r/DesignIndia

I’ll keep this short.

I’m 17.
Got AIR 10 in UCEED.
Going to IIT Bombay.

No, I don’t have product design experience.
No, my LinkedIn isn’t polished.
No, I don’t tick your “intern requirements.”

But here’s what I do have:

• Years of design experience (branding, storytelling, freelance work)
• The ability to sit for hours and obsess over improving something
• Zero ego + high tolerance for feedback
• A genuine interest in why products work, not just how they look

I’ve been reverse-engineering apps, redesigning flows, and trying to understand user behavior on my own — because I want to get into product, not because a course told me to.

I’m not asking for a “chance” out of sympathy.

Give me a small task.
A trial project.
Something real.

If I’m bad, reject me.
If I’m good, you get a highly motivated intern who’ll probably outwork expectations.

Looking for:

• Product Design / UI-UX internship
• Remote or Bangalore
• Early-stage teams preferred

If you’re building something interesting, I’d love to be part of it.

This is my Portfolio

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TV9SfjuxTFrXzCGPmGg6g4zqGjee5rha/view?usp=sharing

This subreddit's comments are so damn miserable every time someone asks for career advice, like shut the fuck up please bro, yea the market is bad but its for every damn one and design is NOT just UX, Graphic etc. there's industrial, transport, experience WHAT NOT. Stop discouraging young design aspirants into fear and those pursuing it, scared. Just because you are blackpilled enough to quit everything, doesn't mean there are obsessed freaks who are ready to risk it all just so they can make the world see itself from their light. Design is dead? wtf is the job flair doing then?? May be try opening that damn design theory book instead of whining so much.

Fuck the overtaken by AI narrative, make the fucking AI your slave.

Hello, I have a sibling currently planning to do interior designing but is completely confused on how to go about it? Anybody who's already an established interior designer or is studying currently, please connect.

I am a first year in college. I learned graphics through courses and self study. I got internship in a company from Banglore. It was work from home. The work is done on canva and photoshop mainly. To create instagram ads. I create about 40 posts a month. So I was working for this company for 3 months for free. They're offering to pay 2k next month onwards. Is it fair?
Yeah I am absolute beginner and this is my first internship.

Am I underpaid? I have no idea what the normal rate is.

Hi, I am avi, 18. Trying to get into a design clg. I qualified uceed but not good enough for IITs or top design clgs.

Now I am looking forward to private colleges and state government colleges that offer design courses.

Most of these design colleges take hefty fee. And the reviews I have heard are bad or like average.

I don't know if it's logical to pay so much for a so called good private colleges or should I just settle with a not so good but cheaper government colleges.

If i work hard will I be able to grow my skills? Will my skills be acknowledged or is the clg important? I just want to get out of my home at this point. And i don't know what to do.

So anyone who is experienced, please guide me and help me as you're already in the industry.

as a potential UCEED aspirant - guys, tell me, is design in this day and age worth it in india? over options like jee or stuff?

i admire design as a career a lot but i want to get some persepctive on career growth, packages, future and stability as well

and could someone give some pov on the part B and what its prep entails?

no offence if caused any

thank you and have a nice day

Like what recruiters see in the resume

Making case study is worth it or not?

Hiring a 3D Designer for a design agency working on trade shows, corporate events, conferences, and stage environments.

Company Name: Artu

Company Website /Social: artudesign.com

Job Details:

Experience Required: 1–3 years

Pay: Up to ₹25,000

Expected time of response: Within 5–7 working days

Job duration: Permanent

Company Location: Delhi, India (Remote role)

What you will do:

Create 3D designs & realistic renders

Turn client briefs into detailed concepts

Work on branding layouts & fabrication drawings

Handle revisions & deliver on timelines

Requirements:

3ds Max + V-Ray (must)

Photoshop & Illustrator

Experience in events/exhibitions design

DM your portfolio if interested

I interviewed for a UI/UX intern role, cleared 4 rounds and even spoke to the co-founder. Felt everything went well.

Then yesterday, I got a rejection email.

Rejection is fine, but why stretch the process for a whole month if I wasn’t the right fit? Honestly feels like a waste of time. Anyone else faced this?

i know ai has become a large part of designs these days (at least that's what i have read and learnt) and tbh it's panicking me!? i am someone who did just coursera certificates to learn (actually learnt from there not just completed the assignments) learnt figma from youtube, made a portfolio and projects by self learning and now going to start applying for jobs! and by the look of it, the market is hard! i am concerned about whether what i have done is enough to get an entry level job or even an internship or not? if anyone can reply, please do! (also, i have a gap in my resume, as in, this is the first time i am going to apply for jobs, so i need brutally honest reply whether i have any possibility or not)

Hi, I’m currently pursuing a Master’s in Industrial Design and am looking for an internship opportunity.

I’m passionate about product design and have experience in design thinking, sketching, 3D modeling, and prototyping through my academic and personal projects. I’m eager to learn, contribute, and gain real-world industry exposure.

I understand the market is competitive right now, so I’d really appreciate any leads, advice, or opportunities. I’m open to relocation anywhere in India or remote work.

Happy to share my portfolio via DM if needed.

Thanks for your time!

Working in a small team as a lonely product/ ui ux designer

Hi team 👋 anyone who been in similar situations or other who knows about this can reply, also consider me as a beginner in this situation.

Hi actually I'm a self taught designer, also i follow yt video, what other designers doing, etc to shape me well, but when I'm working all last 2+ years I'm feeling like whether each company have their own way? Am I over complicating/ overthinking/ trying to be more pixel perfection,

I know there is no perfection, but yeah it depends, even i know some designers now not using Figma but pushing features and things faster, others like me doing traditional approach but also with help of ai in fast prototype,

My biggest doubts is currently I have to touch multiple modules in our company webapp, so my way is design in Figma make , once accepted then again detached all, and build my own design with all perfect and then handover to dev similar like you can see all doing, but here in this team dev also not using any dev seat also I can see sometimes they are not much need near work or padding and all, they just look and do , sometimes I can see that using slightly different color than what i suggest, also some changes in size and all,

So my doubt is whether i should aim for features and things than being like yotube guru saying as neat handover and all,

Any people working in small team how actually your design process, I don't need to know mid or big team because they have enough designer to clean and handle files.

hey guys, today i tried to install affinity software from my microsoft edge browser. after the download it suggested this file ( affinity msix file) could harm your device. should I be worried?

hi, I am graduating with a degree from graphic design in a year, I wanted to know what the design scene is like in blr? Which design studios / corporates pay fairly and where there is scope for growth? Just wanted to get an understanding of the current industry before I start applying for internships and future jobs.

I’m currently in Class 11, having scored 92.2% in Class 10. I plan to take Commerce and aim to pursue design through IIT or NID by preparing for UCEED and NID DAT. I’d like some guidance on what steps I should take. Should I join a coaching institute or prepare online? If online preparation is a good option, please recommend some useful channels. Any additional advice or suggestions would also be helpful.

paraphrased by chat gpt

hiii, i'm a 2nd year product design student i need data for my design process module about the problem that i choose related to wardrobe can you all please help me with the data collection as much as possible i,ve made a google forms link for the questions(check comments)

Hello guys, I just got accepted into WUD College in Haryana, but I don’t know much about it. Can someone tell me how this college is? I am planning to take animation as my subject.

Hey Reddit community,

I’m a passionate UI/UX designer with 3+ years in startups and SaaS projects, currently seeking full-time, contract, or freelance gigs. I’ve worked on homepage redesigns, product interfaces, and user flows at companies like Utterwise, Shreetech, and Polokaz. delivering clean, intuitive designs that boost user engagement.

What I bring:

• Expertise in Figma (prototyping, auto-layout, components), Adobe XD, and design systems.

• Skills: User research, wireframing, high-fidelity mocks, responsive design, accessibility (WCAG).

• Tools: Figma, FigJam, Miro, Notion for collaboration.

• Remote-friendly (Pune-based, IST timezone), quick turnaround, and startup hustle mindset.

Open to:

• SaaS product design

• Web/app redesigns

• Freelance one-offs or ongoing retainers

Rates flexible based on project scope. DM me to go through my full portfolio. let’s chat about your design needs!

Excited to collaborate! 🚀