Ananya Shajeev

Product designer and mechanical engineer from IIT Gandhinagar
specializing in design systems and consumer-facing experiences.
I work at the intersection of engineering rigor and design intuition, using
Figma and Framer to build iteratively toward products that feel simple,
inevitable, and right.
Contact
9820737449
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Design Internship
Pichkaari Design Studio, Bengaluru
May 2024 – July 2024
  • Orchestrated UI/UX, branding, and digital campaigns for diverse clients (Khoros, Antara, Savaari), translating complex business needs into high engagement visual stories.
  • Mastered the design process from design thinking and wireframing to prototyping — collaborating across teams to deliver user-centric interfaces and cohesive digital narratives.

Internal Tools + Dashboard Designer
Quantron AG, Germany
May 2024 – July 2024
  • Redesigned the dashboard and internal tool website for Quantron, a German electric vehicle company, improving data visibility and user experience for internal operations.

Design Coordinator
Blithchron, IIT Gandhinagar
Jan 2022 – Feb 2023
  • Led a 30+ member design team to execute creative strategy for Blithchron, driving a 66% increase in social media outreach and a 42% surge in merchandise sales through targeted visual storytelling.
  • Spearheaded the end-to-end design of the Blithchron website and app in collaboration with the tech team, while orchestrating high-engagement events like Graffiti All Night for 100+ participants.
BTech Mechanical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Gandhinagar
Jul 2021 – May 2025
Tools
  • Figma, expert
  • Framer, expert
  • Adobe InDesign, intermediate
  • Adobe Illustrator, expert
  • Jitter, advanced
  • Adobe Photoshop, expert
  • Adobe Premiere Pro, novice
Design
  • User Centric Design
  • User Research
  • Responsive Design
  • Systems Thinking
  • Wireframing
  • Visual Design
Professional
  • Proactive ownership
  • Flexibility
  • Comprehensive delivery
  • Interpersonally skilled
  • Continuous learning
Languages
  • English, fluent
  • Hindi, fluent
  • Malayalam, fluent
  • Marathi, intermediate
Explore Ladakh
Website Redesign
  • Reimagined the Leh Ladakh Tourism website, replacing a cluttered layout with a bold, high-contrast editorial aesthetic to elevate the region's identity as a premium adventure destination.
  • Engineered a modern, scannable interface by implementing large-format hero imagery, structured package components, and consistent typography to significantly enhance emotional engagement and user navigation.

ChatGPT User Analysis
Prof. Madhu Vadali, Ph.D
University of Wisconsin – Madison
  • Applied JSON parsing and noise removal to extract and preprocess ChatGPT conversation logs from 27 IIT Bombay teams across 30 days, enabling statistical analysis of user prompts and linguistic patterns.
  • Leveraged NLP (BERT, Sentiment Analysis) and K-Means clustering to map user intent, visualizing key UX trends through interactive dashboards to present data-backed findings to CSE faculty, earning an A grade.
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