Design that moves people.

Hi, I am Avishek Nayak, with 4 years of experience that began in a UX Design studio, where I built a strong foundation in design fundamentals, design systems, prototyping, UX principles, and working with B2B clients. I then moved to a service company, helping streamline design processes and aligning design outcomes with business goals. Through this journey, I've evolved into someone focused on solving product problems as a Product Designer.

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Years of journey.

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Twist Open UX
2.1 Yrs
Junior UX Designer
Twist Open UX
Design FundamentalsDesign SystemsPrototypingB2B Clients
Basics of design fundamentals, design guidelines, design systems, variables, auto-layouts, advanced prototyping, UX understanding, working with B2B clients, understanding business logics, deceptive patterns and more.
Completed
Red & White Multimedia Institute
10 Months
SME UX Tutor
Red & White Institute
TeachingCommunicationStorytellingEmpathy
Teaching UX to the next generation of designers. Developed stronger communication, mentorship, and storytelling skills while deepening my own understanding of empathy-driven design.
Completed
7Span
1.3+ Yrs
Senior UX Designer
7Span
Design ProcessStakeholder MgmtConversion UXCross-functional
Restructuring the design process for the team, managing cross-department decisions, negotiating design decisions with stakeholders to increase revenue, decrease click-through rates, converting drop-offs to conversions, and finding middle ground with devs & PMs.
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Design Process

My design process starts with questions — because a designer who stops asking questions has already failed. Questions spark curiosity: in stakeholders, in users, in the team. That curiosity surfaces ideas nobody knew they needed, uncovers edge cases, shapes features, and occasionally takes a product somewhere extraordinary. It's also what makes a user pause before clicking — that moment of clarity is designed, not accidental.

From there, the process is anything but linear. UX audits, visual language systems, information architecture, user flows, UI builds, screen variations, edge cases, happy paths — I move between these as the problem demands, not as a checklist dictates. Real design work is messy, iterative, and deeply contextual.

But here's what I've learned: the design process that matters in business is the one that works. Not the prettiest, not the most thorough — the one that makes the product clearer, the user more confident, and the business more profitable. My work is proof of that.

Writing

Thoughts on design craft, UX strategy, and the overlap between sport and creative discipline.

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Mini AI tools & agents

Small but sharp. A growing set of tools I built to streamline my design process, research, and thinking.

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Design Events

Community sessions I've organised and facilitated to grow the design culture around me.

B#ll$h!t UX
Avishek Nayak

B#ll$h!t UX

A quick practical guide to understand UX in an easy way. This book covers the basics of UX for both tangible and non-tangible products. Anything that needs design should have UX in it, and this book teaches you about that.

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Life Beyond Screen

The same obsession with systems, endurance, and terrain that drives my design work.

Cycling Running Swimming Duathlon Triathlon Olympic Triathlon Sprint Triathlon Full Triathlon Half Triathlon Bergamont Triathlon
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Full Marathons
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Bike Races
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Life Journey

The chapters, milestones, and moments that shaped who I am as a designer and a person.

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