# Ananya Sri B. > UX & Product Designer | Founded Through the Design Lens | 60+ UX Strategy Articles | Designed for AI & Early-Stage Start-Ups + Apps, Web, & Smart Tech | Grew IG 750% @AIStartup | B.A. Design & Entrepreneurship+Innovation Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/ananyasrib Hi there! I’m Ananya, a UX & Product Designer who sees every product as a system of moving parts, from high-level strategy down to the tiniest micro-interactions. I love crafting experiences where every click, scroll, and transition feels intentional. I am currently seeking full-time positions as a UX designers while volunteering my services as a UX/UI Designer at AI Alignment Liaison. I graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of San Francisco with a B.A. in Design and a minor in Entrepreneurship & Innovation in May of 2024. Over the past 4 years, I’ve built hands-on experiences across UX, UI, Product, Brand, and Graphic design through freelance work, internships, campus roles, my LinkedIn newsletter Through the Design Lens, coursework, and self-led projects. I enjoy building intuitive and cohesive experiences from the ground up, from research and strategy to UI systems and implementation. I’m especially passionate about designing for impact, whether that means mapping the entire product journey or refining the subtle micro-interactions that shape how users feel while engaging with a product. I bring this mindset into every collaboration, working closely with cross-functional, multidisciplinary, and multinational teams and directly with stakeholders, clients, and founders to align product vision with user needs. Outside of design, I’m a national-level dancer, martial artist, swimmer, lifelong traditional artist, and music enthusiast. I’ve even taught my own art and martial arts classes (I've always loved teaching)! I believe that great design lives at the intersection of curiosity, strategy, and empathy, and I bring that into every space I work in. I will list my skills below for easy access. Here's my portfolio: https://www.ananyasribeevanapalli.com Let’s connect! I’d love to chat about design, creativity, or even swap music recs! My Skills Tools & Platforms Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, Cursor, Jira, Framer, Webflow, Visual Studio Code, Miro, Canva Design Methods Design Thinking, Agile, Google Design Sprint, User-Centered Design, Product Development Lifecycle, Scrum, Kanban UX Skills User Journeys, Personas, Heuristic Evaluation, Wireframing, Prototyping, Storyboarding, Information Architecture, UI Systems, Ideation, Custom Illustration Research User Interviews, Usability Testing, Market Research, Concept Testing, Data Analysis Code HTML, CSS, p5.js ## Work Experience ### UX/UI Designer @ AI Alignment Liaison Jan 2025 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area • Led early UX definition for an AI platform to clarify user problems, system risks, and core interaction principles in a pre-funding environment, alongside the founder, product managers, and engineers. • Facilitated structured UX sessions translating business pivots into investor-facing interaction models, prioritizing clarity, trust, and credible value communication while accelerating prototype readiness. • Synthesized market research and early user signals to inform experience direction and responsible AI considerations. • Delivered end-to-end UX and UI execution for the prototype, including hands-on frontend implementation using AI-assisted development tools (Cursor AI), aligning product strategy with functional delivery. • Conducted market research on AI Tools and platforms to inform product design decisions. • Led front-end design efforts, creating UI wireframes and building a development-ready MVP 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 Lens Jan 2024 – Present | Milpitas, CA • Built and deployed a frontend-only tool simulating dynamic AI-style feedback, intentionally simplifying feature scope under technical constraints while protecting clarity, task flow, and response credibility. • Own end-to-end development of independent product concepts, converting early-stage feature ideas into defined problem statements, scoped MVP functionality, structured interaction flows, and functional prototypes. • Define explicit decision criteria and make deliberate tradeoffs across usability, cognitive load, and trust signals to align product behavior with user comprehension and task completion. • 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 / Freelancer Jan 2024 – Present | Milpitas, CA • Defined messaging architecture and visual systems supporting funding, enrollment, and growth initiatives for small teams, restructuring content hierarchy and narrative sequencing to clarify value propositions and strengthen decision confidence. • Produced decision-oriented pitch decks and growth materials by simplifying dense content, establishing clear information hierarchy, and aligning narrative flow with stakeholder objectives under compressed timelines. • 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 • Improved the chance of an investment pitch approval by designing visual clarity and appeal for a Google slide deck. ### 3D Designer @ Familiar AI Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 | San Francisco, CA • Designed and iterated a 3D character asset embodying the AI chatbot, translating abstract product vision into interactive brand behavior that strengthened emotional connection and reinforced product identity within the app, in collaboration with the founder. • Evaluated performance constraints and adjusted visual fidelity to ensure the asset enhanced delight without compromising usability or load efficiency • 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 Francisco Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 | San Francisco, CA • Guided 30+ undergraduate designers through structured critiques and 1:1 sessions, elevating UX reasoning, interaction clarity, and decision justification while strengthening my ability to diagnose design gaps and navigate strategic tradeoffs. ### Laboratory Assistant @ University of San Francisco Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco, California, United States • 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 AI Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco, CA • Diagnosed low engagement through competitor analysis and performance review, identifying muted color systems and limited asset variation as barriers to reach and differentiation. • Redefined brand expression by introducing bolder color systems and custom 2D illustrations, improving visual distinctiveness and production efficiency. • Iterated content strategy using Instagram analytics, driving a 750% increase in reach over ~3–4 months. • Designed and launched a QR-tracked promotional flyer generating 100+ app impressions within one month, linking creative execution to measurable acquisition signals. ## Education ### Bachelor of Arts - BA in Graphic Design University of San Francisco ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/ananya-beevanapalli - Portfolio: https://ananyasribeevanapalli.com - Portfolio: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/through-the-design-lens-7246685645660659714/ --- Source: https://flows.cv/ananyasrib JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/ananyasrib/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13