
Hari Nallan conducts workshop for NASSCOM as part of Design4India initiative
As part of Design4India initiative, NASSCOM invited Hari Nallan to conduct Design Thinking workshop for its participants. Witnessing participants from startups and growth stage companies, Hari took participants through two days of intensive sessions on toolsets and frameworks to impart practical knowhow in Design Thinking.
- NASSCOM
- March, 2017

Rama Aleti conducts workshop at Annapurna International School of Film and Media
Continuing our commitment to spreading our knowledge to educational institutions, Rama Aleti conducted a one day workshop at the film institute in Hyderabad. AISFM is a initiative of Annapurna Studios, one of the first and most prestigious film studios in Telugu film industry. AISFM has collaborative activities and academic exchange programs with leading universities from around the world.
- ANNAPURNA
- February, 2017

Deepali and Hari deliver course on Research Methodologies at NID
Think Design’s Hari Nallan and Deepali Saini took a course on Design Research Methods at the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad campus. Spanning one week, the course familiarized students of multiple disciplines to Design Research methods and perspectives. Among other modules were Industry case studies drawn from Think Design’s own practice, thus providing practical insights to students.
- NID
- February, 2017

Mahesh conducts Design Thinking workshop at EDI
As part of its annual event, Entrepreneurship Development Institute, Ahmedabad invited Mahesh to conduct Design Thinking workshop for the entrepreneurs. Taking the participants through various methods and frameworks, Mahesh imparted the concepts through “learning by doing” methodology.
- EDI
- February, 2017

Think Design is finalist at Creativepool awards, Independent Agency of the year 2017
Creativepool is the creative industry network with 210,000+ members and 17,200+ companies. It is a matter of great pride for Think Design to be among the finalists, competing with best of the best in this world.
- CREATIVEPOOL
- January, 2017

Think Design is finalist at Creativepool Annual, Application design 2017 for FiGO app
FiGO is a disruptive concept that would change the way people use data while roaming internationally. With its proposition that is like no other and User Experience that is unmatched, it is among the top contenders to win the award. FiGO is now among the finalists for the award.
- CREATIVEPOOL
- January, 2017

Launched: Figo app, by Globetouch
Figo is a disruptive concept that would change the way people use data while traveling internationally. By providing data at local rates without having to change the carrier’s SIM, it truly puts the power of technology in the hands of its users… and How!
The next time you travel internationally, don’t forget to use Figo. View on Playstore.
- GLOBETOUCH, FIGO
- December, 2016

Launched: Axis Direct
With Axis Direct, we were on a mission to make investing ridiculously simple to comprehend. The result of one year of belief, diligence and grit is this “never seen before” trading and investment platform that promises to relate to every individual wanting to invest. Do visit www.axisdirect.in and multiply your wealth.
- AXIS BANK
- December, 2016

Just Launched: Hindustantimes (dot) com
Think Design is delighted to announce the launch of Hindustan Times’ digitally transformed news portal, www.hindustantimes.com. The new site boasts of enhanced features and functionality, in addition to responsive layout, better content comprehension and discovery through layout, color blocking and visual hierarchy. Being one of the oldest news brands in India, HT’s new site could set the tone for the industry to follow.
- HINDUSTAN TIMES
- November, 2016

Launched: Durian’s e-commerce portal
Think Design is proud to announce the launch of digitally transformed retail presence of Durian. Being one of the largest furniture brands in the country, and e-commerce being its key initiative, it invited participation from top teams at Think Design and the client. Design features a balance of traditional and modern, with a hint of multi-colour palette. www.durian.in
- DURIAN
- October, 2016

It’s official: Think Design is India’s best digital design studio
As a pioneer in User Experience practice in this geography, we saw this coming. The verdict is out! We are India’s Best Design Studio 2016: A proven track record of 12 years, impacting 9 key sectors with 400+ products designed.
- IBDSA, POOL MAGAZINE
- September, 2016

Educational course on Research methodologies at NID
Think Design’s Hari Nallan and Deepali Saini took a course on Design Research Methods at the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad campus. Spanning one week, the course familiarized students of multiple disciplines to Design Research methods and perspectives. Among other modules were Industry case studies drawn from Think Design’s own practice, thus providing practical insights to students.
- NID
- August, 2016

Think Design is the finalist for India’s Best Design Studio awards 2016
Think Design has entered the final round of evaluation at POOL Magazine’s India’s Best Design Studio awards. The award invited participation from few of the most well known companies and design studios across the country.
- IBDSA
- July, 2016

Seminar on “Innovation culture in organisations” at NHRC, Sri Lanka
Think Design’s Rama Aleti was invited to speak at NHRC’s annual event on the topic of innovation culture in organisations. Rama spoke about ways and means of developing innovation culture, how to organise innovation among cross functional teams and a few case studies
- NHRC
- July, 2016

Think Design at communicasia singapore
Think Design participated in CommunicAsia, Singapore event. Deepali Saini was invited to speak on a couple of topics of interest at the event, which were delivered with great success. View the pictures here.
- COMMUNICASIA
- June, 2016

CX Driven insights: seminar presentation
Think Design’s Deepali Saini delivered a seminar on CX Driven Insights: The Think Design way, at CommunicAsia Singapore. The seminar familiarized participants with the concept of Customer Experience and how it informs User Experience; going forward, how to derive insights from CX workshops and use them to build winning products and services.
- COMMUNICASIA
- June, 2016

Imagining a future and creating it: seminar presentation
Think Design’s Deepali Saini delivered a seminar on “Imagining a future and creating it”, at CommunicAsia Singapore. The presentation focused on Articulating Vision, Segmenting customers, Articulating proposition, Thinking user journeys etc., among other key topics.
- COMMUNICASIA
- June, 2016

Design thinking workshop at nasscom coimbatore event
Continuing Think Design’s participation and proactive advocacy of Design Thinking, Rama Aleti conducted Design Thinking workshop at NASSCOM Coimbatore event. The workshop acquainted participants to fundamentals of Design Thinking in the context of designing User Experiences.
- NASSCOM
- May, 2016

Launched: Nexgtv apps on android and ios
Think Design is proud to announce the release of transformed NexGTV app. The engagement involved addressing UX Vision & Strategy, Innovative Feature list, Visual Branding & Communication, Wireframing, Storyboarding, Specifications and Development Coordination. This update will be impacting more than 10Million users across India.
Quicklinks: NexGTV on Appstore, NexGTv on Playstore, Blog on how we did it
- NEXGTV
- April, 2016

Axis Edge, designed at Think Design wins multiple awards
Think Design is proud to announce two feathers in the cap of Axis Edge rewards: Winner of ‘Champion of Champions’ and Winner of ‘Best Rewards program’. This further proves the prowess of Think Design and at a larger level, the relevance of good UX in Banking and Finance sector. UX design journey: Axis Edge. Axis edge rewards portal.
- AXIS EDGE REWARDS
- May, 2016

Engagedly, designed at Think Design wins multiple awards
Think Design is proud to announce that Engagedly has been recognized by HT Tech Outlook magazine among Top10 HR Cloud Solution Providers. Elsewhere, Engagedly has been getting excellent user reviews. by its satisfied customers. We with the team at Engagedly many more successes. UX Design Journey: Engagedly website
- ENGAGEDLY
- April, 2016

Design Thinking workshop with NASSCOM, Trivandrum
Think Design’s Rama Aleti conducted Design Thinking workshop at NASSCOM Centre of Excellence, Trivandrum. The workshop acquainted participants to fundamentals of Design Thinking in the context of designing User Experiences. Rama took participants through Articulating UX Vision, Solution Thinking, Fundamentals of UX, Problem solving frameworks among other key topics.
- NASSCOM
- March, 2016

Launched: GE industrial solution’s new digital gateway, Empower
As part of GE’s Digital Transformation initiative, Think Design collaborated on one of GE’s most important initiatives, GE Empower. The web based application helps its users get information, place orders, track shipments, research invoices and more. True to its name, GE Empower now empowers its users through seamless processes and service; and provides transparency for the first time ever in the category.
- GE EMPOWER
- February, 2016

Design thinking workshop for ansmcal group
Hari Nallan and Rama Aleti of Think Design conducted Design Thinking workshop at Arthur Lok Jack GSB, customized for one of Caribbean’s largest business conglomerate, the AnsaMCal group. Spanning two days, the workshop was delivered to teams from various verticals of the company.
- ANSAMCAL GROUP
- February, 2016

Design research course at National Institute of Design
Think Design’s Hari Nallan and Deepali Saini took a course on Design Research Methods at the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad campus. Spanning one week, the course familiarized students of multiple disciplines to Design Research methods and perspectives. Among other modules were Industry case studies drawn from Think Design’s own practice, thus providing practical insights to students.
- NID
- February, 2016

Service Design workshop for Bajaj Finserv
Think Design’s Amitabh Basu and Shavak Tanwar conducted Service Design workshop at Bajaj Finserv’s corporate campus. Spanning three days, the workshop was intended to lay foundations to the newly formed venture… Inviting participation from top leadership team of the venture, the foundation couldn’t have been stronger. Using Design Thinking as a starting point for incubating a new business comes highly recommended from Think Design. We wish all the best for the new team!
- BAJAJ FINSERV
- February, 2016

Launched: Enterprise learning app, Linchpin
Linchpin is a enterprise learning app that makes the process of learning engaging, fun and rewarding. Think Design partnered with Emids to strategize, conceptualize, design and build this application from ground up. Launched as a browser based app, the application will soon be available in Appstore and Google Play.
- LINCHPIN APP
- January, 2016

Think design’s bengaluru office has new address
New workspaces bring in all energy and new capabilities. Think Design moved its Bengaluru office recently to new location. The studio has been designed and coordinated by Think Design’s own members, bringing in fresh environment, infrastructure and more capacity. View the pictures here.
- THINK DESIGN
- January, 2016

Launched: Learning through gamification app, Playablo
Think Design is proud to announce release of the app, Playablo. The platform aligns to syllabus of education boards thereby providing learning focused on students’ academic growth, with competition that is global. Further, the platform provides parental access to their wards’ progress and real-time performance reviews thus making it a comprehensive platform to learn and grow. Download the app from here.
- PLAYABLO
- January, 2016

Launched: Axis bank’s edge rewards portal
Axis Bank is India’s third largest private sector bank and offers entire spectrum of financial services to its customers. As a part of their customer engagement initiative, Axis’s Edge rewards portal was revamped to see through User’s goals and aspirations; and connect bank’s business objectives with them. Through a mobile-first approach, Think Design shaped up the portal to be easy to use from wherever the customer is… and present a Edgy, Modern and Responsive face to the customers.
- AXIS EDGE REWARDS
- November, 2015

Design Thinking workshop at IIT Delhi
Hari Nallan of Think Design conducted a 2-day Design Thinking workshop at IIT Delhi. Initiated by Social Innovation Centre of the university, the two day workshop was designed to expose the students of various disciplines to fundamental concepts of Design Thinking, Systems Thinking, User Centered Design, User Experience Design and UI Design.
- IIT DELHI
- November, 2015

Launched: Extramarks smart study app
Extramarks is an award winning, new-age digital education solutions provider. The company provides 360 degree solutions for K-12 education and competitive exams. Extramarks smart study app features a host of useful functions and provides access to its rich content. The app allows students and parents to buy packages, enroll and facilitate tutor, track progress and more
- EXTRAMARKS, SMART STUDY APP
- October, 2015

Launched: Revamped Extramarks website
Extramarks is an award winning, new-age digital education solutions provider. The company provides 360 degree solutions for K-12 education and competitive exams. Extramarks and Think Design collaborated to improve UX of products, solutions, apps and website. One of the early initiatives to this effect was to revamp the website in order to align it to strategic initiatives and improve User Experience. Initial changes of the website went live in the month of October.
- EXTRAMARKS
- October, 2015

EAD 2015: Hari Nallan speaks at the Entrepreneurship event
EAD (Entrepreneurship Awareness Drive) is a initiative by Entrepreneurship Cell, IIT Kharagpur; and is a non-profit student organization, dedicated to the cause of promoting entrepreneurship among students. Hari Nallan of Think Design was invited by the organizers to speak about his entrepreneurial journey and touch upon User Experience and how it is important for new generation start-ups.
- EAD, IIT KHARAGPUR
- October, 2010

Launched: Employee engagement platform , Engagedly
Engagedly’s mission is to improve employee engagement by making workplace fun and motivating. Think Design’s Bengaluru team collaborated with the company to design and develop one-of-a-kind employee engagement platform Engagedly is a comprehensive cloud platform (SaaS) providing 360 degree talent management and is built for improving engagement and building high performance teams.
- ENGAGEDLY
- September, 2015

Launched: Media info, insights and analytics platform, Skribe
Janga Media’s initiative, Skribe is designed as a Media information, insights and analytics platform, that allows marketing and PR professionals gain instant access to rich media data set. It maps 15000+ journalists/ influencers over 3500+ media… ranging from the dailies, regionals, magazines, broadcast to blogs. Spanning India’s 29 states and top 80 cities, the digital platform is one-of-a-kind in this space.
- SKRIBE
- September, 2015

Launched: Customer survey application, gainsight
As part of its Customer Success Management solution, Gainsight launched its Customer Survey Application. The application helps enterprises design and manage surveys for superior Customer Success Management. Think Design’s Hyderabad team worked on User Experience Design of the web application by engaging through Stakeholders’ vision, designing and developing enterprise and end user flows of the responsive application.
- GAINSIGHT
- September, 2015

Launched: Health exchange platform, ZIGY (dot) com
Phaneesh Murthy founded firm, PMHLC has launched its modern health exchange portal, Zigy (dot) com. The portal and apps connect chemists and druggists with consumers. Think Design’s Bengaluru team worked on User Experience Design of the web portal, Android and iOS apps for Zigy. Think Design is proud to be associated with the disruptive platform, that is powered by innovative workflows & take care of prescription compliance at the same time.
- ZIGY, PMHLC
- August, 2015

Launched: Online health portal, XPRS health
XPRShealth (dot) com is a online health portal that guide patients in making informed health decisions. With the help of is a online health portal that guide patients in making informed health decisions. With the help of Android and iOS apps, patients can now find doctors, clinics, labs or pharmacies, book and schedule appointments, get directions, alerts and more… Patients can also view their lab reports in the same app.
- XPRS HEALTH
- June, 2015

Product design and development workshop:Arthur lokjack GSB
Delivering yet another workshop at Arthur Lokjack GSB, Rama Aleti and Hari Nallan of Think Design coached teams through 6-day intensive sessions. The teams came up with three absolutely stunning and globally relevant product ideas, after going through tightly packed information, coaching, introspection and presentation sessions.
- ALJGSB
- June, 2015

Unicom conference on fundamentals of user experience
Think Design’s Rama Aleti uncovered using Design Thinking to solve User Experience related problems, at Unicom event in Hyderabad. The interactive conference covered topics like UX Fundamentals, Design Thinking fundamentals and methodologies; and creating approaches for problem solving.
- UNICOM, UX
- May, 2015

Overview on user experience design at UX crispies event
Think Design’s Deepali Saini spoke at McKinsey’s UX Crispies event, providing insights into residual, dominant and emerging states of UX practice across organizations. The talk focused on how User Experience practice transitioned from skill based to role based now and how it is shaping as a goal based practice in emerging organizations.
- MCKINSEY, UX CRISPIES
- May, 2015

Launched: Axis self care kiosk at axis bank branches
Axis Bank launched its Self-care kiosk at its key high traffic branches; the kiosk experience was designed ground-up, at Think Design. Kiosk acts as a bridge between traditional banking and online banking; and in the process, it increases operational efficiency of Front Desk Officers in addition to providing additional channel for customers to interact with the bank’s products and services… more details soon
- AXIS BANK
- April, 2015

Keynote on UX for business: Unicom learning event
Think Design’s Deepali Saini presented seminar on UX for Business. The talk focused on Think Design’s context in the domain of User Experience and how we see the domain shaping. Among other key topics, her opinions on Residual, Dominant and Emerging approaches drew significant interest among audience, who were keen to seek answers to few real challenges they were facing.
- UNICOM, UX
- April, 2015

Seminar on user experience at verizon UX center of excellence
Think Design’s Rama Aleti presented one hour seminar on UX Design at Verizon’s center of excellence. Drawing participation from their Chennai and Hyderabad offices, the talk covered Think Design’s method, few live problems we solved and invited discussions on how we engage with clients and future collaboration possibilities with Verizon.
- VERIZON, UX
- April, 2015

Launched: e-commerce platform for art, indian art collectors(DOT)com
Think Design is proud to announce the launch of E-commerce platform for art, Indian Art Collectors (dot) com. . It is the largest online platform in India for art; and brings artists, galleries, collectors, dealers and art resellers together by way of its online user experience. Think Design helped the company transform its presence with its current version.
- INDIAN ART COLLECTORS, MOZARTO
- March, 2015

Design thinking workshop for 99 acre and siksha teams
Think Design’s Hari Nallan and Deepali Saini delivered Design Thinking workshop to 99Acre and Siksha teams of Infoedge Ltd. The workshop invited participation from UX Designers, Design leaders, Product Managers and Product heads; and was delivered in “Learning by Doing” methodology. Participants were familiarized to concepts of Empathy, Creativity and Rationality among others.
- INFOEDGE, 99ACRE
- January, 2015

Think design head office and new delhi studio has a new address
New workspaces bring in all new energy and new capabilities. Think Design moved its Head office/ New Delhi studio recently to new location. The studio has been designed and coordinated by Think Design’s own members, amalgamating different perspectives in unison. View the pictures here.
- THINK DESIGN
- December, 2014

UX Thinking workshop at DEW 2014, Organized by IIITDM, jabalpur
Rama Aleti of Think Design conducted UX Thinking workshop at Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing. The annual event, Dew 2014 had eminent speakers and national and international design leaders, delivering workshops and seminars at the prestigious institute.
- IITDM
- October, 2014

Indian middle class & perceived value: Seminars delivered at Tokyo along with trinity Co. ltd.
Month of October saw many initiatives from us, leading to increased design awareness in the world. This seminar was conducted by Trinity Strategy India, a exclusive research company co-owned by the founders of Think Design, Trinity Co. Ltd and Cleat Inc. Seminars were delivered at JAFCA and JIDA and involved many industry stalwarts.
- JAFCA, JIDA, TRINITY CO. LTD.
- October, 2014

Product design and innovation workshop at Arthur Lok jack GSB, University of West Indies
Continuing the tradition of imparting Design and Innovation education on the Caribbean, Arthur Lok Jack GSB and Think Design delivered 10 day workshop for the students of executive MBA. The workshop exposed students to Design, Innovation, Design methods, Prototyping and several other aspects of bringing ideas to life, through learning by doing methodology.
- ALJGSB, UWI
- October, 2014

Design thinking workshop at Arthur Lokjack GSB, University of West Indies
Hari Nallan and Rama Aleti of Think Design conducted Design Thinking workshop at Arthur Lok Jack GSB.. Spanning one week, the workshop was delivered to one of Caribbean’s largest business conglomerate, AnsaMcal group and include top leaders from the company.
- ALJGSB, UWI
- September, 2014

Hello Mumbai: Here we come. Think Design opens its operations in Mumbai
Think Design opens its operations in Mumbai, one of the oldest cities in India and a major business hub. With this initiative, Think Design is present across all major cities in India, with its team, clients and partners ready to disrupt the connected world.
- THINK DESIGN
- September, 2014

Think design’s CEO meetup with Stanford engineering students delegate
Think Design’s CEO, Hari Nallan meets Stanford Engineering students at NASSCOM youth centre. This was organized by NASSCOM to deliver to the students, insights and perspectives into Design businesses in India.
- STANFORD UNIVERSITY, NASSCOM
- July, 2014

Launched: Pyoopil (DOT) com, an online lms platform that was designed UX first!
A labour of love for young entrepreneurs, Pyoopil is an education startup, which aims to empower educational institutions, teachers and students alike. Pyoopil (dot) com connects teachers, students and institution administrators through a LMS platform that’s intuitive and highly interactive. Think Design helped the founders bring their ideas to life… and how!
- PYOOPIL
- May, 2014

Augmented reality based shopping experience for godrej U&Us
An Interactive ‘co-creation’ platform for home decor has been launched by Godrej Interio. It provides an intuitive and engaging ‘design customization’ which combines customer ideas with Godrej’s furniture design and execution expertise.
- GODREJ U & US
- April, 2014

Product conclave: UX design workshop with NASSCOM
Rama Aleti Brahmam, UX Design Head was a speaker at NPC Cochin 2014 – a unique event wherein the best and brightest technology leaders, emerging companies and startups congregate. It was a carnival of fresh thinking, innovation and learning.
- NASSCOM
- April, 2014