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I’m Palak Gupta, a UX Researcher and Designer passionate about bridging the gap between the digital & physical worlds.
At Fidgital-Play, I create innovative solutions that balance screen time for children.
I’m Palak Gupta, an Industrial Designer crafting seamless connections between the digital & physical worlds.
At Fidgital-Play, I design impactful experiences that balance screen time for children, addressing challenges with empathy and innovation.
With my expertise in Industrial Design, UX research & service design, I tackle complex problems by leveraging stakeholder insights, rapid prototyping & iterative design. This holistic approach not only creates impactful, user-centered experiences but also drives business growth and innovation.
My unique blend of industrial, UX, and service design expertise enables me to create user-centered solutions that drive user engagement and contribute to business growth within the EdTech, gaming, and well-being sectors.
Main Projects
Main Projects
HappyHugs
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
UX, Industrial & Service Design
Hospitalized 6-8-year-olds lacked emotional comfort. As a team, we created a modular blanket that children could personalize with family-designed patches, fostering comfort and autonomy, while reducing nurses’ emotional support workload by 3+ hours.
Fidgital-Play
Fidgital-Play Inc.
UX, Industrial & Service Design
To balance screen time for children aged 8–10, I created Fidgital-Play, blending physical and digital play. Shaped by 44 interviews and co-design sessions, it was showcased to 500+ attendees.
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Catalog Entry Optimization
Genuine Parts Company
UX & Service Design
The data onboarding process was overwhelming, involving 39 data entries per product on the buy-side. I led the UX redesign of a supplier platform to reduce data entry errors by 20%, collaborating with the catalog team and interviewing suppliers.
SteadySpecs
Academic Project
Industrial Design
Designed shockproof, parametric-fit glasses for Essential Tremor individuals with innovative 3D-printed flexible hinges, greatly improving usability, stability, and independence as a conceptual solution to daily challenges.
SoundMind
Academic Project
UX & Industrial Design
High screen time affected college students’ productivity. My team developed SoundMind, a wearable with haptic feedback to signal overuse. Our first prototype received positive feedback, showing potential to reduce unproductive screen time.
HappyHugs
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
UX, Industrial & Service Design
Hospitalized 6-8-year-olds lacked emotional comfort. As a team, we created a modular blanket that children could personalize with family-designed patches, fostering comfort and autonomy, while reducing nurses’ emotional support workload by 3+ hours.
Fidgital-Play
Fidgital-Play Inc.
UX, Industrial & Service Design
To balance screen time for children aged 8–10, I created Fidgital-Play, blending physical and digital play. Shaped by 44 interviews and co-design sessions, it was showcased to 500+ attendees.
Company Site
Catalog Entry Optimization
Genuine Parts Company
UX & Service Design
The data onboarding process was overwhelming, involving 39 data entries per product on the buy-side. I led the UX redesign of a supplier platform to reduce data entry errors by 20%, collaborating with the catalog team and interviewing suppliers.
SteadySpecs
Academic Project
Industrial Design
Designed shockproof, parametric-fit glasses for Essential Tremor individuals with innovative 3D-printed flexible hinges, greatly improving usability, stability, and independence as a conceptual solution to daily challenges.
SoundMind
Academic Project
UX & Industrial Design
High screen time affected college students’ productivity. My team developed SoundMind, a wearable with haptic feedback to signal overuse. Our first prototype received positive feedback, showing potential to reduce unproductive screen time.
HappyHugs
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
UX, Industrial & Service Design
Hospitalized 6-8-year-olds lacked emotional comfort. As a team, we created a modular blanket that children could personalize with family-designed patches, fostering comfort and autonomy, while reducing nurses’ emotional support workload by 3+ hours.
Fidgital-Play
Fidgital-Play Inc.
UX, Industrial & Service Design
To balance screen time for children aged 8–10, I created Fidgital-Play, blending physical and digital play. Shaped by 44 interviews and co-design sessions, it was showcased to 500+ attendees.
View Details
Company Site
Catalog Entry Optimization
Genuine Parts Company
UX & Service Design
The data onboarding process was overwhelming, involving 39 data entries per product on the buy-side. I led the UX redesign of a supplier platform to reduce data entry errors by 20%, collaborating with the catalog team and interviewing suppliers.
SteadySpecs
Academic Project
Industrial Design
Designed shockproof, parametric-fit glasses for Essential Tremor individuals with innovative 3D-printed flexible hinges, greatly improving usability, stability, and independence as a conceptual solution to daily challenges.
SoundMind
Academic Project
UX & Industrial Design
High screen time affected college students’ productivity. My team developed SoundMind, a wearable with haptic feedback to signal overuse. Our first prototype received positive feedback, showing potential to reduce unproductive screen time.
Playground
Redesign: BookMyBai app
Redesigned a freelance app for maids, leading UX in Figma to improve the experience for 120,000 clients.
Redesign: BookMyBai app
Redesigned a freelance app for maids, leading UX in Figma to improve the experience for 120,000 clients.
Avha: Manual Nebulizer
Electricity-free nebulizer for rural areas: compact & tackles respiratory issues.
Avha: Manual Nebulizer
Electricity-free nebulizer for rural areas: compact & tackles respiratory issues.
