Design Lead and Brand Designer with 6+ years of experience building visual identity systems, brand guidelines, and multi-channel campaign design across B2B, healthcare, and D2C. I’ve led end-to-end creative production—logos, typography, color systems, pitch decks, print collateral, and motion—while partnering closely with product teams. I founded Akumen, an in-house brand studio inside Qubiqon, and built full brand systems independently. I’m hands-on across design and multimedia production (video shooting/editing and motion animations), with UI/UX fluency in Figma and design-system thinking supported by AI-assisted workflows that improve iteration speed.…

Vishnu K R

Design Lead and Brand Designer with 6+ years of experience building visual identity systems, brand guidelines, and multi-channel campaign design across B2B, healthcare, and D2C. I’ve led end-to-end creative production—logos, typography, color systems, pitch decks, print collateral, and motion—while partnering closely with product teams. I founded Akumen, an in-house brand studio inside Qubiqon, and built full brand systems independently. I’m hands-on across design and multimedia production (video shooting/editing and motion animations), with UI/UX fluency in Figma and design-system thinking supported by AI-assisted workflows that improve iteration speed.…

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Design Lead and Brand Designer with 6+ years of experience building visual identity systems, brand guidelines, and multi-channel campaign design across B2B, healthcare, and D2C. I’ve led end-to-end creative production—logos, typography, color systems, pitch decks, print collateral, and motion—while partnering closely with product teams.

I founded Akumen, an in-house brand studio inside Qubiqon, and built full brand systems independently. I’m hands-on across design and multimedia production (video shooting/editing and motion animations), with UI/UX fluency in Figma and design-system thinking supported by AI-assisted workflows that improve iteration speed.

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Skills

Experience Level

Language

English
Fluent
Malayalam
Fluent
Tamil
Advanced

Work Experience

Design Lead (Founded and led Akumen) at Qubiqon Consulting India Private Limited
October 1, 2024 - April 1, 2026
Founded and led Akumen, an in-house brand studio within Qubiqon, delivering complete visual identity systems (logo, typography, color palettes, and brand guidelines) in rapid 2-week sprints for sub-companies. Owned company-wide brand and creative output, producing pitch decks, sales collateral, and internal presentations for client-facing touchpoints. Ran multimedia production end-to-end (shooting/editing video, directing motion graphics, engineering high-FPS animation) to increase deck engagement. Managed large-format event booth and print production for tech conferences and led a 4-person design team, mentoring junior designers. Applied product thinking through UI/UX work for B2B SaaS dashboards and supported Figma-to-developer handoff while integrating AI-assisted workflows (e.g., stitch/Firefly/ChatGPT/Claude/Gemini) to reduce iteration time.
Design Lead at Qubiqon Consulting India Private Limited
October 1, 2024 - April 1, 2026
Founded and led Akumen, an in-house brand competency studio within Qubiqon, delivering complete visual identity systems, logos, typography, color palettes, and brand guidelines for sub-companies in rapid two-week sprints. Owned company-wide brand and creative output including pitch decks, sales collateral, and internal presentations to ensure consistent visual identity across client-facing touchpoints. Directed end-to-end multimedia production—shooting, editing, motion graphics, and 60fps Apple-style animations—to increase client deck engagement by 25%. Managed large-format event booths and print production for tech conferences and led a 4-person design team, mentoring three junior designers. Applied product thinking with a smaller UI/UX scope for B2B SaaS dashboards in Figma-to-developer workflows, integrating AI tools (Google Stitch, Firefly, ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini Pro) to cut iteration time by ~40%.
Design Lead (Founded and led Akumen; Brand & Creative Lead at Qubiqon) at Qubiqon Consulting India Private Limited (Kochi, India)
October 1, 2024 - April 1, 2026
Founded and led Akumen, an in-house brand studio within Qubiqon, delivering complete visual identity systems (logo, typography, color palettes, and brand guidelines) for sub-companies in rapid 2-week sprints. Owned company-wide brand and creative output across client-facing touchpoints including pitch decks and sales collateral. Led multimedia production end-to-end: video shooting/editing, motion graphics direction, and engineered smooth 60fps Apple-style animations that improved deck engagement by 25%. Managed large-format event booth and print production, mentoring a 4-person team. Applied product thinking to B2B SaaS UI/UX work and integrated AI tools (e.g., Google stitch, Firefly, ChatGPT/Claude/Gemini) to cut iteration time by ~40%.
Senior Graphic & Brand Designer at Lernern
May 1, 2023 - October 1, 2024
Led brand identity creation and owned marketing output for two sub-companies, including logos, visual guidelines, brochures, and social campaigns to maintain a consistent cross-channel brand voice. Directed end-to-end event booth experiences for EdTech exhibitions, producing printed banners, standees, packaging, and branded physical collateral for every show. Supported student dashboard and LMS interface design (~20% of role) through wireframes, prototypes, and Figma systems, improving task-completion rates by ~22% in user testing.
Senior Graphic & Brand Designer at Lernern (Gurgaon, India)
May 1, 2023 - October 1, 2024
Led brand identity creation and owned marketing output for 2 sub-companies, including logos, visual guidelines, brochures, and social campaigns to maintain consistent cross-channel brand voice. Directed end-to-end event booth experiences for EdTech exhibitions, producing printed banners, standees, packaging, and branded physical collateral for every show. Contributed to student dashboard and LMS interface design with wireframes, prototypes, and Figma systems; improved task completion by ~22% in usability testing.
Graphic & Brand Designer at Kovenantz Technologies
February 1, 2022 - October 1, 2022
Built full brand identity for the company including logo, marketing collateral (brochures, banners, flyers), and packaging design. Designed a budget-tracking app and travel website end-to-end, including user research, information architecture, wireframes, and final UI (~20% of the role). Built front-end prototypes using HTML/CSS to align design intent with development output.
Graphic & Brand Designer at Kovenantz Technologies (Kochi, India)
February 1, 2022 - October 1, 2022
Built full company brand identity including logo, marketing collateral (brochures, banners, flyers), and packaging design. Designed end-to-end UI/UX for a budget-tracking app and a travel website, including user research, information architecture, wireframes, and final UI (~20% of role). Created front-end prototypes using HTML/CSS to reduce the gap between design intent and development output.
Graphic & Motion Designer at LMESChennai
August 1, 2021 - December 1, 2021
Designed educational video templates, thumbnails, and layout frameworks used across an online learning library of 50+ videos. Assisted with website visual design and developed marketing ad concepts for digital and print campaigns.
Graphic & Motion Designer at LMES
August 1, 2021 - December 1, 2021
Designed educational video templates, thumbnails, and layout frameworks used across an online learning library of 50+ videos. Assisted with website visual design and developed marketing ad concepts for digital and print campaigns.
Graphic & Motion Designer at LMES (Chennai, India)
August 1, 2021 - December 1, 2021
Designed educational video templates, thumbnails, and layout frameworks for an online learning library of 50+ videos. Assisted with website visual design and developed marketing ad concepts for digital and print campaigns.
Junior Graphic Designer at Prabal Learning Innovation
February 1, 2020 - July 1, 2021
Produced motion graphics, social media content, product kit box covers, and event standee designs for an educational product launch series reaching 10,000+ students. Developed advertising graphics for online and offline campaigns supporting product launches across all states.
Junior Graphic Designer at Prabal Learning Innovation (Bengaluru, India)
February 1, 2020 - July 1, 2021
Produced motion graphics, social media content, product kit box covers, and event standee designs for an educational product launch series reaching 10,000+ students. Developed advertising graphics for online and offline campaigns supporting product launches across all states.
Quality Inspector (Intern) at Tata Boeing Aerospace Limited
October 1, 2019 - January 1, 2020
Performed aircraft design verification, production issue resolution, final assembly inspection, and electrical installation verification. Conducted site escape, created non-conforming reports, and supported product verification processes.
Quality Inspector (Intern) at Tata Boeing Aerospace Limited (Hyderabad, India)
October 1, 2019 - January 1, 2020
Performed aircraft design verification and production issue resolution; completed final assembly inspection and electrical installation verification. Conducted site escape, filed non-conforming reports, and ensured product verification within production processes.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering (Aeronautical Engineering) at Park College of Engineering & Technology, Coimbatore
August 1, 2015 - May 1, 2019
Bachelor of Engineering (Aeronautical Engineering) at Park College of Engineering & Technology
August 1, 2015 - May 1, 2019
UI/UX course (certification) at Great Learning Academy
January 11, 2030 - August 26, 2026
SolidWorks course (certification) at Great Learning Academy
January 11, 2030 - August 26, 2026
Bachelor of Engineering (Aeronautical Engineering) at Park College of Engineering & Technology
August 1, 2015 - May 1, 2019
Bachelor of Engineering (Aeronautical Engineering) at Park College of Engineering & Technology
August 1, 2015 - May 1, 2019
Bachelor of Engineering (Aeronautical Engineering) at Park College of Engineering & Technology
August 1, 2015 - May 1, 2019

Qualifications

UI/UX course (Certified by Great Learning Academy)
January 11, 2030 - August 26, 2026
SolidWorks course (Certified by Great Learning Academy)
January 11, 2030 - August 26, 2026
UI/UX course certification - Great Learning Academy
January 11, 2030 - August 26, 2026
SolidWorks course certification - Great Learning Academy
January 11, 2030 - August 26, 2026
Certified by Great Learning Academy for finishing UI/UX course.
January 11, 2030 - August 26, 2026
Certified by Great Learning Academy for finishing Solid works course.
January 11, 2030 - August 26, 2026
Great Learning Academy - UI/UX (finishing UI/UX course)
January 11, 2030 - August 26, 2026
Great Learning Academy - SolidWorks (finishing Solid works course)
January 11, 2030 - August 26, 2026
UI/UX course certification (Great Learning Academy)
January 11, 2030 - August 26, 2026
SolidWorks course certification (Great Learning Academy)
January 11, 2030 - August 26, 2026

Industry Experience

Education, Healthcare, Professional Services, Software & Internet, Media & Entertainment, Computers & Electronics

Skills

Experience Level