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Riya Razdan Product Designer

riya's kitchen, Riya Razdan's product design portfolio

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  1. Grouped prompts: grouped what people typed by real intent.
  2. Defined success: worked back from great results.
  3. Tuned prompts: wrote and tuned the generation prompts.
  4. Checked routing: ran evals on how each prompt was routed.
  1. AutofillKeeps the look, cuts content
  2. Dynamic from blankFits the content, looks generic
  3. Dynamic templatesKeeps the look and the content
  1. 1. Hard to describeThey can’t put what they want into words.
  2. 2. Too much contentThey’re the experts, so paraphrasing won’t do.
  3. 3. Layouts breakSections get duplicated and text overflows.
  4. 4. Rigid templatesA fixed layout can’t hold their content.
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About

I’m Riya, a product designer working on AI tools and accessibility. I also make art exhibits, run community events, and look for hidden cafes in every new city I visit.

Why I picked this site theme: I never got a chance to meet my grandmother but I know her through her recipes. Growing up, my mom and I would cook them together by memory and I learned the things that get handed down: how to work beside someone, making the most out of what we have, and cleaning up our own mess.

Design feels the same to me. It's chemical and iterative and sometimes irrational all at once. And like a good meal, I believe it's best shared.

In that spirit, here's my go-to drink on a rainy day:

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Kahwa

Kashmiri green tea, the way we make it at home.

Serves 2
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 tsp green tea leaves
  • 4–5 strands saffron
  • 2 green cardamom pods, lightly crushed
  • 1 small piece cinnamon
  • 6–8 almonds, slivered
  • Sugar or honey to taste
  1. Bring the water to a boil with the cinnamon and cardamom. Simmer 3–4 minutes.
  2. Add the saffron, then the tea leaves. Steep 1–2 minutes, no longer, or it turns bitter.
  3. Strain into cups, sweeten, and top with almonds.

Experience

  • Product Designer, Venngage2022–PresentAI infographics, iteration and accessibility
  • Data Storyteller and Researcher, WOCDC2022–2024
  • UX Design Consultant, WOMBO.ai2021
  • UX Research Intern, University of Toronto2020
  • Product Design Intern, Renewlogy2019
  • Executive Design Lead, UofT Computer Graphics Club2018–2019
  • Design & Promotions Lead, Engineers Without Borders, UofT2018–2019
  • Cofounder & Design Team Lead, Project Airlock Team2018–2019
Full resume (PDF)

Education

  • HBSc, Cognitive Science and Mathematics2017–2021University of Toronto · Kamal & Ahjua Scholar

Honors

  • Adobe Awards, Honorable Mention2019Illustrative Design
  • Science and Humanities Scholars Program2017Carnegie Mellon University
  • Hira and Kamal Ahjua Award2017University of Toronto
  • Finalist & Team Challenge Winner, Mission Discovery2016ISSET and NASA

Restaurant recommendations

Where I eat, on my Corner map

Film

Accessibility

This site is built to be accessible: readable contrast, full keyboard access, visible focus, reduced motion when your device asks for it, and layouts that reflow on small screens. If anything gets in your way, email me and I’ll fix it.
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