My Design Journey
I am Ramya Anand a multidisciplinary designer in the Bay area. I like creating memorable user experiences and engaging visuals.  I started to design as a hobby by creating clay jewelry and recycled crafts. In the year 2013, I started my own website called "Kriyative Kaleidoscope" and regularly posted craft tutorials and sold my handmade clay jewelry pieces. The tutorials were appreciated by a lot of craft enthusiasts and soon the online traffic grew to 5000 monthly visitors. 
To understand the foundation of the design process, I went on to study Graphic Design at Mission College. This is where I got introduced to the amazing field of UX design. The shift in my career happened when I participated in a hackathon and saw how design thinking can solve real-world problems like sustainability. Coming from an Engineering background I'm passionate about connecting the dots
between business goals, technology, design, and user needs. Currently, I am studying User Research and Experience design at the
University of Michigan.
By day I am a UX  researcher and designer, learning and improving my skills and portfolio by working on passion projects. 
By evening I am a mom teacher homeschooling my 4-year-old daughter. During my free time, I do pen and ink sketches and practice Indian classical music.
Mixed Media Art
Mixed Media Art
Charcoal sketch
Charcoal sketch
Recycled gift box
Recycled gift box
Pen and ink sketching
Pen and ink sketching
Altered Art
Altered Art
Digital Portrait
Digital Portrait
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