Hey there,

Taran is a product designer with a computer science background. He works across digital product design, interaction design and design systems, turning complex problems into calm, simple products.

He is currently a Product Designer II at Viant, working on Viant’s DSP platform. Previously he was a Senior Product Designer at Headway, where he worked with clients like Kleenex, Ford, Huggies, Tasktag, Interspond, Opteryx and more.

Before that, he was a Lead UX Designer at Detecvision Technologies, Design Head at Medicians Healthcare, and a freelance designer for almost four years with companies like Kafene, Spocket and Acrisure. He holds a Master’s in Design and Technology from Parsons School of Design in New York, and brings over a decade of experience in interactive design.

He believes in the power of design and technology to create smooth, delightful interactions between people and products: solving complex problems pragmatically and bringing conceptual ideas to reality. He enjoys the process, and the sense of contributing something that matters. It makes him feel alive.

Things I ♥ to do
Design Systems
Lunch with the team
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Feedback early & often
Atomic Design
Clean inbox
Documentation
Launch day
Figma Variations
Notion databases
Thoughtful constraints
Clear goals
Data-based decisions
Working next to a Developer
Lunch with the team
8px grid
Feedback early & often
Atomic Design
Clean inbox
Documentation
Launch day
Figma Variations
Notion databases
Thoughtful constraints
Clear goals
Data-based decisions
Design System Instructor
Shipwright DS Course

As an instructor, I was able to participate in the shipwright design system course from Headway.

Mentorship
Adplist Mentor

As a mentor, I meet mentees and help them grow professionally, collaborate with developers, and get better as a designer.

Brands I’ve designed for
Spocket logoKafene logoFord logoAcrisure logoKleenex logoHuggies logoTasktag logoUSHA logoKimberly-Clark logoZoconut logoOnePlan logoShipwright logo
“Taran is the man with a creative bent of mind, a positive approach towards work, and a man with great skills.”
ManyaCo-founder, Zoconut
“He is very professional, considerate and thorough in his work. He is tremendously creative and always has excellent user experience at the heart of his work.”
AJ CoughlanDirector, Microsoft
“Taran would be a great addition to any team and organization which is looking for a dynamic, open-minded, experienced and a committed software professional.”
SurenderSr. Engineer, Meta
“Working with Taran was so easy. He is very patient and wants to get things done the right way. Looking forward to working with him again soon!”
AvinashCTO, HealthSetGo
“Taran is an individual who is not just good at UIX and creative design but is a person who is diligent, hardworking and most of all a person with excellent creative vision.”
Bhavya SinghMarketing Manager, USHA
“It has been great working with Taran on the Ford Design System project. Taran has been incredibly helpful and has taught me a few things I hadn't known before regarding Figma and components.”
Kady JeskoSenior Designer
“Taran has been doing an amazing job leading design on Interspond. He's dove into wrangling the project plan, leading retros, problem-solving with the team, and actively coordinating with devs. Keep up the great work!”
Billy SweetmanHead of Design
“I'm so grateful to Taran for taking the time to walk me through the potential figma token plugins I could recommend to the client I'm working with. His expertise on the subject really shines through!”
Melissa GallagherSr. Product Designer
“Taran has been doing an amazing job of leading the tasktag designers and holding them accountable. He's really demonstrating his leadership and learning a ton of things along the way. Keep up the great!”
Billy SweetmanHead of Design
“Taran has done a great job on the Interspond project with the short turn around time for their initial conference. His design mock up have been great to work off of and he consistently updates the design.”
Colton PlumeyLead Developer