Product Design Design Systems Trends & Discovery Future Forecasting Systems Thinking

I design products — and the systems that hold them together.

I'm Skanda — a product designer and design systems enthusiast currently building Capital One's enterprise design system. I think at the system level: how a product evolves consistently across features, teams, and experiences in a way that stays structurally sound and future-proof.

Experiments My design systems playground
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Component Chameleon

AI generates the token set from a vibe. The architecture is fixed. The expression is infinite.

Processing
Complete
02

Orbs Design System

Motion as a design token. Every state communicated through material — light, energy, dispersal.

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AX1
AX3
03

Dynamic Type

We spec dynamic type. We never see it. A button at every iOS accessibility size, live.

Product Design

Beyond the lab, I ship real product.

The experiments above are where I explore. Day to day, I design enterprise products and the systems that scale them — thinking across features, teams, and experiences to evolve the system in a way that stays structurally sound and future-proof.

What I've worked on
Enterprise & under NDA — described, not shown
This is enterprise work under NDA, so I can't show the screens publicly — but I'm always happy to walk through the details and decisions in a conversation.
Enterprise Design System
Systems · Color, Iconography, Components
Drove major system initiatives — Liquid Glass adoption, collaborative contribution models that keep features and the design system in two-way sync, major icon releases, and close partnership with brand and creative to infuse brand into the digital experience.
Design systemsGovernanceScale
Scaling the digital card portfolio
Systems · Digital & Virtual Cards
Created a coded pattern that lets an expansive digital card portfolio stay structurally consistent while still allowing customization — with Dynamic Type, dark mode, and Spanish-translation layouts built in from the start.
Coded patternScalableAccessible
Reimagining lock / unlock
Interaction & Content · xMod
Modernized a feature used 75,000+ times a day beyond a visual refresh — interaction and content refinements that cut it from five taps to three and made a high-stakes moment calmer.
5 → 3 tapsIn production
Product Designer · Design Systems
Capital One — New York, NY
A systems-level product role — leading major initiatives across the Enterprise Design System: Liquid Glass adoption, color, illustration, and visual design guidance. Also shaping what digital and virtual cards become next — reimagining the card as a living, dynamic surface rather than a static rectangle.
2025 — Now
Product Designer · Debit & Money Management
Capital One — McLean, VA
Owned several servicing experiences for the Discover acquisition — converting the entire existing Mastercard debit base to the newly acquired Discover network. Designed the flows that kept the transition seamless and protected purchase volume throughout. Learn more here →
2024 — 25
UX Design Intern · Business Cards & Payments
Capital One — Richmond, VA
Designed key components for the supplier engagement platform — admin settings, buyer profile, filters — reducing 500+ hours of manual outreach and shipping to production.
2023
UX Design Intern · HR & Workforce
The Home Depot — Atlanta, GA
Led user research for an in-app emergency alert feature used by 800,000+ associates, and presented a user-centered roadmap to VP-level leaders across IT, UX, and EUX.
2022
Education
B.S. Computer Science, Georgia Tech
Concentration in HCI & Media · 2020–2024
Tools
Figma · After Effects · Illustrator · InDesign · HTML/CSS
Working with AI
Claude Code · ChatGPT · Lovable · Gemini
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