

Hi!
I am Nuti Mody
I am an MS HCI student at UC Santa Cruz designing inclusive and human-centered products. With a background in Healthcare UX combined with a strong foundation in Industrial Product Design, my work is grounded in deeply understanding user needs to create lasting impact.
Currently seeking a Summer 2026 UX/Product Design internship.
Selected design projects
I hope you’ll enjoy viewing my projects as much as I enjoyed working on them.
Experience
Product Designer
Graduate Capstone
Microsoft Health Futures
Apr 2026 - current
Tutor & Reader
CMPM110: Writing for Game Technologies
UC Santa Cruz, California
Jan 2026 - current
Product Designer
Freelance
Dresden, Germany
Aug 2023 - Aug - 2025
Founder & Product Designer
Studio Tidy
Surat, India
Sep 2021 - Jul 2023
Product Design Intern
Shed Design Studio
Surat, India
Jun 2021 - Aug 2021
Product Design Intern
Ducere Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
Hyderabad, India
Feb 2020 - Apr 2020
Design Intern
Bempu Health Pvt. Ltd.
Bangalore, India
May 2019 - Jul 2019
Education
MS in Human-Computer Interaction
University of California, Santa Cruz
Silicon Valley Extension, Santa Clara
Graduation Date: Dec 2026
Bachelor of Design (Product Design)
Ahmedabad, India
Graduation Date: Sep 2021
Awards & Certificates
Participant
ACM Student Design Competition 2026
(Submission Under Review)
Jan - Mar 2026
Best Research Award
Google Designathon
University of California, Santa Cruz
Oct 2025
Putting Design into Practice for Social Impact
Online certificate course
Graduation Date: Nov 2024
UX: Interaction Design
Design Lab
Online certificate course
Graduation Date: Aug 2023
Skills & Interest
Design compatibility
User Research | Systems thinking |
Interaction Design | Human-Centred Design | Speculative Design | Data Visualisation | Illustration | Sketchnote and infographics | Fabrication & Prototyping | GenAI for Product Design
Software compatibility
Figma | Adobe Illustrator | Photoshop | InDesign | After Effects | Premiere Pro | Sketch | Procreate | WordPress | Webflow | Wix | AutoCAD | 3D modelling | Fabrication & Prototyping | Arduino | HTML/CSS | JavaScript | React Native | API Integration | Claude Code | Lovable | Figma Make | GenAI for Design
Language compatibility
English (Full professional)
German (Elementary)
Gujarati (Native/bilingual)
Hindi (Native/bilingual)
Blogs
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