Anushka Vhatkar

About

I'm a digital product designer based in New York, currently looking for full-time roles in digital product design (open to freelance work!). I'm driven by curiosity, a commitment to craft, and optimism about what technology can do when it's built thoughtfully. I recently graduated from the Parsons School of Design with a B.F.A. in Communication Design and a minor in Psychology. I also spent my junior year as a visiting student at Cornell Tech, where I collaborated with engineering, business, law, and operations research students on product development. At Parsons, I co-founded and served as president of our AIGA chapter—currently the second-largest club on campus. We've hosted studio visits, portfolio reviews, panels, social mixers—and hopefully left the school a better place than we found it!

Experience

• Campus Tour Guide & Student Assistant · Parsons School of Design - The New School2022-08-01 – 2025-05-01

  • Led 75+ campus tours, engaging over 1000 attendees • Served as a point of first contact at the front desk • Facilitate a student panel biweekly to aid prospective students learn more about Parsons academic programs • Crafted educational and informative content for admitted student and parent communities

• Peer Advisor · Parsons School of Design - The New School2022-06-01 – 2022-07-01
• Board Member · AIGA TNS2022-08-01 – 2024-12-01

  2023-2024: President 2022-2023: Programming Director and Treasurer • Served as founding member of the American Institute of Graphic Arts student chapter at Parsons and increased membership to 100+ • Demonstrated leadership by organizing and overseeing student life events • Managed club finances by overseeing budget for all club activities • Strategically planned and executed programming throughout academic year with exceptional logistical skill

• Web Design Intern · Beatriz Lozano2023-07-01 – 2023-09-01

  • Worked under Beatriz Lozano for the web design of Space Type, an independent type foundry • Ideated, conceptualized, and designed innovative web pages, driving user engagement • Prototyped interactive elements, enhancing user experience and site functionality

• Branding Intern · Beatriz Lozano2023-07-01 – 2023-07-01

  • Worked closely with the NASA Lifelines team to develop their visual identity, rooted in community, science, and humanitarian efforts • Assisted in the conceptualization and iteration of logo, wordmark, color palette, and typography • Developed a set of comprehensive brand guidelines

• Freelance Designer · Elaura Art Gallery2020-06-01 – 2021-03-01

  • Created cover art for Arnav Deshmukh’s single Kosh that was subsequently featured in the Rolling Stones India • Produced gouache paintings and raised over ₹30,000 in proceeds for a handicapped artists’ fund • Designed brochures, presentations, flyers and other marketing materials for Elaura Art Gallery

• Graphic Designer · The Period Society2020-03-01 – 2020-05-01

  • Redesigned logo and merchandise (mugs, t-shirts, pin badges, tote bags) • Volunteered design services towards an initiative to prevent menstrual inequity

Education

• Parsons School of Design - The New SchoolBachelor of Fine Arts - BFA, Communication Design
• Cornell TechVisiting Student, Studio Curriculum
• Rhode Island School of DesignPre-College Program, Industrial Design Major
• St. Xavier's CollegeHigher Secondary Certificate (HSC), Humanities
• Bombay Scottish SchoolIndian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE), Science

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