Jatin Gehlot

Could you help me understand more about your background by giving a brief introduction of yourself?

My name is. I'm basically from Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh. I have completed my MBA media management from Makhanachitravidhi National University, Bhopal. I have completed my BCom from college, Guggen. During my and during when I'm done, uh, when I'm doing MBA, I have done some, uh, internship in the same field, like, uh, Danik, Baskar, radio, etcetera. Currently, I'm holding a 6 year of experience as a graphic designer. Previously, I worked with a firm named goimui.com, which is basically entertainment portal where I have to make their social media post, their website banners, their articles, uh, images, etcetera. Previously, I worked with a publication firm, which is its name was Shrihen Publication. My work was there to design the social media platform, uh, images, make their website banners, design their books, design their book covers. I'm also doing some freelancing, and I have clients from Australia, Canada, and USA. Thank you.

When managing multiple projects, how do you ensure design timelines are met without comprising quality? Uh, when managing multiple projects, how do you ensure design timelines are met without compromising quality?

When managing multiple projects, it's essential to strike balance between meeting design timelines and maintaining project quality. Here are some strategies to achieve this effectively. 1st is task prioritization. Prioritizing tasks based on their importance and urgency. First, choose what is a high priority and then medium priority and a low priority. By prioritizing, you can allocate resources efficiently and focus on what matters most. 2nd is resource optimization. Track resources just like workforce, materials, budget across different projects. Avoid spreading resources too thin or concentrated excessively on one project. 3rd is effective communication. Maintain open communication with project teams. Every assure everyone understands project goals, timelines, and expectations. Next is comprehensive project plans. Develop to, uh, detailed project plans for each project. Outline scope, objective, deliverables, and milestones. Uh, next is, uh, breaking down the projects. Divide complex projects into smaller task. Assign deadlines to individual components. The next is monitor progress continuously. Uh, you should regularly treat project process, identify potential risk early, and make an adjustment. Uh, remember, the effective multiple projects management involves strategic planning, resources, allocation, and continuous monitoring. Thank you.

What type of email design projects have you worked on so far? Please elaborate. What type of email design projects have you worked on so far? Please elaborate. Well, I worked on different different types of email design projects such as promotional email, transactional emails, newsletter emails, and welcome emails. So even I'm also, uh, designing event invitations. As I said, I have designed welcoming meals. So there is a company named Zivaya, which is basically a spa centers, which are in 5 star hotels. So they tell me to design their welcome emails for their new subscribers or users, or, uh, they want me to design, uh, their the design should be warm, inviting, and informative. So I have designed some, uh, their welcome emails by using the spa or a massage images and use the font which look elegant and luxury. So that's how I made them.

Describe a challenging describe a challenging design project you lead and how you overcame obstacles to meet the objectives. Okay. I'm the designer. Well, for me, challenging task is to redesigning a mobile banking app. My goal is to enhance the user experience of existing mobile banking app. The objective included improved usability, increasing engagement, and aligning the design with the bank's private identity. Challenges are faced, like, the legacy code bases. The ape had a complex and outdated code base, making it challenging to implementing new feature to redesign elements. I use Figma to design their user interface. Second thing is security and compliance. Uh, as a banking app, security was paramount. Any design change in need to comply with stick security protocols. Next to user adaptation. Existing users were accustomed to the old design. It is a significant changes, risk, and anything done. Next is cross function collaboration. The project involve designers, developer, product managers, compliance experts, etcetera. Next, I have to dissolve their app have to decide the approach and finding the solutions. So I've found solution through thorough research and analysis. 2nd, I applied incremental redesign. Instead of complete overall, we opted for an incremented approach. We tackled one section at a time, gradually updating screens while maintaining consistency. Next, uh, we did the prototyping and testing. Then we collaborate with the developers to, uh, to deploy what we have designed. So that's the thing I have designed.

Your team is falling behind on several key design projects due to unforeseen complications. Describe your strategy to get back on track, address the team's workload, and communicate the situations with clients. Okay. So here is a strategic approach to get, uh, get back on your track. Assess the situation. Gather the team and assess the current status of each project. Identify the root causes of delays and understand the specific challenges. 2nd, prioritize your projects. Prioritize project based on their impact, deadlines, and client expectation. 3rd one is, uh, resource allocation. You have to consider 2 things, skill sets, workload. So for skill sets, assigned team member based on their expert expertise for workload balance for close to a wide burnout. 2nd is communication with clients. Be transparent with clients about the situation, explain the challenges, revise timelines, and stop being taken to, uh, mitigate delays. So next is mitigation strategies. Break down complex tasks into smaller manageable chunks. Next is risk management. Anticipate potential risk can have contingency plans in places. Next, regular updates. Provide frequent updates to clients and internal stockholders. Next is quality assurance. While catching and maintaining quality standards, rushing can lead to errors which may cause further delays. Uh, effective communication, adaptability, and a proactive mindset are key to overcoming setbacks and ensure success with project building.

How would you utilize Figma in the collaborative design process with your team? Okay. Well, Figma is a powerful collaborative design tool that streamline the design process and enhance team collaborations. So first, I will share design files with them. 2nd, real time collaboration. Multiple team members can work on a design project in real time. For, uh, 3rd is design libraries. Build design systems and component libraries with within Figma. So maintain consistency by using shared components like buttons, icons, etcetera, across widgets. Next is prototyping. Prototyping is a very useful and important feature of Figma. Figma allows you to create interactive prototypes, link increase, add transition, and stimulate user flows. Next is version history. Figma automatically tracks changes and maintains a version history. When access plug in and integration. Next is design handoffs. Generate design space directly from Figma. Next is user testing. Collaborate with user researchers and conduct, uh, usability testing. Next is responsive designs, and then is training and documentation.

Can you detail your design process from concept to execution for an email campaign? K. Uh, designing an effective mail campaign involves several stages. Uh, so first is understanding the objectives. First, begin by clarifying the purpose of the email campaign. It is, uh, is it for product promotion, event invitation, newsletters, or customer engagement? 2nd is audios research and segmentation. Identify your target audience. Who are you addressing? Segmented email is based on demographic behavior defenses. 3rd is conceptualization and ideation. Brainstorm ideas for the campaign. Consider their theme contain visuals. Then wireframing and layout designs. Create wireframes or rough layouts for differentiate email components. 1st is header, body, footer. In header, you can use logo, branding, and navigation. For body, you can mean contain images and CTS, call to action buttons. Next is footer. Footer contains information, social links, and unsubscribe options. Next is contain creation. Write compelling copy, like subject line, uh, copy, uh, body types, and CTAs. Then is video design. Use images, graphics, color, scheme, which can attract the users. Then coding and HTML development and then testing and quality assurance. Test the email across the different devices, browsers, and emails clients.

Can you detail your design process from concept to execution for a digital project? Well, designing a digital project involves systematic process to ensure the successful outcome. Um, so I will point out some bullets for you. 1st, a project brief and research. Conceptualize your, uh, understand the project's purpose, target, and goals. Then is market research. Analyze competitors, industry teams, and user expectation. 2nd is ideation and brainstorming. Generate ideas collaboratively with the team. Create mood boards, mind maps, or sketches to explore different dimension. Next is, uh, visual designs. You have to select images which attract users. That is a very important process. First is branding if applicable, establish or align with existing brand building, UI designs. Next is prototyping. Develop interactive prototype to visualize user interactions, test the usability, and gather feedback, then front end development and then back end development if it is applicable, then content creation, uh, and then testing quality assurances,

Explain how you would approach integrating AI tools into the design workflow to improve outcomes. Okay? Well, integrating AI tools into the design of significantly enhance outcomes. 1st, we have to set clear goals, define specific objectives for integrating AI, what task needs optimization, is it about speed, quality, or creative freedom. Next, we start gradually. Introducing AI tools incrementally avoid disrupting the existing workflow. Begin with tasks that AI can automate easily, such as basic layout groups of formal conversation. Next is, uh, select the right tool. Consider factors like cost, scalability, ease of use, and competitive with existing system. Next is ethical consideration. Use AI thoroughly thoughtfully for serving originality and vision, then monitor performance, continually assess AI's impacts on speed, accuracy, and overall workflow. Remember, AI is not about replacing human skills. It is about creating synergy that elevate design capability. People now just think that the AI can, uh, replace them, but I don't think so. Thank you.