Saptarshi Prakash: Director of Design, Swiggy | Part 1 The Design Convo Podcast

Hey folks. Join me in conversating with Saptarshi Prakash, the Director of Design at Swiggy - India's leading online food ordering and delivery app. In part 1 of this episode, we talk about topics varying from transitioning from an IC to a manager, building and nurturing a team, to becoming a content creator. And this is definitely not a UI/UX discussion for I am not a product designer. This was a fun discussion with a lot of takeaways for me. And stay tuned for part 2 of this episode.

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TIME STAMPS:  

00:02:30 Intro 

00:03:00 HOW SAPTA SHAPED HIMSELF AS A DESIGNER 

00:05:59 FIRST OPPORTUNITY AT Housing.com 

00:09:25 A DAY IN THE LIFE OF SAPTA 

00:15:03 HOW TO NOT GET EXHAUSTED BY WORK 

00:18:19 IS FORMAL EDUCATION IN DESIGN IMPORTANT TO BE SUCCESSFUL? 

00:21:43 HOW CAN DESIGNERS PLAN THEIR STREAMS OF INCOME? 

00:26:51 WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN UI, UX, AND PRODUCT DESIGN? 

00:30:24 HOW CAN DESIGNERS STAND OUT AMONGST THE HEAVY COMPETITION?  

00:34:12 SHIFT IN MINDSET WHILE DESIGNING SOLUTIONS FOR B2B AND B2C BRANDS 

00:40:02 DESIGN AT SWIGGY - STRUCTURE & PROCESSES  

00:43:33 VALIDATING DESIGN DECISIONS 

00:46:40 HOW DOES ONE KNOW WHEN HE/SHE IS READY TO BECOME A MANAGER? 

00:49:24 3 THINGS THAT ARE ESSENTIAL IN BECOMING A MANAGER  

00:54:47 WHAT SHOULD A DESIGNER POSSESS? FROM BOTH THE CANDIDATE'S AND THE HIRING MANAGER'S PERSPECTIVE 

00:58:51 WHY ARE GRAPHIC DESIGNERS GETTING PAID LESSER THAN PRODUCT DESIGNERS OF EQUIVALENT EXPERIENCE? 

01:02:29 WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE SCOPE OF DESIGN THAT’S NOT PRODUCT-DESIGN IN INDIA IN THE NEAR FUTURE? 

01:03:41 DID YOU PLAN ON BECOMING A CONTENT CREATOR?  

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You can find Saptarshi Prakash at:  

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/saptarshipr 

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Medium: https://medium.com/@saptarshipr  

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Host: Shakthi Hari N V  

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