About Me

Hello, I'm Sayali.
You can call me Sia.

I am a(n):

  • Graduate Summa Cum Laude in UX & Interaction Design (Master's degree)
  • Certified AI Product Designer · Interaction Design Foundation
  • Founder of Anavrin Designs, delivering 0-1 UX design solutions for small businesses
  • Lead of a 20-member cross-functional Product team
  • Contributor to projects for Fortune 500 clients
  • Practitioner experienced with AI tools and automation workflows (n8n, Figma Make)
Sayali Mandhalkar speaking at Thomas Jefferson University
01 Thomas Jefferson University

Skills & Tools

What I bring
to the table.

Design Practice

  • User Research & Usability Testing
  • Interaction Design
  • Visual & UI Design
  • Design Systems
  • Prototyping & Wireframing
  • Information Architecture
  • Cognitive Psychology for UX

AI & Emerging Tech

  • Designing AI-Powered Products
  • Figma Make (AI workflows)
  • n8n Automation
  • Prompt Engineering for Design
  • AI Experience Strategy
  • Human-AI Interaction
  • Claude / ChatGPT for UX Research
  • Midjourney / AI Image Generation
  • Cursor (AI-powered development)
  • AI Prototyping & Rapid Ideation
  • Voice & Conversational UI Design

Tools

  • Figma
  • FigJam
  • Maze / UserTesting
  • Miro
  • Notion
  • Jira & Confluence
  • Framer
  • Cursor
  • Claude / ChatGPT
  • Midjourney
  • Loom
  • Zeplin

Beyond the Screen

The person behind
the work.

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Avid Traveller

Exploring new cultures and places fuels my design thinking more than any workshop.

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Home Cook

Cooking is my form of relaxation; the creative process maps perfectly to design.

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Gym Enthusiast

Staying active keeps me sharp. You'll often find me at the gym before a big project.

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Sunset Chaser

I believe in pausing to appreciate beauty; it's where the best ideas come from.