M. Open to opportunities
A FEW TURNS ALONG THE WAY01 — 09

I didn’t have it
figured out. I just
kept following.

Here’s how biotechnology somehow led me to design.

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2022 · THE START

Biotechnology.

I started my engineering degree in Biotechnology.
Honestly, I didn’t really know why I chose it.

Illustrated view of K.S. Rangasamy College of Technology entrance
SECOND YEAR · THE DETOUR

It wasn’t really
for me.

So I tried different things — coding, the web, and eventually design.

A desk with programming books, a laptop, and handwritten notes
A laptop showing a website at a bright study desk
Early UI and visual design sketches, books, and study materials
DISCOVERING DESIGN

Then something
clicked.

UX. Product. Visual design.
It finally felt like my thing.

A sunlit design workspace with product sketches, a laptop, and books on UX, product, and visual design
DISCOVERING DESIGN
LEARNING · AFTER HOURS

So I taught
myself.

YouTubeCourseraGoogle UXLots of experimenting
A student learning design late at night at a laptop with tutorials and sketches
SELF-TAUGHT DESIGN
A first freelance payment confirmed on a laptop at a home design workspace
THIRD YEAR · MAKING IT REAL

More than
an interest.

I started building projects and freelancing. I even earned enough to buy my first iPhone.

FIRST INTERNSHIP

My first real
design role.

At Quick App Studio, working on TrackPilots.ai.

Mahendran working on product design at his first internship
EXPANDING · STAYING CURIOUS

UI/UX→Visual→Web→Motion→Code→AI

I didn’t want to be limited to one kind of designer.

NEXT · SAAS DESIGN

Kissflow.
Then Rocketium.

New teams, new formats, and a wider view of what design could be.

Kissflow office and team workspace
Rocketium office and team workspace
TODAY · STILL IN PROGRESS

Design.
Build.
Animate.
Experiment.

Still figuring it out.
Still making things.

STILL EXPLORING