Hi, I'm Prateek.
I'm an interaction designer at AWS, working on database services.
My path through healthcare and into cloud infrastructure taught me that ❋ conceptual frameworks and code ❋ are design tools in their own right. Frameworks become maps through complexity and code a way to explore what's possible. Together, they help me build interfaces that carry the complexity so people don't have to.
My path through healthcare and into cloud infrastructure taught me that ❋ conceptual frameworks and code ❋ are design tools in their own right. Frameworks become maps through complexity and code a way to explore what's possible. Together, they help me build interfaces that carry the complexity so people don't have to.
work
At AWS, I design database services and build tools that reveal patterns in customer feedback at scale.
Lumina
ai-powered customer insights for data-aware product decisions
At Siemens Healthineers, I led design for medical devices through international research while creating design systems and patterns that scaled across the entire product portfolio.
Ultrasound
designing interaction patterns for a new ultrasound platform
personal projects
I use personal projects as a playground to explore emerging technologies and expand how I think about design problems.
HCI Index↗
an automated ai pipeline that processes hci research weekly and makes academic work accessible
writing
I write to clarify my thinking and document my research, exploring the intersections of design, technology, and human behavior.
the words the tool gives back
an essay on ai language, borrowed vocabulary, and how tools quietly teach us how to speak
the names we give our agents
every ai tool has arrived at the same need for persistent context — and given it a different name
artifacts without inhabitants
an exploration of code comprehension in the age of ai
cscw 2019
an article recounting my experience at CSCW 2019
about
Design is understanding made visible—a bridge between technical systems and the humans who use them.
My journey began in India with Mechatronics engineering—a field that interweaves mechanical, electronic, and software systems. This foundation gave me an appreciation for how different elements create functional wholes. After working in IT and seeing how digital products evolve, I found myself drawn to the human side of technology, which led me to study Interaction Design in Italy.
What fascinates me about design is finding clarity within complexity. Each domain contains its own language, rituals, and mental models. By immersing myself in these contexts, I can distill specialized knowledge into frameworks that reveal underlying patterns. These frameworks, along with working code, help bridge different disciplines and make abstract ideas tangible.
I believe elegant design does the heavy lifting so users don't have to. It reveals only what's necessary, creating flow rather than friction. My aim is to craft experiences where purpose steps forward and technology recedes, allowing people to focus on their goals rather than the tools themselves.
connect
built with/colophon