Hey, Akanksha here!
A Software Developer turned UX Designer.
I enjoy crafting delightful digital experiences
that empower people.
UX Design | UX Research | Passion Project
DaysKeep
A reminder/scheduler application that reminds and automatically sends text wishes to loved ones at scheduled times and dates.
Designed in-app features using gamification principles to facilitate crowd management during Black Friday.
UX Design | UX Research | School Project
Fitbit
Proposed new feature "FitBET", a Fitbit addition that encourages regular physical activity through social engagement.
Illustrations | Photography | Sculpting
Art Work
I love to represent my inner chaotic creative work through illustrations, sculpting, and photography.
Featured academic projects
Experience Design
Bank Home Screen
Designed 3 versions of a home web page of the pretend MSUX Bank that pose radically different User Experiences.
Measuring UX
AirPods Pro
Created a User Research plan for measuring User Experience in a quantitative way.
Voice Interface UX
English Tutor Lucy
Designed a voice Interface or CUI to assist non-native English speakers learn English by conversing with virtual English tutor Lucy.
Featured academic Research papers
IEEE Conference
ELATE-Mental health therapist chatbot
Designed and developed a chatbot mobile application by employing a sentiment analyzer to curate humanly chat.
Academic Paper
Value Sensitive Design framework
A comprehensive review on how a value-sensitive design approach can be beneficial to remove racial biases seen in Amazon's face recognition software.
Academic Paper
Users as economy producers
A detailed reflection on how might Instagram Influencers promote Capitalism.