top of page

Hello, 
I'm Aakansha Sharma,

a Design and User-Centered Researcher | Design and Critical Analyst | Product Strategist | Problem Solver | Business Developer based in Atlanta.
My passion and expertise lies in blending emotions, needs, experiences, research, design, business, and technology.

What I can help you with

speech-bubble.png

UX RESEARCH 

Gather qualitative and quantitative data to map user insights and experiences to deeply understand end-users, their needs, desires, and frustrations to bring a strong point of view & conscientiously frame the problem.

interactivity.png

CONCEPT AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT 

Ideate and test many possible solutions that aim to solve business and user needs. Guide multidisciplinary teams to co-create design and test solutions for critical challenges in building products and services using frameworks in short durations. Validate solutions in the form of user testing and in depth validation studies.

visual.png

VISUAL DESIGN

Create and maintain a visual design language for the product which communicates core brand values.

ui.png

UX DESIGN

Deliver the best possible solutions that are coherent, usable, desirable through products and services purely based on user experience on consumers and meet business needs.

strategy.png

IDEATION AND STRATEGY

Conceptualize and Design management strategies to bridge the gap between business and users. Create Value propositions and omni channel experiences based on informed decision making through design sprints, workshops and various design thinking tools.

HELLO EVERYONE

I'm a Professional Design Researcher and a Strategist who prospers at the intersection of

Research, Design & Strategy.

I love to design and craft products and visual experiences based on a deep understanding of customer and business needs.

I have been guided by Design throughout my life and my  biggest takeaway from that is

Every great design begins with an even better story.

My Work

Home projects anchor
Google.jpg

User Centered Research,Design Research, Design Thinking, Strategy, Product Development, Workshop

Collaborating with Google to assist in Research and Development of concepts and internal materials. These aim to educate and train Google’s staff on the benefits of designing products and services that focus on inclusivity.
COMING SOON

Final Project Cover-02.png
RS3I Cards

UX Research, UX Design, Website Design, Toolkit Design, Branding and Business Strategy & Development

An Interactive Toolkit and Academic Incubator designed for Relocation business stakeholders to truly fulfill its mission which is to become more aware of different users and address their unique Relocation needs.

COMING SOON

Screen Shot 2020-03-04 at 2.15.41 AM.png

User-Centered Research, UX Design, Strategy, Product Design

How might we facilitate active citizens who are 65+, to use the best of their abilities in order to enhance their post retirement life?

cover.jpg

Ethnographic Research, User Centered Research, UX Design, Strategy, Concept Development

In-depth user-research and synthesis to build interventions so as to encourage the use of harvested material from old buildings and houses in Savannah.

Innovation_Icon@2x.jpg

Infographics, Visual Storytelling, Process Book

A visual narrative through infographics, diagramming and creative video.

Knoyo Logos-06.png

UX Design, Product Strategy/ Ownership, Branding and Business Development

Summer Internship 2020
Project Continuation of SCADPro under Launchpeer ( a business development firm based in Charleston, SC) preparing the NSHSS peer-peer tutoring app (Knoyo) for launch.

COMING SOON

Over-50-5-Reasons-to-Consider-Online-Tut

User-Centered Research, UX Design, Strategy, Product Design,Branding

Collaborated with the National Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS) to assist in the research & develop concepts for a student to student tutoring platform that incorporates UI/UX, branding, marketing, and technical development of this new platform.

COMING SOON

photo-1564653464933-49d666e03bb8.jpeg

User Centered Research, UX Design, Strategy, Spatial Design

How might we transform consumer behavior in order to reduce food waste and make them the agents of change?

f00a0838443477.5761cd1fcdfd0.png

Market/Consumer Research,CMF, Trend Mapping, Story/Mood boards,Trend Books/ Product Ideation

Researched and mapped Mega-Macro-Micro Trends. Designed Trend Reports displaying workflow and details about future cues for SS'18 in the industry.

cc_writing_16x9_0.jpg

Different Domains: Research Reports,Proposals,Papers

Research Reports, Papers and Proposal written for different fields using various tools, methods, methodologies and frameworks.

bottom of page