Rahul Ranjan

Product and Visual Designer

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[email protected]

+91 8882280936

Roorkee, IN

About

Design portfolio : https://jollydzins.framer.website/

Highly creative and user-centric Product and Visual Designer with a strong background in UI/UX, design systems, and interaction design. Proven ability to drive significant user growth and retention through intuitive product experiences, as demonstrated by leading design initiatives that achieved over 100% user base growth and increased retention by 2+ hours. Adept at crafting comprehensive design solutions, from wireframing and prototyping to brand identity and microanimations, with a passion for building impactful, user-facing products.

Work Experience

Product Designer

Cheq | Internship

Sep 2025 - Present

Bangalore, Karnataka, India

First completely on-site opportunity. Learning to make the best of it.

  • Currently working on the in-app credit card onboarding and management and making sure it is smooth and seamless for both the new-to-credit and familiar-to-credit users.

Product Designer

Graphy - by Unacademy | Internship

Jun 2025 - Sep 2025

Hybrid, India

As a Product Design Intern at Graphy by Unacademy, I contributed to critical design decisions and developed scalable design systems, enhancing user engagement for educational products.

  • Developed and maintained core components within the design system, ensuring consistency and scalability across multiple product interfaces.
  • Provided instrumental assistance in key design decisions, directly influencing UI/UX strategy for critical features and improving user experience.
  • Designed intuitive and functional dashboard interfaces, significantly enhancing user engagement and data visualization for educational products.

Product and Motion Design Intern

Matiks

Dec 2023 - Apr 2024

Remote, India, India

As a Product and Motion Design Intern at Matiks, Rahul significantly impacted user engagement and retention by crafting diverse UI/UX elements and interactions.

  • Crafted over 20 high-fidelity screens, 10+ interactions and prototypes, and 5+ custom illustrations, enhancing the app's visual appeal and usability.
  • Contributed to over 100% growth in the app's user base by optimizing user flows and improving overall product experience.
  • Achieved a 2-hour increase in user retention through the implementation of engaging motion design and intuitive interaction patterns.

Education

Geophysics, Earth Sciences

IIT Roorkee

Oct 2022 - Jul 2027

Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India

Volunteer

Head of Design Efforts

SDSLabs

Oct 2022 - Dec 2024

Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India

As Head of Design Efforts at SDSLabs, Rahul led a team of 20+ designers and collaborated with 40+ developers to craft user-facing products for the IIT Roorkee campus and beyond.

  • Directed design efforts for a collective of 20+ designers and 40+ developers, fostering cross-functional collaboration on user-centric product development.
  • Spearheaded the creation of multiple user-facing products tailored for the IIT Roorkee campus community, enhancing digital experiences.
  • Cultivated a culture of user-focused design within the organization, driving the successful delivery of innovative solutions and improving project outcomes.

Designer-cum-Comedian

Improv Section

Oct 2022 - Apr 2024

Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India

As Designer-cum-Comedian for the Improv Section, Rahul applied graphic design expertise to promotional materials and performed comedy, enhancing audience engagement.

  • Provided graphic design expertise for diverse shows and events, developing visual materials that supported comedic performances and boosted promotional efforts.
  • Performed as a comedian in multiple shows, contributing to audience engagement and enhancing the overall entertainment value of the section.

Projects

Aaoi | Design System / Component Library

UI / Systems

Jan 2024 - Dec 2024

An in-house component library designed to provide a seamless developer experience for creating sleek web-applications.

spotmoney | Personal Project

Personal Project

Aug 2024 - Oct 2024

A personal initiative to demystify personal finance through user-friendly design.

Backdoor | SDSLabs, IIT Roorkee

Cybersec

Mar 2024 - Jun 2024

Redesigned the administrative panel for Backdoor, a jeopardy-style CTF hosting platform by SDSLabs.

Skills

Product Design

  • User Centered Design
  • User Research
  • Wireframing and Prototyping
  • Information Architecture
  • Usability Testing
  • Design Systems
  • Brand Design

Visual Design

  • Microanimations
  • Microinteractions
  • Design systems
  • UI Design