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AnupamaKusuma

Product designer

My design DNA

    Selected work

    Four projects

    Also on the shelf

    Smaller, still mine

    I used to design circuits. Now I design experiences.

    I'm a product designer at Wealthfront, working on financial onboarding.

    The obsession turned out to be the same one: figure out how a thing works, then make it work better for people. My roots are in electronics and communication engineering, which gives me an unusual lens — I see products as systems, not just screens.

    What I like is the messy part. The problems nobody has cleanly solved yet, where the constraints don't negotiate and the stakes are somebody's financial future.

    I care about inclusive design — WCAG, ADA, cognitive accessibility — because good design shouldn't leave anyone behind. And I still geek out over Figma component libraries more than I probably should.

    There's a good chance I'm on the spectrum. I haven't been assessed, but it would explain a lot — so if you notice something here ordered alphabetically, numbered, or held consistent to a degree nobody asked for, that isn't an accident.

    Illustration of Anupama — grinning, glasses, on a beach, with signposts reading UX, research, design and AI.
    Experience
    OCT 2024 —
    PRESENT

    Product Designer

    Wealthfront

    Product design for financial onboarding, across mobile and web.

    JAN — JUN
    2025

    Research Study Assistant

    DePaul University · Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media

    Background analysis across 100+ publications, co-design sessions, inductive coding. Authored the paper accepted at HCII 2026.

    APR 2024 —
    JUN 2025

    ID Services Assistant

    DePaul University
    AUG — DEC
    2022

    Creative Design Consultant

    RIPPL Lighting · Bengaluru

    End-to-end website UX and a full site redesign, plus 30 promotional banners. Engagement rose 41%, brand visibility 23%.

    JUN 2021 —
    AUG 2022

    Visual Designer

    The Indian Conclave · India

    80 infographics, 70+ SEO-optimised thumbnails and 100+ social posters — engagement up 15% and 35% across formats.

    Education

    M.S., Human-Computer Interaction

    DePaul University · Chicago

    B.Tech, Electrical, Electronics & Communications Engineering

    Kakatiya Institute of Technology & Science · Warangal

    Diploma, Graphic Design & Web Design

    Koshys Animation & Media School

    Publication

    Adults with Dyslexia & Duolingo: Experiences with Gamified Language Learning and Redesign Ideas

    HCII 2026 · peer-reviewed
    Tools
    Languages

    What's the differentiator?

    I get asked whether AI is coming for this job. Here's how I think about it. The verbs on the left are things a model is genuinely good at. The ones on the right are mine.

    AI Me

    A model can generate a hundred screens before I've finished my coffee. It can't tell me which one is worth building, or why the person using it hesitated at step two.