I am a communication designer and visual storyteller with experience across UX design, illustration, animation, graphic novels, and interactive storytelling. I recently worked as an Experience Designer at Adobe, where I designed color, style, and web page experiences for Adobe Express while collaborating with creative professionals around the world. I am also passionate about inclusive design. I enjoy transforming complex ideas and personal stories into engaging visual experiences, from storyboards and character design to social media campaigns and interactive webcomics. With a background from IDC School of Design at IIT Bombay and current studies in Visual Storytelling at Gobelins Paris, I bring together strategic thinking, craft, and empathy to create meaningful work across digital and narrative formats.…

Harshitha Kolli

I am a communication designer and visual storyteller with experience across UX design, illustration, animation, graphic novels, and interactive storytelling. I recently worked as an Experience Designer at Adobe, where I designed color, style, and web page experiences for Adobe Express while collaborating with creative professionals around the world. I am also passionate about inclusive design. I enjoy transforming complex ideas and personal stories into engaging visual experiences, from storyboards and character design to social media campaigns and interactive webcomics. With a background from IDC School of Design at IIT Bombay and current studies in Visual Storytelling at Gobelins Paris, I bring together strategic thinking, craft, and empathy to create meaningful work across digital and narrative formats.…

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I am a communication designer and visual storyteller with experience across UX design, illustration, animation, graphic novels, and interactive storytelling. I recently worked as an Experience Designer at Adobe, where I designed color, style, and web page experiences for Adobe Express while collaborating with creative professionals around the world. I am also passionate about inclusive design.

I enjoy transforming complex ideas and personal stories into engaging visual experiences, from storyboards and character design to social media campaigns and interactive webcomics. With a background from IDC School of Design at IIT Bombay and current studies in Visual Storytelling at Gobelins Paris, I bring together strategic thinking, craft, and empathy to create meaningful work across digital and narrative formats.

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Language

English
Fluent
French
Intermediate
Hindi
Intermediate
Telugu
Advanced

Work Experience

Experience Designer at Adobe
June 1, 2024 - Present
Currently working as the sole designer on Color, Styles, and Webpages for Adobe Express. Collaborates with creative professionals globally to complete multiple projects simultaneously, supports inclusive design as an Accessibility Champion, and has work featured at Adobe MAX events.
UX Design Intern at Adobe
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2023
Completed two summer internships with the Adobe India Design team in 2022 and 2023, receiving full-time offers during both periods.
Animation Intern at Gadhar Animation Project
December 1, 2020 - July 1, 2021
Storyboarded, designed characters, and created an animatic for a proposal for an animated film about the Gadhar political movement in India under the guidance of Professor Shilpa Ranade.
Creatives Coordinator at Mood Indigo Cultural Festival
May 1, 2020 - December 1, 2020
Directed and created social media posts for Asia’s largest college cultural festival, reaching more than 100,000 viewers across over 100 events and 2,000 colleges.

Education

Master of Design in Communication Design and Bachelor of Design, Dual Degree at IDC School of Design, IIT Bombay
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2024
Visual Storytelling at Gobelins Paris
September 14, 2026 - September 28, 2026

Qualifications

Summer School in Visual Storytelling, Gobelins Paris
January 11, 2030 - September 28, 2026
Graphic Design Specialization, CalArts via Coursera
January 11, 2030 - September 28, 2026
Fundamentals of Music Theory, University of Edinburgh via Coursera
January 11, 2030 - September 28, 2026

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Software & Internet, Education