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Saurabh
I design systems for a living. Away from the screen I chase thin air, long roads, wet paper, and quiet rooms — the habits that keep me curious when work alone isn’t enough.
Adventure
I go outside to remember I’m still learning
Altitude, distance, and weather don’t care about my calendar. That’s the gift. On a climb or a ride, progress is honest — you either keep moving or you don’t. Those hours have taught me more about patience and grit than any sprint retro. The list isn’t finished — some of it I’m still calling in.
Khardung La
Chang La
Chandrashila
Cheena Peak
800 km ride
10 km run
10K training
Paragliding
Bouldering
Big paintings
Painting is where I stop optimizing
Watercolour, acrylic, oil — whichever the day asks for. Colour doesn’t negotiate like a product backlog. A wash blooms or it doesn’t. That freedom feeds the designer in me: less forcing, more listening. When an idea keeps returning on paper, it usually becomes something I ship or write later.
Banaras
Studio work
Colour study
Finished piece
In progress
Detail
Early work
Mandala
Order that still leaves room to breathe
A centre, rings of rules, variation inside the pattern. Drawing mandalas taught me the same thing systems work did — structure isn’t the enemy of feeling. It’s the frame that lets attention go deep without getting lost.
Mandala detail
Live painting
Hands thinking out loud
Painting while people watch is a different muscle. There’s no undo, no quiet studio to hide in — just presence, rhythm, and trust that the next stroke will land. Each session is a small performance of attention.
Mussoorie Buddha
Bir Billing
Goa
Chaayos
Mini palette
On a leaf
Adventure — moments that still shape me
- 01
Manifesting
In progressSkydiving and scuba diving — still on the list, already in motion.
- 02
Everest Base Camp
One morning at a time. The thin air doesn’t care how ambitious you felt at breakfast.
- 03
800 km ride
Fuel stops, aching hands, staying calm when the body wants to quit.
- 04
10 km run
Consistency beat intensity. I trained for something that scared me a little — and finished.
- 05
Bouldering
Short problems, full attention. Fall, try again — design reviews with chalk on your hands.
- 06
Chang La
Another pass that asks you to slow down and stay present — beauty with a cost.
- 07
Chandrashila
First high-altitude experience — a trek from where I saw the snow mountains and understood why people keep going back.
- 08
Cheena Peak
The most raw trek I’ve done so far — less polished path, more honest effort.
Writing
Articles I published
- 01Manifestation: A journey towards achieving and living my dreams2025
- 02Beyond Aesthetics: The Transformative Tale of Accessibility in Design2024
- 03How AI is Supercharging Creativity in 2024 — A Personal Journey2024
- 04How Advanced Font Variables in Figma Revolutionize Design Workflow2024