I work across discovery, strategy, and front-end
Meet a different kind of design
I understand people & map systems to find solutions to the real problem beyond the stated one. But I also write the copy that goes in the interface and build the front-end that ships it. That end-to-end range means I spend less time making things pretty and more time solving.
I've worked across higher education, film and streaming, healthcare, and nonprofits. The problems are different. The approach is the same: find the real problem, build the right thing, make sure it lasts.
Currently based in Toronto. Open to full-time roles in UX research, UI/UX, or product design.
ECE is one of Canada's top engineering departments. Their website wasn't showing it and prospective students were leaving before they had a reason to stay. I led the research and redesign: competitor analysis across North America, stakeholder interviews, informal student and faculty conversations. I also developed the pages inside ECE's WordPress environment.
Metrics available on request.
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FIIP Studios was losing ground to competitors offering AI services but no studio had figured out how to do it properly. I ran generative research workshops, assessed the landscape of tools and studios, and built a four-guideline framework from scratch. Then I proved it on a live production project with a real client and a real deadline.
30–40% revenue growth · 2 weeks reduction in production time.
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"Karthik's ability to grasp and align client requirements with solutions are unmatched and makes him a rare leader in design and implementation work! He came in as a knight in shining armor making the impossible, possible."
Kyle Thomas
on working together at Copywriting Creatives