Hello, My passion for design stems from the fact that understanding someone’s story excites me. I believe that pragmatic design fulfills a social purpose; to bridge gaps and deliver measurable impact on people’s lives.
Please find my resume below and scroll further to find more about my practice and my design.
TANVI RANKA
Design Research and Strategy
Education
IIT Institute of Design
Master of Design | August 2018 - Present
Design Research and Strategy
Teaching Assistant: IPRO Energy and Sustainability
Chicago, Illinois
Srishti Institute of Arts, Design and Technology
July 2013 - June 2017
Bachelor of Industrial Arts and Design Practices
India, Bangalore
The Sustainable Design School
Exchange programme in Industrial Design
-TEDxCannes Volunteer
-Design Strategist on a client project for Trinseo (a global materials company)
Nice, France | February 2016 - June 2016
Zurich University of the Arts
International Design Summer School
-Worked with the refugees in Zurich to design a service for them to better integrate into the community.
Zurich, Switzerland | 2016
Professional Experience
UIC Institute of Healthcare Delivery Design
Design Strategy Intern | 2019
Developed a strategy roadmap for the internal stakeholders at UI
Health to improve the COPD care and worked on a client project to
create a medication education tool. Co-conducted a workshop for the
medical stakeholders at UI Health.
Mindtree
Service and Strategy Designer | 2018
My responsibilities involved heading two social inclusion programs for
the University of Commons along with designing the flow of services,
marketing, application design and product delivery. One of which was
later partnered with UNDP (United Nations Development Programme).
Chirmi Overseas, Jaipur, India
Product Design Intern | 2017
My role involved designing products and assisting in the development process. It overlooked the entire production cycle from designing to material sourcing and all the way leading to quality check.
Shine Bhola Studio
Product Design Intern | 2016
Worked on branding projects for local organisations and developed
a product line for wooden kitchen ware.
Dileep Industries Pvt.
Product Design Intern | 2015
My role involved designing a ceramic jewelry line and exploring
packaging for the same brand.
Notable Projects
Directory as Platform
Ongoing project at UIC Institute of Healthcare Delivery Design. Working with the OCHNA (Office of Community Health Needs Assessment) to create an open innovation platform for the UI health initiatives and other stakeholders in the system to collaborate and improve health equity.
Rethinking Community Care
Ongoing project at Rush University. This project is about
envisioning community health clinics post Covid’19 to enable virtual visits and provide equitable solutions to the community.
COMET: COPD Medication Education Tool
Ongoing project; Leading a student team through research, synthesis and development of a medication education + symptom recognition tool for COPD patient care. Summer and fall project at UI health for the Respiratory Health Association.
Opportunity Map to Improve COPD Care
Developed a strategy roadmap for the internal stakeholders at UI
health to improve the care delivery for COPD patients. It involved
understanding the relationship between the roles different stake-
holders, patient journey and the communication flow.
COGBE: Communication for Gyn. Brachytherapy
A collaborative project with the University of Chicago Medicine to design communication tools for gynaecology brachytherapy. The three versions of discussion guide were designed to empower the patient and set expectations as they enter the treatment process.
Future of Healthcare
A collaborative project with Philips Healthcare India to deliver accessible and affordable healthcare to the underserved population. Designed a system for COPD patients for management and preventive measures.
The Water Project
This project was in collaboration with Trans Disciplinary University, Bangalore. The end product was a water purifier designed for the underserved population using copper and herbs.
Skills
Systems Design | Behavioural Design | Service Design | Strategy Design | Information Design | UI/UX Design
User Research | Protocol Development | Framework Design | Stakeholder Interviews | Service Blueprints | Wireframing | Sketching | Prototyping | Product Fabrication | Process Management
Adobe Creative Suite | Autodesk Fusion | Mural and Miro
Exhibited Projects
2016- The water project exhibited by TDU in Royal Orchid
2015- Revealing the concealed exhibited in Tate UK
2014- Revealing the concealed exhibited in Kochi Biennale
2014- Revealing the concealed exhibited in UB city, Bangalore
Contact:
They ask me what is design?
In the world where design has become a commonplace verb, what am I to say?
Is design about making things beautiful? Sure yeah, why not!
Then why do you study it, they say?
My design, my practice is about serving you, I say.
Understanding your unspoken needs and that of every individual on the street.
My practice, my intention is about feeding you with love and care
I say, my design is like a mother’s recipe
That serves you, that is made especially for you
It’s something you crave for, but you yourself don’t know
From knowing your cravings to your low capacity of spice
A mother’s recipe captures it all
It still tastes delicious, It still feels like home and home is familiar-
Design too creates familiarity- it brings warmth-
It brings solutions to problems we never knew we had
So is there a method you study? They ask
A method, hmm sure, yeah why not!
You never ask the mother for her recipe and expect it to be the same
With every person’s touch, it changes for better or for worse
There’s no strict rule book, but there are ingredients that need to be kept in mind
In the end, the aroma of what we create, touches every part of the house
So sit down
Take your time
But indulge in your next meal with all your senses
Experience it with every action- from lifting the spoon to feeling it move on your body
and then ask me why design?
-Tanvi Ranka