Monisha ☀️

💻 Product designer | 🎨 i draw and paint sometimes | ✨ anime and kpop enthusiast

[Monisha ☀️ @monisharajesh_]

Portfolio's live!✨

After what was more iterations than was probably necessary, I can finally call it done (for now). Take a look at my journey so far and what I've done.

That being said, I'm now open to new roles 🫡

https://t.co/rRqTEN0V8d

#productdesign #design #porfolio

[Satya @heysatya_]

Figma trying to replace Framer
Framer trying to replace Figma

[Chandra @NCResq]

First time I’m seeing Indian government web UX with a sense of humour 😭

[Monisha ☀️ @monisharajesh_]

@anhushree @AfterOfficeHQ once again, just very in love with your bag (and pin)!!

[Monisha ☀️ @monisharajesh_]

we hereee @AfterOfficeHQ

[Monisha ☀️ @monisharajesh_]

@div_yahan thanks!

[Monisha ☀️ @monisharajesh_]

it's inktober (or in my case peachtober) szn!! this'll hopefully be a thread throughout the month. posting day 1-4
d1: daisy
d2: sparkle
d3: paw
d4: sky

[Monisha ☀️ @monisharajesh_]

everyone needs to see the glorious sunset i saw at Goa today

[Monisha ☀️ @monisharajesh_]

manifesting my art journal era again soon

[paola @paolalien]

my summer 2024 in scrapbooking spreads

[Monisha ☀️ @monisharajesh_]

@missbananasart great thank you, looking forward to it ✨

[chloe @chloeprw]

for readers who feel like they don’t read as much or as fast as they used to

[Monisha ☀️ @monisharajesh_]

for someone that hates conflict, i truly chose the worst career

[Monisha ☀️ @monisharajesh_]

@itspsneha i was kinda skeptical but I read the whole thing and this basically blew my mind. who needs matrimonial bio data lmao 😭

[Monisha ☀️ @monisharajesh_]

@shriyakaranam this mindset is why my friends hate me

[Mrs AD | ಆಶಾ | आशा 🇮🇳 @AshaDwarakanath]

Tbh, your rant applies for the whole country.

Bangalore culture is what makes the city sought after by everyone. Fact is, people remain here despite all their inconveniences! Bangalore has a timeline - Old and New. 70s to 2000s, it blossomed into this spunky, chic, cool city blessed with both beauty and brains (The reasons to back this requires a whole other thread). Only someone who has truly lived those years here can fathom this. But gradually since a decade, old Bangalore's delightful past is being systematically erased. All as a consequence of people influx, infra crash and erosion of regional charm.

You might have heard of 'The Paris Syndrome' - It is said that the city of love has been so idealised, particularly in Japanese culture, that when visiting Paris, tourists actually suffer physical consequences from disappointment. It's a psychological condition. Bangalore bashing is similar to this. There is a disconnect in most people's mind about what Bangalore actually is, which leaves them confused. For us locals, it is different. Our joy does not primarily spark from external amenities or shallow office aquaintances. For us, our friends, addas, school, college, family and friends make it our home. We all have shared memories of the city. From iconic old school pubs to BDA complex shopping.

For new entrants to Bangalore, the city looks different. To them, it is an overcrowded, polluted, traffic congested city and not knowing kannada is an absolute nightmare to both them and us.

Trust me, it will feel like home once Bangalore becomes a main character in your life. Soak in the essence and you'll hopefully begin to like it here. If not, maybe a new city awaits your entry.

[Monisha ☀️ @monisharajesh_]

@zerosand1 this must've been unreal in person

[Monisha ☀️ @monisharajesh_]

sky today was unmatched 🤌🏻

[guava @reciprocats]

these shades of green 🫒🍸🫨

[Julie Zhuo @joulee]

"How can design grow its influence?"

As a designer, I asked this question to my CPO manager once. I thought it was a proactive, gumption-filled question. Like "look at me, trying to think big about my discipline!"

My manager gave me a tired look. “Just do what’s best for the company,” he said.

What a non-answer! I thought at the time, indignant. He was giving me some kind of fortune cookie platitude instead of concrete steps! I needed a playbook!

Was he even hearing my question?

But no, dear reader. It was I who wasn’t hearing his answer.

"Just do what’s best for the company." Its simplicity disguises the clarity of the playbook.

This is how I translate what he was saying now: "Stop being caged by your role and start looking at the bigger picture."

So let's back up and look at the big picture of how to think about your career:

1. Only you can know what *you* stand for and believe to be best.

2. Reasonable people will disagree on what’s best. Reasonable designers will too.

3. The greatest freedom you have is in choosing how to spend your time and energy.

4. Choose well and align yourself with a purpose you care about, and an environment where your talents can make an impact towards that purpose.

5. If you choose to be part of a team, then it’s your job to do whatever is in your power to help that team succeed.

6. Part of your unique superpowers come from your role or the discipline you study.

7. But you are also far more than your role; do not let it constrain you.

8. You do not need permission to "think like the CEO" and come to an opinion about what’s best for the the team

9. You will need to fight for what you believe is best. (Remember -- reasonable people can disagree). But do this for the good of the team, not for yourself, not for your role or discipline.

10. What’s best for the organization is creating something people value in a way that is sustainable and aligns with the owners’ expectations.

11. Beyond what you choose to do with your rare and precious time, there is much we cannot control. Let that be.

12. Remember: you are far more powerful than you think you are.

[Monisha ☀️ @monisharajesh_]

@kaashvisaxena they start to feel out of place lmao