About me

About me

About me

About me

Webby Award Winner

UX | Design | Motion

UX | Design | Motion

rav kumar best UI design webby award

Who am I?

Who am I?

I’m a London based designer, ambivert, altruist, empath and only child. Nomadic is one word to describe me as I love soaking up cultural nuances, I've found it makes me a more empathetic designer. It's all in the details - agriculture, history, politics which is embedded in the food and lifestyle of different cultures.

I've spent the last couple of years doing a lot of travel, espeically in Europe; Stockholm, Copenhagen, Helsinki, Oslo, Rejkjavik, Rome, Algarve, Porto, Lisbon, Nice, Berlin, Venice, Valencia, Vienna, Paris, Amsterdam, Japan amongst many others.

As part of the design and development process I've learnt to never get emotionally attached to your creation; critique is part of the journey and understanding how to use it to help push the needle is a great soft-skill. 

Personal development is really important - I'm constantly trying to hack my life to learn lessons faster. I have a Kallax bookcase full of books and magazine subscriptions across investment, business, start-up, self-development, behavioural change, social impact, technology and design that keep my finger on the pulse. To round it off as a Medium subscriber and podcast listener, journalism is very important because of it's influence to inform and educate.

Wellbeing is such a core part of my daily routine, I love boxing and functional training, and have really benefitted from mindfulness and journalling. I've recently initiated a men's meetup beginning in the summer of 2019, where we meet up monthly to discuss narratives around toxic masculinity, the 'manbox', expectations and our role in society, and accountability of our actions. 

Experience

Experience

Experience

Entale
Product Designer
(May 2018 - present)

Big Radical
UX/UI Designer
(Jan 2017 - Oct 2017)

Monitise Create
Visual Designer
(Oct 2016 - Jan 2017)

Nitro Digital
Digital Designer
(Apr 2012 - Sep 2015)

PHDLDN
Operations / Film-maker
(Jan 2012 - Jan 2017)

Education

Education

Central St Martins (UAL)
MA Applied Imagination

University of Bedfordshire
BA (Hons) Graphic Design for Print and New Media

Central St Martins (UAL)
MA Applied Imagination

University of Bedfordshire
BA (Hons) Graphic Design for Print and New Media

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Have a project or just want to say hi, drop me a line!

Have a project or just want to say hi, drop me a line!