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Toronto, ON

, I'm Karthik Jambunathan MI, MSc

Designing Purpose-Built Digital experiences Through Research

Open to UI/UX and Product Roles

Introduction

This collection showcases projects designed to solve complex information challenges, from consultancy work for specialized clients with niche needs to UX architecture that had to work within the bigger picture.

Here, you can explore my UX work with a focus on sensemaking, including my production design work for the University of Toronto (ECE) and UX projects for healthcare, NPOs, and creative industries.

My work involving JKR Business Consultancy, which involved designing financial workflows and SaaS design systems, is covered by an NDA and can not be publicly displayed.

UI/UX Design Projects

The following case studies demonstrate how I bridge the gap between human sensemaking and business results.


Information Architecture • Institutional Web • Accessibility (AODA) • Shipped Jan 2025

ECE Homepage Redesign: Rebuilding Information Flow for Recruitment

Fragmented information flow was hindering student recruitment and departmental engagement. I led the restructuring in Figma and personally handled the WordPress implementation.

Business Impact: Solved the recruitment drop-off by ensuring high-value traffic was routed to the Program and Research pages.

User Impact: Reduced the time-to-value for students by reorganizing content into an accessible architecture.

Mockup image of ECE department's Homepage.

Service Design • AI Integration • Operational Strategy • Implemented Jul 2023

Fix It In Post Studios: Operationalizing Generative AI for Creative Pipelines

The studio needed to transition from ad-hoc AI experimentation to a billable service. I developed a service blueprint that integrated GenAI into the pre-visualization process.

Business Impact: Increased revenue by approx. 30–40% through repeat projects and increased organizational credibility.

User Impact: Reduced client anxiety, revision loops, and AI-fueled employee morale decreases.

Mockup image of GenAI Service Blueprint.

Humber River Family Health Team Website: Website Migration & UX Redesign

Streamlining content discoverability and hospital website UI through patient-focused research and content design.

Dec–Feb 2026

Page under construction - Through Copywriting Creatives

ECExToronto Nanofabrication Centre: Migrating a Website, Simplifying Access ↗

Although the TNFC lab is known to be a department-operated lab, its digital presence still conveyed a lack of connection. Their standalone website did not clearly communicate how the lab fit within the department’s research ecosystem.

Shipped Mar 2025

ECE Homepage Redesign: Rebuilding Information Flow for Recruitment ↗

Fragmented information flow hindered student recruitment and departmental engagement. Led restructuring in Figma and handled WordPress implementation.

Shipped Jan 2025

ECE Industry Opportunities: Building for Industry Partners ↗

Addressed a gap in industry engagement by creating a dedicated page to support sponsorship discussions and outreach.

Shipped Dec 2024

Ticket Discoverability App: Structuring Information Flow for Cultural Access ↗

Conducted product research and prototyped a mobile solution to surface GLAM discounts through clearer information flow and social sharing.

Oct–Dec 2023

Textile Museum of Canada Website: IA Redesign & Strategy ↗

Improved content discoverability through an IA redesign and proposed an implementation testing strategy ahead of UI overhaul.

Oct–Nov 2023

Fix It In Post Studios: Operationalizing Generative AI for Creative Pipelines ↗

Developed a service blueprint to transition GenAI experimentation into a billable pre-visualization service.

Implemented Jul 2023 - Freelance Client

Industrial Manufacturing Client: Financial and Operational Workflow Design

Bridging the gap between front-end sales conversion and back-end operational processing to improve the Client's Value Chain.

Dec 2022 – Jun 2023

Under NDA - Through JKR Business Consultancy

Fintech SaaS Client: Design system Creation for a Financial software testing tool

Delivered design system with governance and lifecycle processes, reducing design-to-dev discrepancies across all product modules.

Sep 2021 - Aug 2023

Under NDA - Through JKR Business Consultancy

Fix It In Post Studios: Interactive Web Experience for Capital Raising ↗

Helped Client in Film Pre-Production phase differentiate their project during funding rounds.

Shipped Aug 2021

ECExToronto Nanofabrication Centre: Migrating a Website, Simplifying Access ↗

Although the TNFC lab is known to be a department-operated lab, its digital presence still conveyed a lack of connection. Their standalone website did not clearly communicate how the lab fit within the department’s research ecosystem.

Shipped Mar 2025

ECE Homepage Redesign: Rebuilding Information Flow for Recruitment ↗

Fragmented information flow hindered student recruitment and departmental engagement. Led restructuring in Figma and handled WordPress implementation.

Shipped Jan 2025

ECE Industry Opportunities: Building for Industry Partners ↗

Addressed a gap in industry engagement by creating a dedicated page to support sponsorship discussions and outreach.

Shipped Dec 2024

Ticket Discoverability App: Structuring Information Flow for Cultural Access ↗

Conducted product research and prototyped a mobile solution to surface GLAM discounts through clearer information flow and social sharing.

Oct–Dec 2023

Textile Museum of Canada Website: IA Redesign & Strategy ↗

Improved content discoverability through an IA redesign and proposed an implementation testing strategy ahead of UI overhaul.

Oct–Nov 2023

Fix It In Post Studios: Operationalizing Generative AI for Creative Pipelines ↗

Developed a service blueprint to transition GenAI experimentation into a billable pre-visualization service.

Implemented Jul 2023

Fix It In Post Studios: Interactive Web Experience for Capital Raising ↗

Helped Client in Film Pre-Production phase differentiate their project during funding rounds.

Shipped Aug 2021

Visa: Merchant Signage Website Redesign ↗

Redesigned a specialized e-commerce portal where businesses that accept Visa can order official, branded Point-of-Sale (POS) materials.

2025

Clearloop Pay: Mobile App UI Design ↗

Designed Clearloop Pay, a native mobile application to manage work-related expenses.

2025

Design Guidelines for Construction Management: Part of Caterpillar Co-Op ↗

Dec 2019

Experience Mapping/User Journey Analysis: Part of Uoft MI Capstone Project ↗

Feb 2025

Copywriting Creatives

Leading multiple projects in a client facing role in a boutique agency serving healthcare organizations and NPOs.

Apr 2025 – Present

Page under construction

ECE Department, University of Toronto ↗

Production design for website and internal staff portal at Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, includes a collection of case studies.

Jun 2024 – Mar 2025

Academic Work at the iSchool, University of Toronto

Post Graduate-level UX and information design grounded in research and accessibility, applying systems-level thinking to real-world problems.

Sep 2023 – Jun 2025

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JKR Business Consultancy

Co-Founder of a Banking/Financial Technology domain focused UX and Workflow Design Firm, working as an external UX/UI and Product Consultant.

Sep 2021 – Apr 2024, Apr 2025 – 2026

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Fix It In Post Studios ↗

Led high-impact initiatives for a Video Production Solutions Studio, includes a collection of case studies.

Aug 2020 – Aug 2021, Jun – Aug 2023

Academic Work at the Dept. of Media Sciences, Anna University, Chennai

Post Graduate-level media and film production projects.

Aug 2016 – Jul 2021

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Design Thinking

Explore my design thinking through my articles on LinkedIn.

Foundations

I hold two Master’s degrees: a Master of Information (UX) from the University of Toronto and an MSc in Electronic Media.

This academic background, combined with 7+ years of contract and freelance work, allows me to approach UI/UX as a science.

I design with a focus on how people process information and make decisions, not just on visual appeal.

Real-World Results Delivered

Lowered by 20%

Lowered design-to-dev discrepancies by implementing standardized documentation, saving teams weeks of rework.

$24K+ USD/week

Generated recurring revenue for an industrial manufacturing client by redesigning their conversion funnel.

$400K+ USD

Designed investor microsites that successfully differentiated brands in saturated markets to close funding.

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