Lakshman Hampiholi

End-to-End Designer — Brand · Motion · Product · 3D

Summary

I've owned brand end-to-end at a zero-to-one startup — visual identity, landing pages, marketing assets, motion, and 3D — without a creative director above me. I generate directions from ambiguous briefs, ship fast, and sweat the details. I use AI tools daily for creative experimentation, and I can push landing pages to production without engineering support.

Work Experience

ScaleYouFounding Designer

Jan 2023 – Jun 2025

Bengaluru, India

  • Sole brand and design owner from zero to one — built the complete visual identity including logo, brand system, website, marketing assets, presentations, and social creatives with no creative director above me.
  • Designed and shipped the company landing page end-to-end, handling design and front-end implementation in React and CSS independently, without engineering support.
  • Produced motion design and 3D assets for marketing and onboarding flows, creating a cohesive and memorable visual aesthetic across all brand surfaces.
  • Simultaneously ran product design across 500+ screens on web and mobile — maintained brand coherence across both marketing and product at startup pace.

MediBuddyProduct Design Intern

Jun 2024 – Sep 2024

Bengaluru, India

  • Audited and rebuilt the brand's iconography system from scratch, reducing design inconsistencies by 45% and production errors by 75%.
  • Led end-to-end design of the MediBuddy AI website: translated a technically complex product into a clear, bold, and trustworthy visual narrative.
  • Iterated across 3+ rounds of stakeholder reviews in a fast-paced environment, shipping polished work under tight timelines.

CompetiFreelance Product Designer

Mar 2025 – Nov 2025

Remote

  • Designed a sales pitch deck that helped founders close $500K USD in initial funding — translated an abstract product vision into a compelling, narrative-driven visual story with no existing brand to build on.
  • Generated creative direction independently from a vague brief, demonstrating comfort with ambiguity and a bias toward action.

DesignareCommunity Manager & Brand Designer

Nov 2025 – Present

Bengaluru, India

  • Designed brand and event visuals for Pixel Party and Design Domination (Jan 2026) — conference-style marketing design across digital and physical surfaces for a 75,000+ member community.
  • Produced event assets, promotional creatives, and visual concepts that drove 500+ registrations — real-world experience designing for conferences and community brand moments.

Skills

Brand & Visual DesignVisual Identity, Brand Systems, Typography, Art Direction, Marketing Design, Presentation Design, Merch & Print, Conference & Booth Design, Landing Pages, Motion Design, 3D Design
Ship CodeReact, Next.js, CSS/Tailwind, Framer — able to design and publish landing pages end-to-end without engineering support
AI Creative ToolsMidjourney, Runway, Claude, ChatGPT — used daily for inspiration, creative experimentation, and execution
ToolsFigma, Blender (3D + Geometry Nodes scripting), Cavalry (motion), After Effects, Framer

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