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A sanctuary of my ideas, tests, and things I've made along the way.

UX/UI
Design

Volect - Game Design + GenAI

Project Volect was part of a 24-hour game design sprint. This project primarily covers interaction design blended as a form of quiz. Majority of the graphic visuals were generated using Midjourney.

This project got us (me and two of my fellow designer friends) a Second Place 🥈 at the hackathon!

Figma Prototype

ProgressPal - Holistic Growth for Youth

ProgressPal was a project I had worked on in Fall '23. The goal of this app was to build a mentor-guided platform for teenagers and young adults to build a better lifestyle through incremental habit building.

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Figma Prototype

Embodied
Media Design

Building an Exoskeleton - Autodesk, 3D Printing, Arduino, ECG

As part of the Embodied Media Design course under the CS department at the University of Maryland, our final project involved designing and 3D printing a single-finger exoskeleton mounted over the knuckles. Using EMG/ECG electrode patches on the forearm, we translated muscle flex signals into servo-driven mechanical motion via Arduino, effectively enabling gesture-based control.

Inspired by assistive technologies in neuroprosthetics and soft robotics, this prototype explores how wearable exosuits can aid individuals with motor impairments or paralysis in regaining voluntary movement.

Apparel
Design

Oversized Hoodies, Distressed Tees, Fun Aesthetics

My apparel design work draws heavily from streetwear and hip-hop culture - genres I’m genuinely passionate about. You can find hip-hop playing at least 70% of the times on my Spotify!

These designs blend evolved Y2K aesthetics, clean compositions, abstract patterns, and a subtle dose of humor (I can’t live without having fun with my skills 🤪). The result is a playful yet stylish fusion that reflects both cultural roots and personal expression!

Motion
Design

Keyframes, Graphs, Rotoscopes & Renders

These snippets are from animations and motion design work I created in a previous role. While the final compositions were rendered using After Effects and Premiere Pro, many of the initial elements were actually designed, assembled, and motion-tested in Figma itself - before being brought into the motion tools for full-scale animation and post-production.

Video/Visual
Media Design

Short-form Instagram Reels

A Weekend in NYC

Oct '25

Great North American Eclipse

Aug '24

Ferrari F355 Spider in Philly

Sept '24

DC Cherry Blossom Festival

March '24

A Casual Walk on the Trail

Mar '24

The Bos Goa Trip

Dec '22

Photography

Designing Books

Feminism and Beyond
by Dr. Harkirat Kaur

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Thank you!

Thanks for spending time here! This page will keep changing as I explore new ideas and revisit old ones. It’s a space for me to stay curious, experiment freely, and build without a brief!

Yash Deshmukh

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