— About

Hi, I'm Manali.

(muh·na·lee)

Product designer, human-computer interaction nerd, and enthusiastic finisher of very large puzzles.

5+ years of experience across marketing, healthcare, non-profits, and accessibility.

I am inspired by the intersection of user needs and elegant design.

I am driven by the power of data to inform decisions and elevate user experiences.

I believe in transforming ideas into immersive and balanced experiences.

I am committed to harmonizing form and function.

Get in touch

I studied Human-Computer Interaction at IUPUI, which is a fancy way of saying I got obsessed with why some products feel like they were built by someone who actually watched a person use them — and most weren't. I've spent the years since chasing that feeling: sitting in on support calls, sketching the same flow eleven times, asking one more question than felt polite.

I'm currently a product designer at Stagwell Marketing Cloud, working on the kind of B2B software that nobody chooses to use for fun but has to use for eight hours a day — which I think makes the job matter more, not less. Before that, healthcare, nonprofits, and a very memorable stretch redesigning a parks-and-rec sign-up flow.

How I got here

Short version: I broke my university's course registration site trying to understand why it was so bad, then spent a semester redesigning it as a class project nobody asked for. A professor told me that was either a huge waste of time or the whole job. Turned out to be the job.

— Outside the work

The unserious half of my brain.

Jigsaws

1000+ piece puzzles, no box lid peeking. Currently mid-way through a Van Gogh.

K-drama

Slow-burn workplace dramas only. Ask me for recs, I have very strong opinions.

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Podcasts

Working through a financial-literacy list. Trying to make my 30s a little less scary.

NY
Travel

A running map of every city I've eaten my way through.

Restaurants

A running journal of every restaurant worth a repeat visit. Ramen especially.

◆ currently
Reading
A design-systems book I keep meaning to finish
Watching
Whatever workplace drama just dropped a new season
Eating
Chasing the best bowl of ramen in NYC
— Open to Senior Product Design Roles

Got a problem worth cracking?

If you've got a messy brief, an unsolved user problem, or a product that isn't quite holding together — that's exactly where I start.
Bring me the pieces. I'll help build the picture.