Aakash Suri
About Aakash Suri
Hi, I'm Aakash, a product designer by profession and a multidisciplinary artist from heart. Ever since my childhood, (literally when I was 8 years old), I began making art. Back then I won over 400 awards. Went to international art camps and received a national award from the Prime minister of India. I exhibited my paintings all over India and started doing freelance projects. My first freelance project was with WWF. I was commissioned to make paintings for their national event. I continued working as a freelance artist for the latter part of my schooling. I got introduced to design at a later stage. I chose to study advertising for the lack of choice and my intention to stay in Delhi for my exhibitions. In college I participated and won awards at graphic design competitions. I enjoyed making ads and especially their impact. I taught myself design strategy, brand strategy, copywriting and storytelling. I was thrilled to see the importance of design in business. I consciously choose to work with startups from different domains. This gave me the superpower to understand design and its implications for different business scenarios. Alongside this, I also learned the business of design and started doing more freelance projects with startups. Working with startups opened a new dimension for me, entrepreneurship. I along with my friends started selling t-shirts on the concept of meditation. A topic that is close to any heart (a story for some other time). We sold around 2000 t-shirts in 2 weeks. We did it because it was fun and because we wanted to create awareness. We stopped the t-shirt business because we missed the fun. Neither one of us wanted our future to be in e-commerce. I continue to spread awareness about meditation and mindfulness through workshops. Currently, I work with syfe, a wealth management platform for South asian countries. In my 1st year, I helped company redesign its design system, relaunch the website and expand the product to new geographies. At this very moment (yes I update this section whenever needed) I work as product design lead with a team of 12 designers. I bring humour and humanity to the team coupled with sincere efforts. I’m expanding my expertise into data-driven design, analytics and product strategy. I love reading about psychology and marketing when I'm not designing. If you want to talk about art, design or especially meditation (my personal favourite) hit me up or just email me: hello@aakashsuri.com