Soumya Basnet
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Soumya Basnet

UX DesignerLeeds, United Kingdom
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Soumya Basnet

UX DesignerLeeds, United Kingdom
About me
A passionate user experience designer with over 8 years of experience in the design industry including retail, workplace, exhibition, and health. I have gained experience through work and study in India, London, Paris, Stuttgart, Seoul, and Leeds. I recently worked as a UX designer at Pharmacy2U, UK's first online pharmacy. I focused on creating optimized user journeys with engaging user interactions for all their digital platforms. I was recruited into supporting my manager to change the business from a marketing led process to a user led process and changing teams to a product way of working focusing on the end users. I am well equipped with design thinking methodologies and research techniques. I have been focusing on delivering impactful user experiences in both physical and digital environments. I can help with design thinking across the whole design life-cycle, including research, synthesis, mapping and ideation, journey design, visualization through sketches, mock-ups, prototyping, and execution. I am very interested in problem-solving challenges and keen on learning new methods and processes for the same. I love making illustrations and creating artwork for commissioned projects in my free time.
Projects
  • JAYA HE GVK New Museum
    JAYA HE GVK New MuseumChhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Terminal 2, GVK New Museum, is a home to India’s largest public art museum titled ‘Jaya He’. It is in the form of a multi-story Art Wall, illuminated by skylights, with over 5500 artifacts, works of 100 artists, and some 1000 artisans, spread across a span of 3.2 kms, Reflecting the multi-layered story that is India, Arguably India’s largest public art initiative, Jaya He has three distinct sections. In India we mark and celebrate every rite of passage,
  • Blown Glass Installation
    Blown Glass InstallationInspired by the lotus pond, we wanted to resonate the warmth of the blown glass forms onto the calming waterbody and the volume of the rigid monotonous space of the steel, glass, and concrete. The blown glass forms, mimic the flower and rippled stainless steel spun plates of the leaves and water. I had the opportunity to lead the team and the project to its final execution. The challenge here was the transportation logistics and assembly of 600+ glass forms.
  • Ganjam Jewellers
    Ganjam JewellersThe launch of jewellery range inspired by Sakura or the cherry blossom in Japan. The concept was taken forward in the form of graphics and visuals printed on different fabric and laser-cut MDF board.
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Work history
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    UX DesignerPharmacy2u
    Leeds, United KingdomFull Time
    I focused on creating optimized user journeys with engaging user interactions for all their digital platforms. I was recruited into supporting my manager to change the business from a marketing-led process to a user-led process and changing teams to a product way of working focusing on the end users. - delivered optimized user journeys including registration, etc., for both Pharmacy2U and Chemist Direct websites for desktop and mobile - created low & high wireframes and Interactive prototypes on Unbounce - Information architecture for the new P2U website - UI design, creatives, and icon suite for the website + launch. - designed a responsive modular design system for health tools and widgets that can be adapted to services as and when introduced. - redesign of Quik script internal management system for the clinical team.
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    User Experience Designer & IllustratorSelf Employed
     - Denholme, UKFreelance
    - logo, branding, collaterals, and website design for Polaris Energy Solutions, a Yorkshire-based electrical company delivering sustainable Eco-efficient solutions. - built weather forecast applications using JavaScript & React, live on Netlify. designed a shopping app for door-to-door delivery for the elderly of the UK, a self-initiated project for up-skilling. - commissioned illustrations for packaging, interiors, and online shop. Illustrated children’s book, Red Rock Road in collaboration with a New York-based author during the lock-down, published and selling online
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Skills
  • Interior
  • Events
  • Design
  • Temporary Displays
  • Environment
  • Illustrator
  • Indesign
  • Photoshop
  • Autocad 2-D
  • Sketchup 3D
  • Microsoft Excel Word Publisher Powerpoint
  • Storyboarding
  • Storytelling
  • Model Making
  • Sketching
  • Sketching Ideation
  • Watercolour Illustration
  • Presentations
  • Museum Design
  • Retail Design
  • Exhibition Design
  • Narrative Design
  • Digital Artwork
  • Vendor Management
  • Prototyping
  • Basic Woodwork
  • Html CSS
  • Wireframing
  • Problem Solving
  • Digital Prototyping
  • Physical Prototyping
  • Responsive Design
  • User Flows
  • User Journeys
  • User Personas
  • User Research
  • User Interaction
  • User Testing
  • User-centered Design
  • Customer Journey
  • Experience Mapping
  • Concept
  • Concept Design
  • Concept Development
  • Developing Concepts
  • Infographics
  • Icon Design
  • Design Direction
  • Wireframe Creation
  • Wireframe
  • Information Architecture
  • Bootstrap
  • API
  • User Interviews
  • Service Design
  • Narrative Illustration
  • Narrative
  • Creative Workshops
Education
    University of The Arts London (UAL) logo
    University of The Arts London (UAL) logo
    Masters of ArtsUniversity of The Arts London (UAL)
     - London, United Kingdom
    I specialized in Creative Practice for Narrative Environments at Central Saint Martin's School of Art and Design. MA Narrative Environments responds to the growing need for multidisciplinary collaboration and critical, socially-engaged design. It addresses the demand for meaningful experiences in physical, digital, and hybrid environments. Environments can include public spaces, interiors, planetary spaces, gaming environments, community places, heritage sites, museums, retail, travel, and leisure destinations, libraries, health, and educational environments.
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    Bachelor’s Degree in Interior DesignCEPT University
     - Ahmedabad, India
    I was engaged in a 5 years intensive course wherein I trained in space planning, technical drawing, furniture design, graphic design, sketching, 2d + 3d visualising Software, photography, structure, and Material study. I also got involved in block printing, carpentry, metal fabrication, weaving, and pottery. During my study period, I also had a chance to go for an exchange to Hochschule fuer Technik, Stuttgart Germany for a semester.
Awards
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    Best graduating student from CEPT University in ArtCEPT University
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    Best graduating student from CEPT University in Interior Design.CEPT University
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