Enchanté, I'm Varad Athalye
Trained for Visual Communication, Built for Product Design.
(yes this is my fav color)
I strive for - products that feel simple to understand and effortless to interact with.
I believe - clarity is a form of respect for the user's time.
I trust - that everything reveals itself with enough attention.
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My Work
Stories of challenges, choices, and clever solutions through a collection of Academic and Industry projects
My Skills
Naturally my skillset is coded to product & experience design but there's much more I can do
Product Design
Wireframing
Prototyping
Design Systems
Component architecture
Business guidlines
From rough wireframes to polished interfaces, designing systems & experiences that work cohesively across every screen.
UI Design
Interface Design
Visual Hierarchy
Typography
Micro-interactions
The craft layer — visual hierarchy, consistency, and interface decisions that make products feel intentional, fun and effortless.
Experience Design
Research
JTBD analysis
Flows & journeys
Competitive analysis
Benchmarking
Understanding people before designing for them — research-led, intent-driven, and always mapped to real user behaviour.
Photography
Portaits
Street photography
Editing
Capturing with intention — framing, light, and composition in service of a story, brand or fashion.
Publication Design
Museum magazines
Typography
Illustrations
Story telling
Designing books & magazines layouts for my OCD and the reader — layouts, type, and structure that make content worth sitting with.
Illustration
2D illustrations
Character Design
Art direction
Story telling
Visual storytelling through image, form, characters, compositions, and 2D work with a distinct point of view.
Made it this far?
If something caught your eye, I'd love to talk about it
varad191204@gmail.com