My name is Reuben Jerome D’silva and I am a visual and interaction designer
What I find fascinating about being a designer is the ability to switch from obsessing over a bezier curve to speculating about the future of transportation in the same working day. I think this is the hallmark of a good designer and I’d like to get better at forming connections between those two scales of thinking. I also believe firmly in the magic of inter-disciplinary collaboration and the fact that tools have the ability to shape how we think.
After my graduation project with Codesign Brand Consultants, I worked with a Los Angeles-based web consultancy, Anatta where I gained experience in user-interface design, e-commerce systems, data-driven design and project management. I am passionate about all things visual from typography, illustration and animation to public art. The experience at CIID has renewed my interest in technology and design thinking which I now pursue with my work at IDEO in Munich.
My latest obsession is e-paper displays and Vulfpeck bass lines. I dream of one day having a screen print setup and maker lab of my own in a house (with a name).
WORK EXPERIENCE
Nov 2019 – Present: IDEO, Munich
Senior Interaction Designer
Jan 2019 – Sep 2019: CIID Consultancy
Interaction Designer at LEGO
2015–2017: Anatta Design
UI UX Lead
2013–2014: Codesign Brand Consultants
Intern (Graphic Design)
Apr–May 2013: Itu Chaudhuri Design
Intern (Graphic Design)
EDUCATION
2018: Interaction Design Programme
Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design, Denmark
2009–2014: Graduate program in Graphic Design
National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad
2008–2009: Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical
Don Bosco Institute of Technology, Mumbai
*didn’t really finish this*
2006–2008: Higher Secondary School - Electronics
R.D. National College of Science, Mumbai
1996–2006: Secondary School
St. Stanislaus High School, Mumbai
recognition
Selected Project at Global Grad Show 2019, Dubai
Winner: Poster Design Competition, Typography Day 2013
Winner: Samsung USID Student App Design Competition 2014
Feature: Sketchnotes Artists, Kyoorius Magazine [link]
software
Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch, Invision, Principle, Origami, Axure Pro, Arduino, Wekinator, Processing, Dragonframe, Logic Pro, Glyphs
interests
🚲 Cycling 🌿Gardening 🎸Guitar ☀️Beaches ⚽️Football 🏊🏾Swimming 🎵 Check me out on Soundcloud