Hi I'm Aparna 👋
An engineer turned designer and creative technologist, turning ideas into impactful experiences
ui/ux DESIGN, RESPONSIVE WEB APP, VR APp
360° Immersive Meeting Plaform
creative technology
A Magical Cave VR Experience
The Set Theory
DESIGN STRATEGY
Microsoft Teams Pre-launch (2016)
My favorite tools 🛠️
These are the tools I use
Figma
UX/UI Design & Prototyping
Miro
Design Thinking & Collaboration
Miro
Design Thinking & Collaboration
Unity
AR Design
Unity
AR Design
Adobe CC
Video Editing, Illustrations
Adobe CC
Video Editing, Illustrations
Framer
Web design & development
Framer
Web design & development
Unreal Engine
VR Design
Unreal Engine
VR Design
Ways of working 💡
Skills that I use to create
world-class products
Skills that I use to create world-class products
UX Design
From wireframes to user journeys I utilise various UX techniques to deliver world-class experience.
UI Design
To make outstanding UX work, it still needs polished visual design.
To make outstanding UX work, it still needs polished visual design in which I excel as well.
UI Design
To make outstanding UX work, it still needs polished visual design.
UX Research
I create interactive surveys, hold user interviews, and follow user data to find out what works and what not.
UX Research
I create interactive surveys, hold user interviews, and follow user data to find out what works and what not.
Prototyping
I build prototypes to quickly gather more feedback about products.
Prototyping
I build prototypes to quickly gather more feedback about products.
Design Thinking
I conduct workshops to come up with new ideas, strategies, and to promote cross-functional ideation.
I conduct workshops to come up with new ideas and to promote cross-functional ideation.
Design Thinking
I conduct workshops to come up with new ideas, strategies, and to promote cross-functional ideation.
Collaboration
I bring positive energy to teams I work in and can communicate effectively about decisions we need to make.
Collaboration
I bring positive energy to teams I work in and can communicate effectively about decisions we need to make.
Awards & Accolades 🏆
Trophies, talks, and triumphs from the road so far
FULL-TUITION SCHOLARSHIP
Recipient of the Han Zhang and Jinlan Liu Foundation Dissertation Research Award
INTERNATIONAL PATENT
Inventor of the patent on 'A system for man-machine interaction in Vehicles'
TALK AT PES UNIVERSITY, BANGALORE
Guest Talk on UX Design and XR at PES University Bangalore
TALK at NYU COURANT INSTITUTE, nEW YORK
Conducted a guest talk at NYU Courant on my previous project on Car HUD Design
ONLINE WORKSHOP AT TKM COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, kERALA
Conducted an Online workshop on Vuforia AR SDK at my Alma-mater TKM College of Engineering as a guest speaker
TALK AT ICT4SD CONFERENCE
Presented my conference paper on AR Car HUD Design at the International Conference on Technology for Sustainable Development
AUTHOR IN THE JOURNAL On MULTI-MODAL user INTERFACES
Author of Interactive gaze and finger controlled HUD for Cars in the Journal on Multimodal User Interfaces
IDM STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
FULL-TUITION SCHOLARSHIP
Recipient of the Han Zhang and Jinlan Liu Foundation Dissertation Research Award
INTERNATIONAL PATENT
Inventor of the patent on 'A system for man-machine interaction in Vehicles'
TALK AT PES UNIVERSITY, BANGALORE
Guest Talk on UX Design and XR at PES University Bangalore
TALK at NYU COURANT INSTITUTE, nEW YORK
Conducted a guest talk at NYU Courant on my previous project on Car HUD Design
ONLINE WORKSHOP AT TKM COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, kERALA
Conducted an Online workshop on Vuforia AR SDK at my Alma-mater TKM College of Engineering as a guest speaker
TALK AT ICT4SD CONFERENCE
Presented my conference paper on AR Car HUD Design at the International Conference on Technology for Sustainable Development
AUTHOR IN THE JOURNAL On MULTI-MODAL user INTERFACES
Author of Interactive gaze and finger controlled HUD for Cars in the Journal on Multimodal User Interfaces
IDM STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
FULL-TUITION SCHOLARSHIP
Recipient of the Han Zhang and Jinlan Liu Foundation Dissertation Research Award
INTERNATIONAL PATENT
Inventor of the patent on 'A system for man-machine interaction in Vehicles'
TALK AT PES UNIVERSITY, BANGALORE
Guest Talk on UX Design and XR at PES University Bangalore
TALK at NYU COURANT INSTITUTE, nEW YORK
Conducted a guest talk at NYU Courant on my previous project on Car HUD Design
ONLINE WORKSHOP AT TKM COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, kERALA
Conducted an Online workshop on Vuforia AR SDK at my Alma-mater TKM College of Engineering as a guest speaker
TALK AT ICT4SD CONFERENCE
Presented my conference paper on AR Car HUD Design at the International Conference on Technology for Sustainable Development
AUTHOR IN THE JOURNAL On MULTI-MODAL user INTERFACES
Author of Interactive gaze and finger controlled HUD for Cars in the Journal on Multimodal User Interfaces
IDM STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
FULL-TUITION SCHOLARSHIP
Recipient of the Han Zhang and Jinlan Liu Foundation Dissertation Research Award
INTERNATIONAL PATENT
Inventor of the patent on 'A system for man-machine interaction in Vehicles'
TALK AT PES UNIVERSITY, BANGALORE
Guest Talk on UX Design and XR at PES University Bangalore
TALK at NYU COURANT INSTITUTE, nEW YORK
Conducted a guest talk at NYU Courant on my previous project on Car HUD Design
ONLINE WORKSHOP AT TKM COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, kERALA
Conducted an Online workshop on Vuforia AR SDK at my Alma-mater TKM College of Engineering as a guest speaker
TALK AT ICT4SD CONFERENCE
Presented my conference paper on AR Car HUD Design at the International Conference on Technology for Sustainable Development
AUTHOR IN THE JOURNAL On MULTI-MODAL user INTERFACES
Author of Interactive gaze and finger controlled HUD for Cars in the Journal on Multimodal User Interfaces
IDM STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
FULL-TUITION SCHOLARSHIP
Recipient of the Han Zhang and Jinlan Liu Foundation Dissertation Research Award
INTERNATIONAL PATENT
Inventor of the patent on 'A system for man-machine interaction in Vehicles'
TALK AT PES UNIVERSITY, BANGALORE
Guest Talk on UX Design and XR at PES University Bangalore
TALK at NYU COURANT INSTITUTE, nEW YORK
Conducted a guest talk at NYU Courant on my previous project on Car HUD Design
ONLINE WORKSHOP AT TKM COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, kERALA
Conducted an Online workshop on Vuforia AR SDK at my Alma-mater TKM College of Engineering as a guest speaker
TALK AT ICT4SD CONFERENCE
Presented my conference paper on AR Car HUD Design at the International Conference on Technology for Sustainable Development
AUTHOR IN THE JOURNAL On MULTI-MODAL user INTERFACES
Author of Interactive gaze and finger controlled HUD for Cars in the Journal on Multimodal User Interfaces
IDM STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
FULL-TUITION SCHOLARSHIP
Recipient of the Han Zhang and Jinlan Liu Foundation Dissertation Research Award
INTERNATIONAL PATENT
Inventor of the patent on 'A system for man-machine interaction in Vehicles'
TALK AT PES UNIVERSITY, BANGALORE
Guest Talk on UX Design and XR at PES University Bangalore
TALK at NYU COURANT INSTITUTE, nEW YORK
Conducted a guest talk at NYU Courant on my previous project on Car HUD Design
ONLINE WORKSHOP AT TKM COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, kERALA
Conducted an Online workshop on Vuforia AR SDK at my Alma-mater TKM College of Engineering as a guest speaker
TALK AT ICT4SD CONFERENCE
Presented my conference paper on AR Car HUD Design at the International Conference on Technology for Sustainable Development
AUTHOR IN THE JOURNAL On MULTI-MODAL user INTERFACES
Author of Interactive gaze and finger controlled HUD for Cars in the Journal on Multimodal User Interfaces
IDM STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
FULL-TUITION SCHOLARSHIP
Recipient of the Han Zhang and Jinlan Liu Foundation Dissertation Research Award
INTERNATIONAL PATENT
Inventor of the patent on 'A system for man-machine interaction in Vehicles'
TALK AT PES UNIVERSITY, BANGALORE
Guest Talk on UX Design and XR at PES University Bangalore
TALK at NYU COURANT INSTITUTE, nEW YORK
Conducted a guest talk at NYU Courant on my previous project on Car HUD Design
ONLINE WORKSHOP AT TKM COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, kERALA
Conducted an Online workshop on Vuforia AR SDK at my Alma-mater TKM College of Engineering as a guest speaker
TALK AT ICT4SD CONFERENCE
Presented my conference paper on AR Car HUD Design at the International Conference on Technology for Sustainable Development
AUTHOR IN THE JOURNAL On MULTI-MODAL user INTERFACES
Author of Interactive gaze and finger controlled HUD for Cars in the Journal on Multimodal User Interfaces
IDM STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
FULL-TUITION SCHOLARSHIP
Recipient of the Han Zhang and Jinlan Liu Foundation Dissertation Research Award
INTERNATIONAL PATENT
Inventor of the patent on 'A system for man-machine interaction in Vehicles'
TALK AT PES UNIVERSITY, BANGALORE
Guest Talk on UX Design and XR at PES University Bangalore
TALK at NYU COURANT INSTITUTE, nEW YORK
Conducted a guest talk at NYU Courant on my previous project on Car HUD Design
ONLINE WORKSHOP AT TKM COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, kERALA
Conducted an Online workshop on Vuforia AR SDK at my Alma-mater TKM College of Engineering as a guest speaker
TALK AT ICT4SD CONFERENCE
Presented my conference paper on AR Car HUD Design at the International Conference on Technology for Sustainable Development
AUTHOR IN THE JOURNAL On MULTI-MODAL user INTERFACES
Author of Interactive gaze and finger controlled HUD for Cars in the Journal on Multimodal User Interfaces
IDM STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
Hi, I'm Aparna! 👋
Designer & Creative Technologist living in the vibrant city of New York.
I have 9+ years of experience in designing world-class user experiences and strategies that has helped businesses drive usage across their products.
If you have a project in mind, dont hesitate to reach out.
Some more of my works 👩💻
Here are a few more of my works if you'd like to take a look
THE OUTPOST
A Social VR Experience through Storytelling
AR CAR HEAD-UP DISPLAY DESIGN
Augmented Reality Head-Up Display for cars that use eye-gaze for interaction
THE SOUL MACHINE
An interactive experience using pixels and ML5 in Open Processing
AVATOUR APP FOR HOSTS
App for hosts to connect camera and run the live stream for meetings
THE OUTPOST
A Social VR Experience through Storytelling
AR CAR HEAD-UP DISPLAY DESIGN
Augmented Reality Head-Up Display for cars that use eye-gaze for interaction
THE SOUL MACHINE
An interactive experience using pixels and ML5 in Open Processing
AVATOUR APP FOR HOSTS
App for hosts to connect camera and run the live stream for meetings
THE OUTPOST
A Social VR Experience through Storytelling
AR CAR HEAD-UP DISPLAY DESIGN
Augmented Reality Head-Up Display for cars that use eye-gaze for interaction
THE SOUL MACHINE
An interactive experience using pixels and ML5 in Open Processing
AVATOUR APP FOR HOSTS
App for hosts to connect camera and run the live stream for meetings
THE OUTPOST
A Social VR Experience through Storytelling
AR CAR HEAD-UP DISPLAY DESIGN
Augmented Reality Head-Up Display for cars that use eye-gaze for interaction
THE SOUL MACHINE
An interactive experience using pixels and ML5 in Open Processing
AVATOUR APP FOR HOSTS
App for hosts to connect camera and run the live stream for meetings
THE OUTPOST
A Social VR Experience through Storytelling
AR CAR HEAD-UP DISPLAY DESIGN
Augmented Reality Head-Up Display for cars that use eye-gaze for interaction
THE SOUL MACHINE
An interactive experience using pixels and ML5 in Open Processing
AVATOUR APP FOR HOSTS
App for hosts to connect camera and run the live stream for meetings
THE OUTPOST
A Social VR Experience through Storytelling
AR CAR HEAD-UP DISPLAY DESIGN
Augmented Reality Head-Up Display for cars that use eye-gaze for interaction
THE SOUL MACHINE
An interactive experience using pixels and ML5 in Open Processing
AVATOUR APP FOR HOSTS
App for hosts to connect camera and run the live stream for meetings
THE OUTPOST
A Social VR Experience through Storytelling
AR CAR HEAD-UP DISPLAY DESIGN
Augmented Reality Head-Up Display for cars that use eye-gaze for interaction
THE SOUL MACHINE
An interactive experience using pixels and ML5 in Open Processing
AVATOUR APP FOR HOSTS
App for hosts to connect camera and run the live stream for meetings
THE OUTPOST
A Social VR Experience through Storytelling
AR CAR HEAD-UP DISPLAY DESIGN
Augmented Reality Head-Up Display for cars that use eye-gaze for interaction
THE SOUL MACHINE
An interactive experience using pixels and ML5 in Open Processing
AVATOUR APP FOR HOSTS
App for hosts to connect camera and run the live stream for meetings
