Aditya Shrivastava

Product, Design, Art, Tech, etc.

Projects

Ongoing

Experiments with paints, pastels, digital art, and the good old charcoal. Sometimes posting behind-the-scenes stories on Instagram

Work Experience

2023 — Now

When was the last time you heard “data” and “good design” in the same sentence? Working on changing that, among other things. More details soon...

2022 — 2023

Worked closely with the company leadership to lay out the foundation for the in-house electric car project. With a team of designers and product managers, led the research on understanding the global automotive UX landscape

2021 — 2022

Reporting to the Chief Product Officer, led design on multiple projects from conception to delivery across businesses. Also, actively involved in team-building, hiring, and process design

  • Ola Scooter GTM — discovery (website, test rides) and purchase (financing, insurance, accessories, delivery)

  • MoveOS 2 — v2 of operating system for electric vehicles (deep focus on user customization and personalization)

  • Ola Cabs driver app revamp — redesigning the cab allocation, profile, and earnings experience

  • Super-app UX — unifying the experience for all Ola verticals

2020 — 2021
  • MoveOS 1 — founding designer for the in-house electric vehicle operating system. Worked on defining the key flows (navigation, settings, infotainment). MoveOS currently powers over 250,000 vehicles on road

  • Ola Cars — marketplace for used cars (resell and purchase experience)

  • Ola Foods — hyperlocal food and grocery delivery app experience

    (double-promoted to Lead Designer in a year)

2019 — 2020

Lenin once said, "There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen". A bit of hyperbole, but my time here feels similar when I look back.

It was the time when Hotstar was transitioning from 'Go Solo' to family-friendly Disney goodness. Worked on the kids mode and Disney+ related updates on the web, mobile and TV app experience

2016 — 2019
Freelance Designer

Worked with 25+ clients on anything and everything design: from SaaS platforms and MVP consumer apps to book covers, brand guides, and pitch decks. Over time, realized that it makes more sense to think of myself as a business person who can design, rather than a designer who can do business.

Select clients / associations: Preflet, Kalamos Literary Services, Slursh app, Artifacia, UK Research and Innovation, Ordnance Survey Ireland

I love talking about this phase. If you are someone looking for guidance (how to get started as a freelancer, do’s and don’ts, challenges)… feel free to send a message :)

Education

2016 — 2020
Bachelor of Design (User Experience) at Symbiosis University

Learned a little in college, learned a lot from college

Awards

2020
Award for Academic Excellence from Symbiosis University

Somehow managed to maintain the highest GPA in class during my 4-year UX design undergrad… juggling between college projects and freelance work

2019
World Data Visualization Prize (Longlist) from World Government Summit

Found this as an amalgamation of three of my favorite things at that time (numbers, design and geography), which made me push some boundaries.

Did an analysis on why the African nation of Equatorial Guinea is still not among the world's most affluent countries when it has oil reserves similar to its Gulf counterparts

2018
Design Achievement Awards (Semifinalist) from Adobe, International Council of Design

Jumped on the Inktober bandwagon to create 30 ink drawings using visual juxtaposition as a common theme. One every day in October 2017.

Got some features, did some collabs, sold art prints (and years later minted some as NFTs)

2018
Tata Trusts Scholarship from Tata Education and Development Trust

'Awarded to select students across India who have displayed constant academic excellence'

2013
32nd National Science Seminar Runner Up from Government of India

National Runner-Up. Topic: Water Cooperation- Issues & Challenges.

Previously, been the first runner-up at state level for two consecutive years before winning in the third attempt

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