Manyata

Hiii I'm Manyata!

A multidisciplinary designer. Artist. And a bit of a tinkerer.
My days move between disciplines - from Photoshop and UI/UX to coding, from wiring Arduinos to understanding human psychology. My evenings slow down into oil on canvas or charcoal-stained hands (I do clean up before my desk turns into a fossil site - I’m a bit of a clean freak). And my nights drift into reading - culture, history, and the quiet layers that shape how we live and see.

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IN PROGRESS
Smart Delivery Box
Connected Product & Service Design
Explored the hidden challenges of the food-delivery journey through primary and secondary research, identifying gaps in food quality, safety, handling, and delivery visibility.

CONNECTED DELIVERY

Developed a smart, IoT-enabled delivery system that combines thermal management, parcel identification, weight sensing, verification to improve food condition, order accuracy, and transparency from restaurant to doorstep. The concept evolved through stakeholder research, journey mapping, gap analysis, ideation, system architecture, and product development.

PRODUCT DESIGN SERVICE DESIGN IOT ELECTRONICS PROTOTYPING
Geo-economic Transformation of the Fitness Industry
Service & Systems Design
Explored how geo-economic disruptions and shifting consumer behaviour transformed the global fitness ecosystem, using systems thinking to understand the relationship between physical gyms, digital platforms, people, resources, and external forces.

FITNESS ECOSYSTEM

Mapped stakeholders, value exchanges, system dynamics, behavioural shifts, and leverage points to identify opportunities for a more resilient, accessible, and interconnected hybrid fitness system.

SYSTEMS THINKING SERVICE DESIGN DESIGN RESEARCH
Cognitive Ergonomics Study of Cult.fit
UX Research & Service Experience
Investigated how users make decisions while moving between Cult.fit’s digital app and physical fitness centres, using cognitive ergonomics to understand the role of logic, intuition, and emotion across the service journey. The study was informed by interviews with users across different experience levels.

USER JOURNEY

Mapped the end-to-end experience across discovery, comparison, booking, arrival, workout, and post-workout behaviour, identifying decision points, user actions, emotional responses, and opportunities to simplify and improve the service experience.

UX RESEARCH COGNITIVE ERGONOMICS SERVICE DESIGN
Vocalpalm
Gesture-Based Communication Device
An interactive Arduino-based device that translates hand gestures into spoken messages, designed to create an accessible form of expression for people who face barriers in verbal communication.

WHEN HANDS SPEAK

The system combines flex sensors, Arduino, SD-card audio, LEDs, and a speaker to convert finger movements into voice. Two interactive hands represent connection across social and physical differences, while light activates when they meet, creating a physical expression of communication and shared understanding.

INTERACTION DESIGN ARDUINO ELECTRONICS
Digitalising the Shopping Cart Experience
Interaction & Product Design
Explored how real-time feedback can reduce decision fatigue and improve control during grocery shopping. The project examined existing shopping behaviours, pain points, and interaction gaps to rethink the cart as an active digital touchpoint rather than a passive carrier.

SMART SHOPPING CART

Designed a connected cart combining real-time cost feedback, item detection, tactile controls, visual feedback, store navigation, and self-checkout. Developed the interaction flow, physical interface, lo-fi prototypes, and UI screens to create a more informed and seamless shopping experience.

INTERACTION DESIGN UX DESIGN PROTOTYPING
Portable Workstation for Flower Vendors
Ergonomic Product & User Research
A 1.5-year design research project studying the working conditions of flower vendors through field observation, workflow analysis, and contextual research. Insights into posture, workspace organisation, and repetitive hand-based tasks informed the development of a portable workstation designed around existing vendor practices.

ERGONOMIC WORKSTATION

Developed and usability-tested a physical prototype with flower vendors, using observation, interviews, questionnaires, and System Usability Scale (SUS) evaluation to assess usability, comfort, workflow integration, and adoption. The project has also resulted in a research paper currently under development/publication, with its contents confidential at this stage.

DESIGN RESEARCH ERGONOMICS USER STUDIES