ABOUT

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

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

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

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.

PRODUCT DESIGNER

2.5+ YEARS

PUNE, INDIA

OPEN TO BENGALURU

AVAILABLE MAY 2026

Sumit Darji

How I Got Here

How I Got Here

How I Got Here

How I Got Here

Childhood

Less certain. More curious.

Less certain. More curious.

Less certain. More curious.

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.

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

Why does this feel right

Why does this feel right

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.

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

Logic first. Then purpose.

Logic first. Then purpose.

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.

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

Still curious. Now with a method.

Still curious. Now with a method.

Still curious. Now with a method.

Still curious. Now with a method.

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.

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.

Sumit as a child, drawing
Sumit in his teenage years
Sumit during college
Sumit today

Where I Have Worked

Where I Have Worked

Where I Have Worked

Where I Have Worked

Experience

Experience

Experience

Experience

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

Co-Editor

Co-Editor

Co-Editor

Co-Editor

Mar 2023 - Mar 2024

Student Council - DY Patil University

The council had no visual language, just files. I set the identity for the university magazine and every campus campaign we shipped that year, and left behind a system the next editor could actually use.

“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. Nikhilesh Mankar · DY Patil University

UI/UX Designer — Intern

UI/UX Designer — Intern

UI/UX Designer — Intern

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.

“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

Product Designer

Product Designer

Product Designer

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%.

“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

Product Designer

Product Designer

Product Designer

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.

What Shapes The Work

What Shapes The Work

What Shapes The Work

What Shapes The Work

No entries in Movies yet.

Ready to build something that matters.

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.

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

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

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

Say hello

Say hello

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© 2026 Sumit Darji. Designed and built by me.

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