Akshay Bapat Design Portfolio

1. AKSHAY BAPAT
P O R T F O L I O

2. Content
• Introduction to Design Thinking
• Notable work
• Incomplete Projects
• Profile

3. Design Robot
Objective was to design
interactive basic figure so that it
could be used in classroom
elementary classroom setting
during class instruction.
When creating these
robots I had to keep in mind to
use rounded shapes in order to
give a warmer feel.

4. Card Design
Designed new modern
art pattern for game of cards.
This was created a high school
exhibition event. I used neutral
but very distinct colors with no
line borders to create a
seamless 3D effect. The white
featured numbers created a
stark recognizable contrast to
the diamond positioned in the
middle of the card.

5. For
B A T M A N
My inspiration for creating this piece came from the
comics. I was very interested in early 90’s comic
design because during this time comic design had
completely been transformed.
Characters are livelier with more emotional quotient
as a result of the rich graphic design. This batman
design was an exploratory challenge
Stacked layers and used color gradients throughout the
illustration. We have significant depth and dimension
present in the comic as a result of the shadow and light
created from the sun in the background.

6. P O S T E R
This was my early exposure tool
chain like Photoshop and Adobe
Experience manager. I created this
illustration using photoshop. I
wanted the focus in this scene to be
the main wizard character. Using
the vibrant yellow contrasting with
the main villain looming in the
background allows the user to shift
their focus throughout the entire
poster following typical poster
hierarchy design.

7. NOTABLE WORK

8. CANDID WORKSPACE
Brainstormed various ideas to
design High school swimming
team’s T-Shirt for Counties
meet. I wanted to create a
product that had a bold,
fearless and winning theme.
Some of the pre-work before
final product is attached.

9. C O U N T I E S
This was my first major
challenge where I had to design a
shirt that would be used during a
counties tournament swimming
meet across 15 different school
districts.
I took the design
inspiration for this shirt from the
Stussy brand which held a high
level of appeal during this period.
This shirt would end up being
completely sold out as well.

10. r M E N U
Designed and rebranded a dilapidated
menu theme for restaurant “Shanghai bun”
as part of networking graphic design
program run by students and faculty at
West Windsor-Plainsboro High School

11. s t e p f o ra b e t t e r w o r l d . o r g
NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION
President of internationally
recognized non-profit organization. I
designed the branding and logo of
the organization and collaborated on
web page design elements. A major
element behind the club was its
foundational aspect to help those all-
in need regardless of

12. Incomplete Projects

13. CARPOOL DESIGN
Learning of a new program called
sketch, I now understood that I
would be able to create more user
interface design work. Ideas could
now be designed for applications
and websites. Today transportation
in University campus has become a
big issue as buses can sometimes
be slow and unreliable. An
important concept in UX design is
accessibility. All features should be
easily accessible to the user.

14. Utilizing sketch further and researching
more on UX, I understood that users
enjoy control on whatever platform they
are using. As a result I created an app
design that would allow the user to be
able to see where they would like to
travel. Clicking on the name of the
location on the 3rd slide would link the
user to the Travelocity website. My
incomplete slide is composed of a
settings page where the user will be
able to see all past saved items.
A P P V A L L E Y

15. P r o f i l e
• Freshman – Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Technical Competency: Java, Python, C, Adobe Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop)
• Developed class navigation application for incoming freshman students in
WWP High School
• Various design challenges and team events in high school
• Awards:
• First Robot Challenge Robotics Regional District Award:
• FIRST Robotics Mt. Olive District Winner
• First Robot Challenge Robotics Entrepreneurship Award:
• FIRST Robotics Mt. Olive District Excellence in Engineering Award
• FIRST Robotics Montgomery District Entrepreneurship Award
• Model United Nations: Outstanding Delegate (2018, 2017)