VAISHNAVI

UI/UX Designer

MCA student designing mobile experiences that stay out of the user's way — most recently, a jewelry app that turns customization from a form into something people actually enjoy.

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Based inNashik, India

CurrentlyMCA Student

FocusUI/UX Design

Open toInternships & entry-level roles

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Selected Work — Glam & Glitter

One project, assembled screen by screen as you scroll.

A jewelry shopping and customization app, designed end to end in Figma. Move your cursor over the screens, or keep scrolling to follow the journey.

RoleUI/UX Designer

TypeSelf-initiated project

ToolsFigma, Canva

ScopeEnd-to-end mobile app concept

Duration3–4 weeks

01 DISCOVER

02 EXPLORE

03 CUSTOMIZE

04 MAKE IT YOURS

Discover

Browsing opens on handmade jewelry, organized by category — the everyday shopping half of the app.

Explore

A product detail view built to scan quickly: image, name, rating, price, and clear purchase actions.

Customize

Personalization isn't buried — choosing a jewelry type is the first guided step into building your own piece.

Make it yours

Bead colour, letters, charms — customization broken into small, understandable steps instead of one long form.

Glam & Glitter choose jewelry type screen

The Challenge

How might I make personalized jewelry feel simple and enjoyable — rather than like filling out a long form?

The core problem: independent jewelry makers often sell through Instagram or WhatsApp, with no structured way to browse or personalize a piece. The goal was a shopping experience simple enough to browse casually, but guided enough to customize with confidence.

Design Process

Five stages, one line of thinking.

From understanding who this was for, to refining the final interface — here's how the project actually moved.

Understand

A self-initiated project, so I started with assumptions about who'd use this app — not validated research. I mapped the real-world problem first: handmade jewelry sold informally over Instagram and WhatsApp, with no structured way to shop or customize.

Who

Someone who enjoys layered, colorful jewelry as self-expression and discovers products visually — through Instagram or Pinterest.

What they'd value

A piece that feels personal and unique — a bracelet with their name or chosen letters, rather than something mass-produced.

What they'd need

Clear visibility into order status and delivery, especially buying from a small, independent-feeling brand.

These are assumptions, not validated findings — I'd confirm them through user interviews and usability testing on the customization flow before shipping.

Structure

Before any screens, I mapped the two journeys that mattered most, then organized the whole app into three simple areas: Shop, Customize, and Account.

Shopping flow

Home→Browse→Product→Add to Cart→Cart

Customization flow

Home→Create Jewelry→Choose Type→Customize→Review→Add to Cart→Checkout→Order Success

Glam & Glitter information architecture — Shop, Customize, and Account

Wireframe

I explored layout, hierarchy and the customization flow in low-fidelity wireframes before applying any visual styling — see the before/after below for how each screen evolved.

Design

The visual language needed to feel warm and handmade rather than generic e-commerce — soft neutrals, a warm gold accent, and a type scale with just four clear levels.

Primary

#C89F63

Background

#FAF8F5

Card / Surface

#FFFFFF

Text / Primary

#2E2E2E

Text / Secondary

#5F5F5F

Heading (H1)Inter — 32px / Bold

Subheading (H2)Inter — 20px / Semi Bold

BodyInter — 16px / Regular

CaptionInter — 13px / Regular

Refine

I translated wireframes into high-fidelity screens, then refined specific decisions — how customization is broken into steps, where it's surfaced, and how product information is organized.

Make customization feel guided

Problem

Too many choices at once feels overwhelming.

Decision

Broke it into clear steps — type, colors & beads, review.

Bring customization into discovery

Problem

Users might not realize personalization is available.

Decision

Placed a prominent entry point on the home screen.

Keep product info easy to scan

Problem

Shoppers need enough context before deciding.

Decision

Organized around image, name, price, rating, options, actions.

From Structure to Interface

Wireframe → Final UI

Scroll through each pair — the wireframe gives way to the finished screen as it comes into view.

WireframeFinal UI

01 — Home

Discovery, from the first screen.

The wireframe fixed the hierarchy — search, the customization entry point, categories, then best sellers — before any visual styling was applied.

WireframeFinal UI

02 — Product Detail

Enough to decide, nothing extra.

Image, name, price, rating, description, options, purchase actions — organized so a shopper can scan and decide quickly.

WireframeFinal UI

03 — Choose Jewelry Type

The first guided step.

Personalization starts with one clear choice — bracelet, necklace, phone charm, or anklet — before any customization begins.

WireframeFinal UI

04 — Customize Jewelry

Personalization in small steps.

Bead colour, letter beads, then charms — numbered and separated, so customizing never feels like one long form.

Try It

Try the interface

A small click-through of the actual screens — tap a step to follow the shopping and customization journey.

Tap a step — the screen updates on the left.

Outcome

Making customization easier to understand

Guided customization

Steps, not a form

Choosing type, beads, colors and charms one step at a time, instead of every option on a single screen.

Easier to discover

Surfaced on Home

A prominent customization entry point means users find the app's key differentiator earlier.

Clearer decisions

Scannable product info

Price, ratings, description and actions organized into a clearer hierarchy for faster decisions.

Reflection

Thinking beyond the UI

Mapping the user journey and information architecture first led to better decisions once I reached visual design.

Designing for clarity

Breaking customization into smaller steps made it easier to understand — without losing the sense of personalization.

"This project strengthened my ability to think beyond individual screens and design a complete, user-focused experience."

Next: user testing the customization flow Next: prototype & iteration Next: accessibility — contrast & touch targets

About

I'm an MCA student with a growing focus on UI/UX design — drawn to it because it sits right at the intersection of logic and empathy: understanding how people think, and then building something that meets them there.

My approach is simple. I try to keep interfaces clear, functional, and genuinely easy to use — not just visually polished. Glam & Glitter, my main project so far, reflects that: a real problem, researched honestly, and designed with intention rather than decoration.

Currently looking for UI/UX design internships and entry-level opportunities where I can learn, contribute, and grow as a designer.

Design

FigmaUX ResearchWireframingPrototypingDesign SystemsVisual Design

Technical

HTML5CSS3JavaScriptPythonJavaC++PHPMySQL

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