depth of thought
for ai-speed teams.
and for any team where speed and depth meet.
kalpana is imagination.
ink is what makes it real.
depth of thought
for ai-speed teams.
and for any team where speed and depth meet.
kalpana is imagination.
ink is what makes it real.
I enjoy collaborative creation — and I love the work I do. I am always looking for fun problems (big or small) to work on, with sincere and motivated people.
I have designed 20+ products, several as the sole or lead designer. see them →
I believe that design is expressed ambition. I would love to work with you on realizing your vision for a product, or on the aspect of design that you or your team need some help with.
Working together
Focused sprints for bounded outcomes. Longer engagements for design capacity.
Sprint services / BOUNDED OUTCOMES
01
I'll help you figure out the design hypothesis worth building, prototype it, and get real user feedback. A process built for the speed of AI, and grounding for the decisions ahead.
02
Sharpen your research questions and take on the mechanics — recruiting, moderating, synthesizing.
03
One-on-one on a specific design or research problem. Sometimes what's needed is a couple of hours of honest conversation. I love to be that person.
Long engagements / DESIGN CAPACITY
01
I'll help realize your vision — rapidly iterating designs and validating with users. Together we'll ship what you're building, and leave you with the design and research systems that keep the engine running.
02
Senior coverage for 3–6 months — while the permanent search runs, or to cover a sabbatical. I come on board, discern what's needed, and deliver.
03
Other long-term engagement with the right team.
How I work
I learn domains quickly, so I can start effective design iterations quickly — twenty product teams across healthcare, genomics, consumer, ad platforms, and enterprise. I do the research alongside the design — recruit, interview, synthesize, then design, iteratively informed, no information loss. And I work with your goals in mind, quietly tailoring process and output to what success means to you.
Core toolsetFigma · FigJam · Adobe Suite · User Interviews · Speechify · Notion · Loom
Exploratory toolsetClaude · Paper · Gesso · Nanobanana · Replit …
Contact
I love to hear about what people are working on, so go ahead and drop me a line or set up a time to talk.
Rate card available on request.
