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Nistha Kaushal

I make products people actually enjoy using.

Senior Product Designer · 10+ years of turning complex problems into simple, delightful experiences.

Nistha Kaushal
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I turn "this feels confusing" into "this just works."

I'm a Senior Product Designer with 10 years of experience designing digital products across travel, consumer, SaaS, and AI-powered experiences.

I specialise in turning complex problems into clear, intuitive experiences—from high-traffic consumer journeys and scalable systems to 0→1 products. My approach combines product thinking, systems thinking, and visual craft, grounded in data, research, and a deep understanding of user needs. I believe great design should be both beautiful and measurable, creating meaningful outcomes for people and the business.

I'm also a strong advocate for accessible and inclusive design, championing accessibility from the start—not as a checklist, but as an integral part of how we design interactions, content, and systems.

I've designed for global audiences at companies including Expedia and Monotype, and more recently, I've been exploring how AI can augment the way we design, build, and experience digital products.

Outside of work, I'm usually traveling, discovering new music, or critiquing the UX of whatever product I happen to be using.

User Research Interaction Design Design Systems Prototyping Figma Product Strategy Usability Testing A/B Testing Systems Thinking Vibe Coding AI First Experiences Designer who builds Accessibility champion Claude Code First principles thinking

Projects I'm proud of

01
Expedia Senior UX Designer 2025 · 4 months App (Android + iOS)

Activity Discovery — Making "Top 10 Things to Do" Immersive

The Problem

The 'tours, activities & experiences' segment is the third largest in the travel industry ($225B+), yet remains largely untapped. Static lists didn't convey what activities actually feel like, users bounced to YouTube/Instagram for validation, and engagement with experiences lagged far behind hotels & flights.

The Impact

0% Increase in interaction with activities
0% Uplift in click-through to detail pages
0% Increase in time on destination page
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02
Expedia Senior UX Designer 2025 · 2 months App (Android + iOS)

Car Rental Upgrades — Surfacing Affordable Value

The Problem

Users looking at car rentals on the product detail page lacked confidence to upgrade without restarting their search, causing missed revenue and decision friction. The hypothesis: if users can compare higher-tier cars and see the value difference directly on PDP, they'll upgrade without negatively impacting conversion.

The Impact

0% Upgrade attach rate lift
0% Revenue per visitor lift
0% Average order value lift
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03
TripAdvisor Senior Product Designer 2026 · Design Challenge Mobile App (iOS)

OllieGo — Local Discovery for the Spontaneous Traveller

The Problem

50% of experience bookings happen after travellers arrive at their destination — but apps feel slower than asking a friend. Young spontaneous travellers need speed, social confidence, and hyper-local context. Current flows surface too many options, hide key logistics, and demand form-filling right when users have the least patience.

The Impact

0s From indecision to confident action
0% Time-to-decision reduction target
0 Screens delivered in 5 hours
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04
Shaka Guide Senior Product Designer 2026 · Paid Design Trial Mobile App (iOS)

Improving the Early Discovery Funnel

The Problem

A meaningful drop-off before users reached a tour detail page. The blended funnel showed 72.1% Home → Product View — but splitting by new vs. returning revealed two completely different stories. New-user discovery was healthy at 84.7%. The real problem: ≈10,000 returning users treated as “drops” were actually owners who came back to resume, download, or navigate — not to shop.

The Impact

0k Returning users addressable with intent-aware home
0pp Gap between new vs returning product-view rate
0% New-user discovery rate — already strong, protected
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05
Manifest Global (Cialfo) Senior Product Designer 2026 · Ongoing Web · SaaS Portal

Flow AI Design System — From UI Library to a Product Foundation

The Problem

Multiple teams shipping fast on components that grew by accident. No shared design language, inconsistent naming, duplicated work — designers recreating patterns instead of assembling them. The real cost wasn’t visual inconsistency. It was decision fatigue, slower delivery, and rising maintenance compounding with every release.

The Impact

0% Faster design → launch (8 wks → 3 wks)
0% Fewer UI defects in UAT
0 Custom components in first flow built on the system
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06
Monotype (Enterprise) Product Designer 12 weeks Web Dashboard

Font Subscription Management for Design Teams

The Problem

Design and advertising agencies rely heavily on premium fonts from platforms like Monotype, but managing access, licensing, and usage across teams is fragmented and risky. No clear visibility into who has access to what, non-compliant usage, and manual admin processes created both legal exposure and wasted time.

The Impact

0% Reduction in duplicate downloads
0% Increase in active font usage
0+ Team satisfaction NPS score
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