About — Vaishnavi Sawant

"Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.”

Hi, I’m Vaishnavi

I find the Internet Of Things (IoT) really fascinating. With a click of a button, one can order food, book a movie ticket, and connect with a person sitting on the other side of the globe. It’s hugely admirable what we have done with the internet over the past few decades. As a result, I see an opportunity for leveraging my skillset in the space of providing a seamless user experience and digital designs with these applications that are continuously improving the quality of lives all over the world.

For me, design is a non-stop state of mind. Be it for a project or just spontaneous ideas, I go into deep observations about why things are designed the way they are and how to make them better. This could be in the shower, during a conversation, or on a walk to the market. This state of mind helps me develop concrete insights into the world and develop my ideas further.

Background

I grew up in India with art all around me and from a very early age dreamt of having a career in Design. I completed my undergraduate education in Industrial Design at Florence Design Academy, Italy with the highest honors.

I’m working towards an MS in Information Design and Data Visualization at Northeastern University, Boston, MA.