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WORK ‘25

Akshay Desai
UX Designer @inno2grid Schneider Electric, Berlin

With over 5 years of industry experience as a multidisciplinary designer, I create impactful solutions for diverse domains like Renewable Energy, Finance and SaaS for Telecom & Sales.
Driven by a fascination towards human behaviour, I embrace challenges to design visually enriching experiences with excellent usability.

CORE COMPETENCY

Optimistic and a fast learner, I adapt quickly to new environments, people, and processes. Focused under pressure, I deliver impactful results through smart, hard work. Honest and collaborative, I love working with teams, nevertheless I am also efficient as an individual

EXPERIENCE

inno2grid – Schneider Electric, Berlin (Current) Responsible for designing the Home Energy Management System (HEMS) App and EnergieVersum App.
Worked with the respective product managers to understand the customer journey across mobile and desktop devices.
Closely studied the underlying hardware components of the Energy Management System to design a more intuitive and impactful user experience.

TheMinimalist, New Delhi, India (2023-24) Designed and maintained the design system of Airtel Thanks App (India’s 2nd largest telecom).
Designed the UI for Agatsa, IDfy, Horizon 4 [Live]
Created Illustrations for Dr Batra’s website.

Infosys, Pune, India (2021-23)
Designed dashboards for multiple products of BASF (Best Project Award)
Certified as a FullStack Designer through dedicated learning.
Built the mobile experience for Value Insurance App.

Lightforms, United Kingdom (2020) Created 3D product visuals for various lighting products. Currently live on the website and product catalogue.

CLIENTS

SOCTR
LightForms
Creating Tales
Glazing Trades
Hello Atithi

AWARDS & ACHIEVMENTS

Guest Speaker at Reflektor Neuköln and PAKD Gallery, Berlin (2025)
National finalist for Red Bull Doodle Art Contest (2023)
Exhibited Artwork in NIFT, Kolkata (2023)
Created and sold various art collections in blockchain NFT (2021-23)
Achieved the Best Project Award for BASF in Infosys (2022)

✳ Projects

COINLY

FINANCE UI

Coinly is a Cryptocurrency Exchange Platform. Featuring a minimalistic design which has all the functionality you need to start trading. Showcasing everything from overview, market stats to swapping and trading coins and tracking your portfolio.

The project focuses onboarding the next generation of web3 traders. The interface is kept clutter free and user flows simple to understand. Illustrations that are designed with clean lines and playful colors, creates a minimal yet mesmerising visual style.

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IN-CAR DISPLAY –
NAVIGATION

AUTOMOTIVE HMI

In this research-led design initiative, I focused on enhancing the in-car display navigation for electric vehicles in Germany.
The final design introduced features such as Spot Reservation, Charge Priority and a user interface that ensures drivers receive relevant information at the right moment for a safer & more intuitive experience.

The user interface has been designed with clarity and minimalism in mind, to reduce cognitive load while driving.

Key metrics are grouped together on the left, visually separated from the 3D navigation area to avoid information overload. This supports the UX principle of task separation, ensuring that the driver is not required to mentally go through unrelated data to access what is relevant in the moment.

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DERIVE

WEB3 UI

Derive analyzes your on-chain data to reveal your unique trading personality and suggests personalized tips and feedback to enhance your crypto trading strategy.

This project brings a playful and engaging UI to the world of trading, blending serious insights with an enjoyable user experience.

A personalized avatar system, which adapts to the user’s unique trading personality, making the experience feel more intuitive and human. Risk management tools and trading insights are presented using abstract shapes to make complex information more accessible and visually compelling.

＊All illustrations are handmade and not sourced from stock libraries.
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TRACES

TIME MANAGEMENT DESKTOP UI

Traces is designed to help freelancers stay organized and productive. It allows you to track your tasks, monitor how your time is spent, and generate invoices for your clients, all in one place. Manage multiple projects, Traces keeps everything clear, simple, and under control.

Track your time effortlessly. Quickly glance through each task and spot what's coming next. Log hours with ease and generate invoices in just a few clicks.
Gain clear insights into how your time is spent across projects, helping you stay focused and organized.
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tyExtra Fun

Things I enjoy making,
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