About Me

I design products where clarity, behavior, and AI meet.

I'm a Product Designer with 13+ years of design experience, including 4+ years designing B2B SaaS and AI-first products. My work sits at the intersection of product thinking, visual craft, human behavior, and emerging technology.

Currently exploring AI assistants, agentic workflows, human-AI interaction, motion, and better ways to make complex enterprise products feel simple.

Product Design AI / UX B2B SaaS Motion Visual Storytelling
Kiran Tanwar - Product Designer
My Design Story

I didn't start with product design.
I arrived here through craft.

My career started with curiosity about human behavior. As a psychology student, I learned to observe how people think, respond, decide, and make sense of the world around them.

From there, I moved into animation and game design, then visual design, branding, print media, motion, and eventually product design. Every phase added a different lens to how I solve problems today.

I love that my path was not linear. It taught me to keep learning, stay open to new mediums, and look at design from many angles - behavior, motion, storytelling, systems, and product thinking.

That journey changed my mindset. I no longer see design as only screens or visuals; I see it as a way to shape understanding, confidence, and better decisions.

Illustration representing a designer's multidisciplinary journey through psychology, animation, motion, and product design
What Makes Me Different

I bring more than one lens to design.

Product Thinking + Problem Solving

B2B SaaS taught me to connect user needs, business goals, product logic, and technical constraints into practical design decisions.

Psychology + Human Behavior

My psychology background helps me think about confidence, hesitation, decision-making, motivation, and trust in product experiences.

Motion

Animation and motion design trained me to think about rhythm, transitions, attention, and how small movements can make interfaces feel more natural.

Interaction

I'm interested in how humans and machines interact - especially in AI products where users need guidance, control, and clarity.

AI Exploration

Working with AI-first products pushed me to design for transparency, context, trust, and human judgment instead of just automation.

Storytelling

I use narrative to make complex workflows, case studies, and product ideas easier to understand and remember.

How I Think

A few beliefs that guide my work

01

Powerful products still need simple entry points.

02

AI should support user judgment, not replace it blindly.

03

Good UX reduces hesitation.

04

Trust is designed through context, control, and clarity.

05

The best interfaces teach users while they work.

Certifications & Learning

Certifications that shaped my product thinking

I actively invest in learning - not just to add credentials, but to sharpen how I think about products, users, AI, and business problems.

Stanford UI/UX Design for AI Products Certificate Certificate Image
Stanford Online - July 2025
UI/UX Design for AI Products

Deepened my understanding of human-AI interaction, explainability, mixed-initiative systems, and designing against overreliance. Changed how I think about trust, transparency, and control in AI interfaces.

Human-AI Interaction
ISB Product Management Certificate Certificate Image
Indian School of Business - Oct 2024
Product Management

Sharpened my product strategy thinking, prioritization frameworks, and business reasoning. Helped me speak the language of product and business - not just design - when making decisions.

Product Strategy
Coming Soon
Design / AI / Product Learning

A flexible slot for the next course, workshop, or program I complete. This space updates as I keep learning.

Stories of Impact

What others have said

Kiran does a terrific job translating complex product problems into clear, intuitive user experiences. She is able to take high-level requirements and turn them into thoughtful product flows that balance user needs, business goals, and execution clarity. Kiran brings structure, craft, and a strong sense of ownership to every project she works on.

Nick Mehta
Board Member: Gainsight, F5 (NASDAQ: FFIV), Pubmatic (NASDAQ: PUBM)

Kiran's design talent shines through in GTM Buddy's modern aesthetic and intuitive user experience. Her attention to detail, particularly with micro-interactions, has created a product that customers find both beautiful and easy to learn.

Sundar V.
Chief Customer Success Officer, GTM Buddy
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Outside the Screen

Outside work,
I stay curious.

I like exploring new tools, reading about design and psychology, creating visual stories, improving my portfolio, experimenting with ideas before they become polished, and learning piano.

I'm drawn to anything that helps me think differently - a course, a book, a new AI tool, a creative practice, or a good conversation.

This curiosity keeps my design practice alive.

Design Direction

I'm drawn to products where design shapes clarity, trust, and better decision-making.

My focus is on AI-first products, enterprise workflows, and systems that make complex work feel more understandable, useful, and human.