Good design is honest.
— Dieter Rams
Hello! I’m Rishabh and I design experiences.
We’ll talk about what empathy and strategy mean to me, but if you have the password you’re probably here to see my work first.
Don’t have the password? Drop me a message on LinkedIn or shoot me an email at hello@rishabhdoshi.com and I’ll get back to you within a day.
What’s my process you ask?
Empathize.
My process starts and ends with empathy. What does empathy mean to me? It means understanding your stakeholders, their journeys, frustrations, and aspirations. Empathy is about the human in human-centered design. If there is a secret sauce to good experiences, this is it.
Design.
This is the easy part. Once you understand the user and what they’re doing, you just build. The project dictates the tools and this phase can be anything from hi-fidelity prototypes to thumbnail sketches on post-its. Agile is what I aim for here.
Iterate
Nothing is perfect Nothing is perfect, at first. Good design takes iteration and testing, and lots of it. The important thing is to learn from one's mistakes. (In case you're wondering, the missing period is intentional. We are iterating.)
FAQs
What’s are you most skilled at?
While I’ve dabbled in the whole gamut- from being a researcher all the way to being a visual designer, I’d say my favorite part of the design process is problem-solving. That’s something that shows up with everything I do. For example, I have a hard time pixel-pushing, so if I have to do something manually repetitive, I’m probably spending that time learning how to automate it instead.
What is your logo?
As my name possibly gives away, I’m Indian. My logo is me cheating- it’s my name spelled out in Devanagari, a script used by a host of Indian languages. Here’s a link to the font I used.
Why move from Industrial Design to UX?
I don’t think of it as too much of a move to be very honest; I merely see it as a change in mediums. Designing for software or designing for hardware feels like pretty much exactly the same process, just with different timelines. I do enjoy how quickly you can move, learn and iterate with designing for software applications though, especially if you happen to have Agile development teams.
Works’ good, but what do you do for fun?
I read a whole lot, primarily fantasy and sci-fi. I’m also a bit of an adventure junky so I love the idea of new experiences. I’ll try almost anything once- which historically has only worked out for me about half of the time. But well, never say never.
What tools do you use?
I’m as tool agnostic as a designer can get. I’ve used vector graphics software, photo editing software, and multiple collaboration tools. Once you’ve used one, it’s easy to pick up the rest. To name some names though, I’m proficient in the Adobe Suite (Ai, XD, iD, PS), Sketch, and Figma. I also have experience with Principal and Flinto for micro-animations and a suite of 3D modeling programs.
Who even asks these questions?
I don’t really ever get asked, but I figured there are questions you might have that are not covered above. Besides, it felt inappropriate to end at “My Process”.
Still have questions?
Have questions about my work, me, or just want to chat? Drop me a line and we’ll set something up!
Want to see more details before we talk? Here’s my resume.