Rahul K

Freelance UI / Product Designer

Behance • Freelance

Jul 2024 - Present • 2 yrs 3 mos

Working with Indian and international clients on UI/UX & Product Design projects across B2B SaaS platforms, dashboards, fintech trading terminals, and multi-role mobile applications. Heliport AWOS — Aviation Weather Observation System Designed an aviation-grade weather observation system UI/UX from a brief. Researched and applied ICAO Annex 3 standards, including SPECI triggers, lightning protocols, and METAR formats. Designed 6 screens covering operations, lightning, parameter selection, widget configuration, and settings. Built a dark-theme UI design system focused on clarity and usability. AniX — Intraday Fintech Trading Terminal Designed a single-screen trading terminal UI/UX for Indian markets (NSE, BSE, MCX), covering futures, options, and commodities. Orchestrated 16 live market-data panels including charts, watchlist, order book, footprint, CVD, big trades, depth map, alerts, and option chain. Built a dark-theme design system across 49+ screens and extended it to AniX Swing. Solved high-density information design and data visualization challenges. Clock Pepper Salt — B2B Catering SaaS Platform Redesigned a developer-built MVP into a B2B SaaS platform for a Netherlands-based startup. Restructured navigation, IA, and UX flows across Admin and Employee experiences. Localized the product for European market. Delivered 9 redesigned screens and a unified UI component library. My Salon Time — Multi-role Mobile & Web Ecosystem Designed 4 role-based mobile apps (Customer, Salon Admin, Staff, Super Admin) plus a marketing website, with 48+ screens. Created role-specific UX flows and dashboards, adapting information architecture to each user. Localized the product for Indian user behavior, including WhatsApp-first communication and online/at-salon payments. Expertise: UI/UX Design, Product Design, SaaS, B2B SaaS, Fintech, Trading Platforms, Dashboard Design, Mobile App Design, Web App Design, Design Systems, Information Architecture, Data Visualization.

Design Lead

Rekhta • Tiempo completo

Dec 2018 - Jul 2024 • 5 yrs 7 mos

Led visual and product design across Rekhta Foundation’s digital product family, including Rekhta.org and Hindwi.org, two major archives for Urdu and Hindi literature. Worked across product design, UX/UI, design systems, responsive web design, mobile experiences, and content-heavy platforms. Hindwi.org — Digital Hindi Literature Platform Founded product design for Hindwi.org from scratch in 2020, designing the complete experience before development, including homepage, poet profiles, kavita pages, search, dictionary, and mobile experience. The design has remained live since launch. Led the complete Hindwi redesign from April 2023 to April 2024, refreshing typography, visual hierarchy, mobile UX, navigation, and content discovery patterns based on four years of production learnings. Rekhta.org — Digital Urdu Literature Platform Designed the Rekhta E-books and Magazines (Shumara) experience, including landing pages, listings, detail pages, search, filters, and responsive mobile experiences integrated within the platform. Rekhta Learning — Urdu Learning Platform Designed Aamozish (now Rekhta Learning), a paid Urdu courses platform, including course catalog, course details, lesson interface, and enrollment flows. Jashn-e-Rekhta — Festival Digital Experiences Designed annual festival microsites for 2023 and 2024, covering schedules, speaker profiles, ticketing, venue information, and responsive experiences under tight pre-event timelines. Design Leadership & Systems Defined visual design principles, typography systems, UI patterns, and component libraries used across 5+ digital products. Managed parallel projects across new product launches, redesigns, feature development, and post-launch maintenance while collaborating with product managers, developers, content teams, and leadership. Expertise: Product Design, UI/UX Design, UX Design, Web Design, Responsive Design, Mobile UX, Design Systems, Design Leadership, Component Libraries, Content Design, Typography.

Art Director

NetProphets Cyberworks Private Limited • Tiempo completo

Apr 2014 - Jan 2019 • 4 yrs 9 mos

Led end-to-end UI, web, graphic, and visual design projects from client brief to final delivery for high-profile enterprise and consumer brands. Designed thematic web experiences for Blue Orb and the official HCL Education website, translating client requirements into engaging and scalable digital interfaces. Designed UI for major FMCG product websites including Dettol, Harpic, Veet, Durex, Finish, and Vanish, owned by Reckitt Benckiser, contributing to their digital brand presence. Designed wireframes, UI, branding, and websites for Android and iOS applications across multiple industries, including Sharable (file sharing), Stretch HD (fitness), 1Medfile (medical records), Shaalakosh (school management), Gorakhpur Museum, and Magic Marks (engineering e-learning). Managed creative assets and social media design for ongoing campaigns for CRY (Child Rights and You), Magic Marks, and Moolchand Healthcare. Built and led a high-performance team of UI and graphic designers as Art Director, mentoring junior designers and maintaining creative quality across projects. Delivered visual design for enterprise clients including Genpact, HCL, and HP, supporting digital engagement and business objectives. Standardized responsive design practices across the agency, ensuring consistent and optimized experiences across devices and platforms. Expertise: UI Design, Web Design, Mobile App Design, Graphic Design, Branding, Wireframing, Responsive Design, Visual Design, Art Direction, Figma.