AI-First Designer

Designing products people love to use

Product Designer crafting intuitive, scalable digital experiences across B2B SaaS, CRM, EdTech and AI — shipped to millions of users worldwide, using HCI and design thinking to drive measurable impact.

Subhankar Rout, Product Designer, working at his desk
Subhankar Rout — Product Designer portrait
Design Philosophy "Design is not just what it looks like — it's how it works, how it feels, and the value it creates."

Bridging the gap between user needs and business goals

I'm Subhankar — a Product Designer at Capgemini, working on enterprise-scale digital products for Fortune 500 and global organizations, with a foundation in HCI and design thinking, I obsess over the intersection of clarity, delight and measurable impact.

Previously I've shipped across B2B SaaS platforms, CRM systems, AI-powered tools and consumer apps — always with a focus on reducing complexity and elevating human-computer interaction.

Designing with AI at the frontier

I actively integrate AI tools into my daily design workflow — from rapid ideation to production-ready prototypes. Here's the AI stack that makes me a faster, smarter designer.

Claude (Anthropic)
AI Design Partner

Used for UX copy refinement, design critique, accessibility audits, and generating design system documentation. Claude helps me think through complex user flows with a research-backed approach.

UX Copy Design Critique A11y Audit
Gemini (Google)
Multimodal Research

Used for competitive research, image analysis of design references, and extracting insights from large design documents. Gemini's multimodal capability helps analyse competitor UI screenshots directly.

Research Image Analysis Multimodal
ChatGPT (OpenAI)
Prompt Engineering

Certified in Prompt Engineering (Udemy). Use ChatGPT for generating persona narratives, user story drafts, and rapid ideation during discovery phases. Also used for writing structured design briefs and research summaries.

Prompt Eng. Personas User Stories
Figma AI + MCP
AI-Native Design

Using Figma's native AI features and Figma MCP for automating design generation, component suggestions, and connecting Figma directly to AI workflows. This is my primary tool for AI-assisted production design at Capgemini.

Design Gen MCP Workflows Auto-layout AI
Grok (xAI)
Real-time Insights

Used for real-time trend analysis in UX and design industry. Grok's ability to tap into live conversations on X helps me stay current with emerging design patterns, user pain points, and industry discourse.

Trend Analysis Real-time UX Insights
Midjourney + DALL·E
Visual Ideation

For rapid concept visualisation, mood boarding, and generating reference images during early design phases. AI image tools let me explore visual directions 10x faster than traditional moodboarding.

Moodboarding Concepts Visual References

AI doesn't replace the designer — it removes the friction between thinking and making.

Work that moved things

Case Study · B2B SaaS · CRM

Heading Cut Portfolio Analysis Time by 30%

Reduced cognitive load through a complete UX overhaul of an enterprise account console — adding a summary layer, click-to-filter insights and role-based views.

−30% analysis time +80% view adoption
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Case Study · SaaS · Gaming Platform

Increased Game Creations by 37%

Reduced cognitive load through a complete UX overhaul of the game creation flow — restructuring information architecture, simplifying onboarding and clarifying CTAs.

+37% game creations −15% drop-off
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HealthTech · Product Design

Chronic Care Simplified

Designed a diabetes management companion app with personalized health tracking, AI-powered insights and reminders.

AI-powered insights Accessibility focus
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Dashboard · Enterprise SaaS

Smarter Workforce Allocation

Data-driven team allocation dashboard with real-time insights into workforce distribution across roles and departments.

Real-time data viz Role-based access
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Mobile App · HealthTech

FitFlow: Seamless Training

Personalized fitness application focused on adaptive workouts, goal tracking and community engagement to promote healthier lifestyles.

Adaptive workouts Community features
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Mobile App · Travel

TravelApp UI Design

Comprehensive travel companion app assisting users in navigating unfamiliar destinations with contextual guidance and seamless offline support.

Offline-first Location-aware UX
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Motion Design · 3D

3D Geometric Animation

Conceptual 3D text and geometric animation work. Tools: Cinema 4D, After Effects.

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Motion Design · Branding

Morph Logo Animation

A smooth logo transformation animation exploring shape transitions, timing, and visual storytelling inspired by Pixar-style motion principles.

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Motion Design · Illustration

Apple Music Frame Animation

Hand-crafted frame-by-frame animation designed to capture rhythm, movement, and brand personality through expressive visual motion.

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What people say about working with me

Creative Chronicles

Some moments that shaped my creative journey.

Delivering Figma MCP Training at Capgemini
Training

Delivered Figma MCP Training — Capgemini

SAP Impulse India 2025 — Event Coordinator and Volunteer
Event

Event Coordinator & Volunteer — SAP Impulse India '25