hi!
i'm suraj,

a fullstack developer and designer based in toronto. i specialize in design systems, human computer interaction and, accessibility
(i also occasionally make music)

WORKED ON:

ASSETS 2024 Brand Identity and Logo

Branding ·Logo Design

Alongside my work with my teammates developing a design system and website for ASSETS 2024, I was the primary designer of the ASSETS 2024 logo, as well as brand identity.

A slightly blurred out white lighthouse in the background, on a clifftop with a house. In the foreground is the ASSETS 2024 logo. It is displaying a lighthouse (similar to the one in the background to the left and the words 'assets' in the middle.

ASSETS 2024 Website and Design System

UI/UX ·Design System ·Development

ASSETS is an international conference on computers and accessibility, and is regarded as the premier conference on the subject. I worked on redesigning the consumer facing website for 2024, developing a Design System, and website design from the ground up along with two other team members.

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A screenshot of the ASSETS 2024 website. On a background of St. John's Newfoundland, there is a semi-translucent black box which says in all capital letters ASSETS 2024.

RESEARCH:

MSc Graduate Thesis · 2024

Suffering from Success: Defending and Extending Design Systems

On design system weaknesses, critiques and the future of the practice.

Undergraduate Thesis · 2022

An Analysis Into Design Systems, Their Evolution and Their Use In Government

Analyzing the state of design systems in Canadian e-Government initiatives
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