Ananya Sri Beevanapalli

About

Ananya is a skilled UX & Product Designer with a passion for crafting intentional and impactful user experiences. With a BA in Design and a minor in Entrepreneurship & Innovation from the University of San Francisco, Ananya has built hands-on experiences across UX, UI, Product, Brand, and Graphic design through freelance work, internships, campus roles, and self-led projects. Specializing in building intuitive and cohesive experiences from research and strategy to UI systems and implementation, Ananya enjoys working with cross-functional teams to align product vision with user needs. Outside of design, Ananya is a national-level dancer, martial artist, and music enthusiast, bringing curiosity, strategy, and empathy to every project.

Experience

• UX/UI Designer · AI Alignment Liaison2025-04-01 –

  • Conducted market research on AI Tools and platforms to inform product design decisions. • Led front-end design efforts, creating UI wireframes and building the development-ready final prototype on Figma • Represented the team at the April 2025 AI Alignment Evaluation Hackathon. • Developed skills in UX strategy, front-end design, and prototyping.

• Founder, Author & Designer · Through the Design Lens2024-10-01 –

  • Contributing to a deeper understanding of how user-centered design creates impactful, business-driven solutions by publishing 50+ articles on the intersection of UX Design with the business, tech, and creative fields that demonstrate UX strategy and product design influenced by conducting market research, analyzing trends, and building prototypes • Articles include topics regarding UX and Visual Trends, UX Design Challenges, Redesign Challenges, and general discussions about design, the industry and market, and the intersection of design with multidisciplinary roles and emerging technology (such as AI)

• Freelance Designer · Independent / Freelancer2024-06-01 –

  • Increased PMI Silicon Valley Toastmasters Club enrollment by creating 3 versions of flyers designed to communicate both the club's professional offerings and approachable environment by collaborating with club officers, researching the club's website, and engaging with club meetings and members • Increased investor confidence by conducting market research and designing an awareness campaign for an IoT startup. • Improved the chance of an investment pitch approval by designing visual clarity and appeal for a Google slide deck.

• 3D Designer · Familiar AI2024-02-01 – 2024-05-01

  • Increased the average user engagement time and user retention by animating a walking cycle for the Familiar pet on Blender, which developed an engaging and interactive gamified user experience of the Familiar app

• Design Tutor · University of San Francisco2022-08-01 – 2024-05-01

  • Aided 30+ students to earn over 95% in their projects by providing simpler or alternative problem-solving approaches to realize their designs, enabling them to independently implement these techniques, and teaching them design tools

• Laboratory Assistant · University of San Francisco2022-08-01 – 2023-05-01

  • Ensured all Art + Architecture students met their deadlines by keeping the computer labs open for 6+ hours weekly, maintaining and troubleshooting printers and lab monitors, and providing advice on their designs decisions when asked

• Social Media Marketing Designer · Familiar AI2023-08-01 – 2023-12-01

  • Boosted the followership of Familiar AI’s Instagram account by 750% in 3 months, as measured by Instagram’s analytics, by rebranding their social media and creating a brand guide with editable templates and custom illustrations • Increased the user base for Familiar AI in 1 month, as measured by the 100 impressions for the Familiar app download link, by designing 1 Instagram advertisement and 2 posters on Canva and distributing them to USF students

Education

• University of San FranciscoBachelor of Arts - BA, Design

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