I solve problems. Sometimes that means designing products

Bay area, ca
Product Design
systems design
sound design
experience design
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Founding Designer + Growth Strategy + Sound Design

Founding Designer + Growth Strategy + Sound Design

@ Chance.live

@ Chance.live

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B.S. Cognitive Science + Business

B.S. Cognitive Science + Business

@ UC San Diego

@ UC San Diego

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Creative Direction

Creative Direction

@ KSDT Radio + Tokens Magazine

@ KSDT Radio + Tokens Magazine

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Campus Growth Leader

Campus Growth Leader

@ Framer

@ Framer

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Product Design Intern

Product Design Intern

@ Palo Alto Networks

@ Palo Alto Networks

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Founding Designer

Founding Designer

@ Boba Quest

@ Boba Quest

Featured work

Case Studies

Case Studies

I like making things that people genuinely want to use. These case studies cover products, systems, and experiences I've helped shape, from early-stage startups to enterprise software used at scale.

Summary Revamp ∙ Chance.live

Preventing $5,000 accidental swipes and fixing a critical retention issue during my first 15 hours at a Pokémon card startup

Summary Revamp ∙ Chance.live

Preventing $5,000 accidental swipes and fixing a critical retention issue during my first 15 hours at a Pokémon card startup

Network Security ∙ Palo Alto Networks

Bringing clarity to complex workflows for IT Admins

Network Security ∙ Palo Alto Networks

Bringing clarity to complex workflows for IT Admins

CarInsurance.com ∙ Quinstreet

Rebuilding a 20-year-old site and soloing its first design system

CarInsurance.com ∙ Quinstreet

Rebuilding a 20-year-old site and soloing its first design system

Internship Recap ∙ Palo Alto Networks

Visualizing impact, growth, and design wins in an animated recap

Internship Recap ∙ Palo Alto Networks

Visualizing impact, growth, and design wins in an animated recap

Internship Recap ∙ Palo Alto Networks

Visualizing impact, growth, and design wins in an animated recap

Beyond ∙ Catalyst Designathon

Bridging career and education inequities with empathy

Beyond ∙ Catalyst Designathon

Bridging career and education inequities with empathy

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about me

Hey, I'm Vyomi (vee-oh-me)

Hey, I'm Vyomi (vee-oh-me)

Before design

Before design

I liked knowing how things work. As a kid, I took apart anything I could get my hands on (much to my parents’ dismay), built popsicle stick houses for bugs, got micro-famous on Scratch, and drew logos for my friends’ bands.

I wasn’t trying to become a designer. I just liked making things. If I had an idea, I wanted to see it exist.

Originally from the Bay Area, I studied Cognitive Science (HCI & Design) with a minor in Entrepreneurship & Innovation at UC San Diego. The degree is a bit of a mouthful, but the idea is simple: understand people, understand systems, and figure out how to make them better.

Over time, I realized the part of design I loved most wasn’t visual. It was the messy middle part: noticing problems people overlooked, asking better questions, and turning vague ideas into something real.

That mindset has taken me through product design, startups, growth, education, creative direction, and a truly unreasonable number of side quests.

Is everything design?

I think so.

To me, design is a way of seeing the world.

It’s noticing when something feels unnecessarily difficult. It’s understanding why people behave the way they do. It’s creating systems that make life easier, experiences that feel intentional, and moments that people remember.

I use that mindset everywhere: planning camping trips, organizing my calendar, learning how to play an new instrument, or rearranging my room with a tiny scale model.

I care about both the tiny details and the bigger picture: the micro-interaction that makes something feel effortless, the viral idea that helps something grow, and talking to strangers to build a community that makes my life meaningful.

TL;DR: I love making things that add a little more joie de vivre* to the world, by design.

*French for "joy of living", but more pretentious

Outside of design (still design)

Outside of design (still design)

I can't sit still. I make things because I love the process: posters for local shows, jewelry, clothes, recipes, travel itineraries, color-coded spreadsheets, elaborately themed parties, home DIY projects, and probably too many systems for organizing my life.

At 15, I started a tutoring business because I wanted to make education more accessible for neurodivergent kids. In college, I started a haircutting business out of my dorm room called "deep cuts by calypso", where I quite literally and metaphorically took weight off the heads of over 50 (strangely trusting) students in nine months.

At UC San Diego, I became enamored with college radio (shoutout KSDT). As DJ c4lypso, I became a musician, audio engineer, event organizer, and Creative Lead, shaping how students discover and experience music. Some highlights were organizing a show for one of my favorite artists and hosting a student-musician interview mini-series.

At some point, I recorded and released an EP with my band, performed live a handful of times, and lifted probably a combined 5 tons of audio equipment.

I’ve also explored creative leadership at Tokens Magazine, where I led a 20+ person team, built marketing campaigns, covered live events, and helped grow a community of 1000+ students passionate about self-expression (and made a magazine!).

Is everything design?

Is everything design?

I think so.

To me, design is a way of seeing the world.

It’s noticing when something feels unnecessarily difficult. It’s understanding why people behave the way they do. It’s creating systems that make life easier, experiences that feel intentional, and moments that people remember.

I use that mindset everywhere: planning camping trips, organizing my calendar, learning how to play an new instrument, or rearranging my room with a tiny scale model.

I care about both the tiny details and the bigger picture: the micro-interaction that makes something feel effortless, the viral idea that helps something grow, and talking to strangers to build a community that makes my life meaningful.

TL;DR: I love making things that add a little more joie de vivre* to the world, by design.

*French for "joy of living", but more pretentious