I'm Sumit.
Design found me, not the other way around.

I was curious long before I was a designer. Why people choose what they choose. Why some things feel effortless and others feel like a fight. Design just gave that curiosity a job.

I was curious long before I was a designer. Why people choose what they choose. Why some things feel effortless and others feel like a fight. Design just gave that curiosity a job.

I was curious long before I was a designer. Why people choose what they choose. Why some things feel effortless and others feel like a fight. Design just gave that curiosity a job.

I was curious long before I was a designer. Why people choose what they choose. Why some things feel effortless and others feel like a fight. Design just gave that curiosity a job.

Childhood

Less certain. More curious.

I drew machines that didn't exist and worlds nobody asked for. It was the only thing I never needed permission to be good at. People called it talent. I just liked how it felt.

I drew machines that didn't exist and worlds nobody asked for. It was the only thing I never needed permission to be good at. People called it talent. I just liked how it felt.

Teenage Years

Teenage Years

Teenage Years

Why does this feel right

Why does this feel right

Paper turned into screens and I couldn't stop asking why some things felt obvious to use and others didn't. I had no idea design was a word for that. I just wanted to know who decides how things should feel.

Paper turned into screens and I couldn't stop asking why some things felt obvious to use and others didn't. I had no idea design was a word for that. I just wanted to know who decides how things should feel.

College

College

College

Logic first. Then purpose.

Logic first. Then purpose.

I picked computer science. But every class pulled me closer to the why, not the how. Leading a design team on a real product changed something. Design stopped being a side interest. It became the lens I saw everything through.

I picked computer science. But every class pulled me closer to the why, not the how. Leading a design team on a real product changed something. Design stopped being a side interest. It became the lens I saw everything through.

Now

Now — Still Becoming

Now — Still Becoming

Less certain. More curious.

Less certain. More curious.

I read, I watch, I talk to people. Not to collect answers but to ask better questions. I'm not chasing attention or titles. I just want to keep building things that quietly make sense and be a little less wrong than I was yesterday.

I read, I watch, I talk to people. Not to collect answers but to ask better questions. I'm not chasing attention or titles. I just want to keep building things that quietly make sense and be a little less wrong than I was yesterday.

THINGS THAT STAYED WITH ME

Interstellar

He left to give his daughter a future and got so lost building it that she learned to live without him. The universe handed him the receipt anyway. 23 minutes of video, 23 years of her life. She stopped waiting long before he stopped hoping.

Interstellar

He left to give his daughter a future and got so lost building it that she learned to live without him. The universe handed him the receipt anyway. 23 minutes of video, 23 years of her life. She stopped waiting long before he stopped hoping.

Experience

Four roles. Each one taught me something the last one couldn't.

Co-Editor

Mar 2023 - Mar 2024

Student Council

DY Patil University

100+ designs for a campus that actually used them. First time I saw my work on walls, not just screens.

UI/UX Designer — Intern

Jan 2024 - Dec 2024

Golden Bird Education

Five designers, one app, 200+ student interviews. We built a JEE prep tool where stressed students could actually focus instead of getting lost in the interface.

Product Designer

Apr 2025 - Dec 2025

Edverb

Sole designer for India's first course aggregator. 30+ screens, full design system, and a comparison feature that moved conversion from 1.05% to 4%.

Product Designer

Jan 2026 - Present

Black Banana

The agency had real results but nothing on screen proved it. I built the brand and website from zero. 212 clients found us in 4 months. All inbound. Zero outbound.

DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT

DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT

DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT

  • We brought Sumit in as an intern. Two weeks in, he was running the design team. Every deliverable came back sharper than what we asked for. He set the bar, not us.

    Mr. Pushpendra Singh

    Founder, GBE

  • I came to Sumit with a rough idea. He came back with something I couldn't have imagined myself. Edverb looks the way it does because of him. Simple as that.

    Mr. Krutarth Kansagra

    Founder, Edverb

  • Most students show up. Sumit showed up and then some. The council's entire visual identity shifted after he joined. That's not something I say about many students.

    Prof. Hemanshu Ahire

    DY Patil University

  • You notice Sumit's work before you notice him. Everything he touched as Co-Editor looked considered, deliberate. That kind of design maturity at this stage is uncommon.

    Prof. Nikhilesh Mankar

    DY Patil University

  • We brought Sumit in as an intern. Two weeks in, he was running the design team. Every deliverable came back sharper than what we asked for. He set the bar, not us.

    Mr. Pushpendra Singh

    Founder, GBE

  • I came to Sumit with a rough idea. He came back with something I couldn't have imagined myself. Edverb looks the way it does because of him. Simple as that.

    Mr. Krutarth Kansagra

    Founder, Edverb

  • Most students show up. Sumit showed up and then some. The council's entire visual identity shifted after he joined. That's not something I say about many students.

    Prof. Hemanshu Ahire

    DY Patil University

  • You notice Sumit's work before you notice him. Everything he touched as Co-Editor looked considered, deliberate. That kind of design maturity at this stage is uncommon.

    Prof. Nikhilesh Mankar

    DY Patil University

Ready to build something that matters.

Ready to build something that matters.

Ready to build something that matters.

Open to product design roles in Bangalore. Also happy to chat if you're building something interesting and think I can help.

Say hello

Say hello

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© 2026 Sumit Darji. Designed and built by me.

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© 2026 Sumit Darji. Designed and built by me.