIllustratorInVisionInteraction DesignLogo DesignMarvel AppMockupsPhotoshopPrototypingResponsive Web Design

About

Hello there! I'm Vishnu Sathyan, a digital product designer with a passion for creating innovative experiences that center around people. With a focus on perfection and a commitment to perseverance, I am constantly pushing the boundaries of what's possible in UI and UX design. When I'm not crafting user-centric experiences, I indulge in my passion for type design, where I let my imagination run free and create fonts that are out of this world. I firmly believe that with passion, perfection, and perseverance, we can create truly exceptional design solutions. The possibilities are limitless! And as the renowned graphic designer, Paul Rand once said, "Design is so simple, that's why it is so complicated." This quote perfectly encapsulates my approach to design, and I'm excited to create something amazing together. Love to chat about start-ups, technology, entrepreneurship & typography.

Experience

Kaamwork

Founding Designer

Aug 2019 – Present · 6 yrs 7 mos · India

Core team member. Working closely with founder to translate business ideas to usable product.
Building next-gen remote-focussed hiring, recruiting & employment platform.
FOCUS AREAS: Product Design, User experience design (UX), user interface design (UI), usability testing, iconography, conceptualisation, visualisation, wire-framing, ideation, etc.
PRODUCT SUCCESS
15+ Companies(clients) onboarded
200+ Employees onboarded for the clients
1000+ Candidates onboarded
100+ Contractors onboarded
20+ Members in Team
Unlimited design revisions

Graphic DesignAdobe IllustratorBrandingUser Interface DesignProduct DesignUser Experience Design (UED)+14

Dentira

Founding Designer

Apr 2018 – Aug 2019 · 1 yr 4 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

Joined as a core team member.
I have worked on everything from conceptualisation to product development. At Dentira.com, my responsibilities included, Branding & Identity, Conceptualisation & Ideation sessions with founders, Wire-framing, High fidelity and Low fidelity mockups, User Experience Research, User Experience Design (UX Design), User Interface Design (UI Design), Marketing Collaterals, (i.e. Social Media requirement, email template designs, stationery designs, etc), continuous following up with tech team, continuous testing and iterating the product for better usability.

Marvel AppGraphic DesignAdobe IllustratorBrandingUser Experience Design (UED)Logo Design+9

Typeset

Founding Designer

Jun 2015 – Mar 2018 · 2 yrs 9 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Joined as the 3rd member after two co-founders. Worked closely with the founders throughout the duration.
My responsibilities included early state planning, ideation, user research, conceptualisation, continuous testing of all the features developed, usability testing, user interviews, etc. I have also built a team of designers and managed. Being the only designer during the initial days, I have visualised and designed the entire app from the ground-up. I have iterated and validated the solutions / designer with the help of user interviews and analysed data. Moreover I have worked on Branding & Identity, Iconography, Typography, Marketing Videos & other collaterals, Emails, User Experience Design, User Interface Design & Visual Design, Digital Product Design, Animations / Motion Design, Wireframes Design, Landing Pages, etc.
PRODUCT SUCCESS
Formats / Templates increased from 0 to 100,000
Grew user base from 0 to 30,000
Team size had increased from 3 to 30
45+ design revisions
Typeset.io is now available for universities and researchers across the globe

Marvel AppGraphic DesignAdobe IllustratorBrandingUser Experience Design (UED)Sketch App+11

Envato

Web & UI/UX Designer

Jan 2013 – May 2015 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

I was awarded as the Nº1 designer from the state of Kerala, India. I worked on multiple web templates like restaurant, real estate, agency, multi-purpose, taxi booking, news, university, etc. I have collaboratively worked with people across the globe (especially from Australia, UK, US, Middle-east) and brought my designs to life.
Awards and Mentions
Multiple Featured Projects on Behance
Multiple 'Site of the Day' mentions by AWWWARDS
Nominated as 'Top Designer' by CSSReel
'Nº1 Designer' from the state of Kerala, India
Featured on WebDesignerDepot
Featured on WebDesignServed
Mentioned on UpLabs
Mentioned on PSDRepo
Mentioned on ByPeople

Graphic DesignAdobe IllustratorBrandingWeb DesignLogo DesignIllustrator+6

Media mix

2 roles

Graphic Designer

Apr 2011 – Dec 2012 · 1 yr 8 mos · Tamil Nadu, India

After showing my enthusiasm, I got promoted as Graphic Designer. I worked on print designs like event tickets, event posters, banner advertisements, hoardings, standees, magazine ads, magazine layouts, etc.

Graphic DesignAdobe IllustratorWeb DesignLogo DesignIllustratorPhotoshop+4

Jr Graphic Designer

Aug 2009 – Mar 2011 · 1 yr 7 mos · Tamil Nadu, India

As a beginner, my responsibility was to observe and learn about design. I was part of a 4 member team. I worked on Typography, Magazine Layouts, Print and Web Graphic Designs, etc.

Graphic DesignAdobe IllustratorWeb DesignIllustratorPhotoshopAdobe Photoshop+3