Understand real behaviour
Watch and listen before designing anything.
Where to see itContextual inquiry and interviews for Percepta, think-aloud testing for Aegis, surveys and personas for BuddyUp.
UI/UX designer · Bengaluru
AdityaRaikar.
01 · The short version
Design for real human behaviour, not the ideal user. I watch how people actually behave, frame the few decisions that matter, and say what each one costs.
← my one rule, learned the hard way on Aegis
How I work →
Selected work
Seven projects across safety systems, mobility, retail, hardware, client e-commerce, fintech and everyday planning. Each one opens into the problem, the research and the decisions behind it.
How I work.
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Frame the problem
Turn findings into a sharp problem and the questions worth answering.
Where to see itEvery case study opens with the problem and what research showed.
Decide, with trade-offs
Choose what to build, and name what it costs.
Where to see itThree decisions per project, each with the why and the trade-off.
Prototype to learn
Make it real enough to test, on screen or on a breadboard.
Where to see itSnap’s interactive prototype, Percepta’s working device and app, Aegis’s Arduino prototype.
Test and refine
Measure, then change the design.
Where to see itBuddyUp hit 85% task success, then navigation was simplified. In Aegis, typing slowed reports, so the form became one tap.
Then I do it all again, a little faster.
Back to the work ↑By the numbers
Real figures from the research and testing in these projects. No vanity metrics.
BuddyUp testing85%
task success across ten core tasks with six participants.
Aegis12
people tested the reporting flow, thinking aloud under pressure.
Percepta research11
designers observed or interviewed about where inspiration gets lost.
CubeHQ internship3
client e-commerce brands redesigned in six weeks.
About me
Part designer, part tinkererI’m a B.Des Interaction Design student at PES University in Bengaluru, interested in research-driven systems, conversational experiences and interactive technology. I like turning ideas into things people can actually hold, tap and test.
UX researchProduct designInteraction designPrototypingConversation designSystems thinkingRapid prototypingUser testingFigmaIoT prototyping
Education
B.Des, Interaction Design
PES University · 2023–2027 · SGPA 8.7
Experience
UI/UX Design Intern
CubeHQ · 25 May – 6 Jul 2026. Client e-commerce redesigns with developers and stakeholders.
Toolkit
Research to build
Interviews, surveys, usability testing, journey mapping. Figma, FigJam, Adobe CC, Framer, Notion. Arduino and ESP32 when it needs to be physical.
Languages
go on, rearrange my desk ↑
Three and counting
English, fluent · Kannada, intermediate · Hindi, intermediate
Contact
Say hi!
Open to internships and freelance · Bengaluru or hybridBengaluru