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I am a visual communication designer with ~3 years of experience across illustration, brand storytelling, identity systems, and editorial design. My work is research-led and explores symbolism, emotion, and everyday nuance. I aim to create visuals that feel honest, relatable, and quietly meaningful. I enjoy working on story-driven, culturally rooted projects across branding, publishing, and interdisciplinary design.…I am a visual communication designer with ~3 years of experience across illustration, brand storytelling, identity systems, and editorial design. My work is research-led and explores symbolism, emotion, and everyday nuance. I aim to create visuals that feel honest, relatable, and quietly meaningful. I enjoy working on story-driven, culturally rooted projects across branding, publishing, and interdisciplinary design.

Aarushi Desai

Graphic Designer, Illustrator, Designer, +3

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I am a visual communication designer with ~3 years of experience across illustration, brand storytelling, identity systems, and editorial design. My work is research-led and explores symbolism, emotion, and everyday nuance. I aim to create visuals that feel honest, relatable, and quietly meaningful. I enjoy working on story-driven, culturally rooted projects across branding, publishing, and interdisciplinary design.…I am a visual communication designer with ~3 years of experience across illustration, brand storytelling, identity systems, and editorial design. My work is research-led and explores symbolism, emotion, and everyday nuance. I aim to create visuals that feel honest, relatable, and quietly meaningful. I enjoy working on story-driven, culturally rooted projects across branding, publishing, and interdisciplinary design.

Available to hire

I am a visual communication designer with ~3 years of experience
across illustration, brand storytelling, identity systems, and editorial
design. My work is research-led and explores symbolism, emotion,
and everyday nuance. I aim to create visuals that feel honest,
relatable, and quietly meaningful. I enjoy working on story-driven,
culturally rooted projects across branding, publishing, and
interdisciplinary design.

Skills

Branding

Adobe Illustrator

Editorial Illustration

Logo

Illustration

Experience Level

Branding

Expert

Adobe Illustrator

Expert

Editorial Illustration

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Language

English

Advanced

Hindi

Advanced

Gujarati

Fluent

Work Experience

Freelance Publication Designer at Idiom Circulation Service Trust

July 1, 2025 - October 1, 2025

Created editorial illustrations and designed publication layouts; developed visual systems for the book.

Senior Graphic Designer & Illustrator at Pomoco

June 1, 2023 - July 1, 2025

Created editorial illustrations for academic and cultural publications. Designed visual identities, logos, and brand systems. Worked on publication layouts, packaging, websites, motion graphics, and animation.

Illustration Intern at Pomegranate Company (Pomoco)

December 1, 2022 - May 1, 2023

Illustrated for publications, apparel, events, cafes, and album covers. Supported design team with concepts and visual assets.

Illustration Intern at Pomogranate Company

December 1, 2022 - May 1, 2023

Illustrated for publications, apparel, events, cafes, and album covers. Supported design team with concepts and visual assets. Tools included Procreate, InDesign, Photoshop, Figma, and more; involved in editorial illustration, branding, data visualization, packaging, and animation.

Graphic Design Intern at Oases Design

June 1, 2022 - July 1, 2022

Illustrated for publications, apparel, events, cafes, and album covers, creating visuals tailored to each project's context. Supported the design team with concept development, visual explorations, and production-ready assets.

Graphic Design Intern at Oasis Design

June 1, 2022 - July 1, 2022

Illustrated for publications, apparel, events, cafes, and album covers; created visuals tailored to each project’s context. Supported design team with concept development, visual explorations, and production-ready assets.