Founding Designer

Great design isn't noticed. Bad design is impossible to ignore._

**The Design Challenge That Matters**:
At Anuvaya Labs, we're creating AI experiences that understand Indian users at a cultural level. Our first product, Vaya Astrology, requires interfaces that disappear so users can connect directly with insights that matter deeply to them personally.

**What Excellence Actually Looks Like**:

- Interfaces so predictable that users never have to think about how to use them
- Visual systems where every element reduces cognitive load
- Color that guides understanding, not decoration
- Typography that speaks with cultural fluency
- Whitespace that does the heavy lifting
- Breaking patterns only in the 1% of cases where it genuinely serves the user

**The Designer We Need**:
We don't need visual stylists creating portfolios. We need a craftsperson who:

- ** Obsesses over details while shipping on time** - never using perfection as an excuse for delay
- ** Optimizes relentlessly** - measuring and reducing cognitive load at every opportunity
- ** Finds satisfaction in restraint** rather than flashy innovation
- ** Understands cognitive biases** and designs to work with them, not against them
- ** Reduces friction** at every opportunity, measuring success by what users _don't_ notice
- ** Builds systems, not screens** that scale coherently across products
- ** Questions every element** with "does this serve the user or my ego?"
- ** Collaborates without territory** working directly with engineers to ensure implementation fidelity

**Your Background**:

- Portfolio showing systematic thinking and restraint
- Experience designing products people actually use daily
- Understanding of how cultural context shapes interaction expectations
- Track record of reducing complexity in interfaces
- Ability to articulate design decisions through first principles
- Comfort with conversational interfaces and subtle interaction design

**You're Our Person If**:

- You feel physical discomfort when seeing inconsistent UI
- You obsess over optimization without sacrificing momentum
- You can name the cognitive biases your designs help users overcome
- You've removed more elements than you've added in your recent work
- Your design process starts with user mental models, not visual trends
- You find yourself explaining to clients why "boring" is actually better
- Your work and identity naturally blend because design thinking permeates your life

**You're Not Our Person If**:

- You believe good design should always be noticed
- You use perfectionism as an excuse not to ship
- You follow trends rather than questioning them
- You equate complexity with sophistication
- You're precious about your work in the face of feedback
- You need extensive processes to be productive
- You see cultural understanding as an afterthought to "universal" design principles

If you believe your best work is the work users never notice they're using, if you find beauty in reduction rather than addition, and if you're committed to truly understanding the cultural context behind interactions—we need to talk.

**About Anuvaya Labs**

We're building culturally attuned AI that understands India at its core - not just its languages, but its contexts, beliefs, and ways of thinking. Our mission is to create technology that feels inherently Indian in its understanding and globally excellent in its execution.

**What Sets Us Apart**

Most AI is built on western datasets, western contexts, and western assumptions. We're changing that by creating models and experiences that genuinely understand the cultural nuances that shape how Indians communicate, make decisions, and see the world.

**Our First Product**: Vaya Astrology