Available for new work from January 2027
I design calm productsfor complicated problems.
Selected work, 2022 - 2026
Case studies
01Payroll platform for small businesses, 2026
Making payroll feel like a two-minute job
Redesigned the monthly payroll run for 40,000 small businesses. Time to run payroll fell from 25 minutes to under 4.
Product design · Research · Design system
02Health insurance app, 2025
A design system three teams actually adopted
Built a 120-component system with tokens for light and dark, and the governance that kept it alive after launch.
Design system · Accessibility
View case study: A design system three teams actually adopted
03Tea estate in the Nilgiris, 2024
A brand for a tea estate's first online shop
Identity, packaging and a storefront that took the estate from wholesale only to 3,000 direct customers in a year.
Brand identity · Packaging · E-commerce
View case study: A brand for a tea estate's first online shop
04Clinic booking app, 2023
Booking a doctor in three taps
Simplified booking for patients over 60. Completed bookings rose by a third in the first quarter.
Mobile · Usability testing
- Northwind Pay
- Lotus Health
- Nilgiri Leaf
- Kestrel Studio
- Orbit Mobility
- Saffron Books
About
Nine years of makinghard things feel simple.
I am a product designer who started in brand and print, which is why I still sweat the type. For the last six years I have designed fintech and health products used by millions of people across India.
I work best close to engineers and researchers, from the first sketch to the release notes. Away from the screen I letter shop signs in Kannada and teach a weekend typography class.
Services
How I can help
Full-time roles, or projects of eight weeks and longer.
Product discovery
Interviews, journey maps and a clear problem worth solving, before a pixel is pushed.
Product and interaction design
Flows, prototypes and the details that make a product feel finished.
Design systems
Tokens, components and documentation that teams adopt and keep.
Brand identity
Names, marks, type and the guidelines to carry them everywhere.
Recognition
Awards and features
| Recognition | Project | From | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold, digital product | Payroll in four minutes | A national design awards | 2026 |
| Featured case study | Design system | A design publication | 2025 |
| Speaker | Designing for older patients | A UX conference, Bengaluru | 2024 |
| Shortlist, packaging | Nilgiri Leaf | An international packaging award | 2024 |
Kind words
From people I have worked with
"Kavya made the hardest screen in our product the one customers mention most. She brings engineers along instead of handing them pictures."
Rohan IyerCTO, payroll platform "Our design system finally stuck because Kavya designed the process around it, not just the components."
Meghna RaoHead of product, health insurance app