Hi, I am Riddhima Dave

I am a human and user-centered designer, design thinker, and multimedia journalist. Welcome to my portfolio!

Human/User-Centered Designer

Through my education in media design and various projects, I have learned the principles of collaborative and user-centered design. I use empathy and problem definition to tackle wicked problems. I design research studies to understand what needs to be designed, for whom, and how. My design research culminates in interventions that I then design myself or in teams. I primarily work in digital design solutions such as websites or mobile apps and interactive media work (360 films, map-based explorations). I have dabbled in speculative design and space-based design ideas as well.

Multimedia Journalist

I have trained as a multimedia journalist and worked in interactive and mixed-media journalism. While I am a writer first, my passion for combining disciplines led me to multimedia journalism. I have made interactive data stories, immersive 360 co-creative media, and exploratory narrative web spaces. In journalism, I used media to inform the best ways to represent a story. What connects my past and present is passion and natural talent for telling stories- be it through media or through design. Communication, empathy, and representation of perspectives are some of the same core values that bind both disciplines. I am a better designer due to my knowledge of journalism and vice-versa.

Multimedia Designer

I also draw, animate, build layouts for, photograph, and direct photoshoots. I love telling stories through as many means as possible including but not limited to: graphic design, motion graphics, VR stories, and social media. 

BONUS: Performing Artist

I am a classically trained dancer in the Indian artform Bharatnatyam, and a singer trained in Hindustani Classical Music. Performance is where my love for storytelling began, and I carry that with me in every narrative experience I engage in.

“The world is a constellation of stories. Let me find yours and tell it the right way”

Contact Me

If you like my work and want to get in touch, please contact me here. You can also reach my via my LinkedIn (see header).