Hello I am Jishnu,
but you can call me Jay :)
I'm a Seattle-based product designer who enjoys mentoring designers on ADP List, writing about design on Medium, designing icons, creating stuff for the Figma community, and collaborating with developer friends to bring fun ideas to life. When I am not thinking about design, you can find me cooking, making music, playing guitar, gaming, watching anime, or climbing.


What my coworkers say


Ujjwal Ankur
Founder & CEO @ Tickertape
Jishnu and I have been working together very closely on multiple projects at Tickertape. Over the past couple years, I’ve seen him evolve into a brilliant designer, thought leader, and a passionate advocate for our users. During this time, I have come to immensely respect and value Jishnu’s inputs and thought-process and his penchant to do incrementally better with every new project that he picks up.
Jishnu has been an incredible pillar of support for his team-members as well, guiding and mentoring junior colleagues new to the team. As the team grew, he also played a key role in establishing design processes, guidelines, and templates to bring structure to the team. Along with his undeniable talent, he is a true team player, always fosters positive discussions, provides honest feedback, and brings the best out of other team-members… View full review


Shyam Athreye
Director of Product Management @ Tickertape
Jishnu is an exceptionally talented, dedicated, and effective product designer. He built Tickertape's product design team from scratch, handling all aspects of team building, hiring, and establishing necessary product design processes and frameworks to ensure a high level of consistency in the team's output… View full review


Neil Kurian
Senior Product Designer @ Tickertape
Jishnu is an exceptionally talented, dedicated, and effective product designer. He built Tickertape's product design team from scratch, handling all aspects of team building, hiring, and establishing necessary product design processes and frameworks to ensure a high level of consistency in the team's output… View full review
What my mentees say
I write about design on Medium
1.2K+ Followers
Supercharge your Design System with Design Tokens
5 tips to create a modern app UI
18 principles to keep in mind when designing for Apple’s Vision Pro
5 lesser-known spacing tips for product designers
View all articles
Supercharge your Design System with Design Tokens
5 tips to create a modern app UI
18 principles to keep in mind when designing for Apple’s Vision Pro
5 lesser-known spacing tips for product designers
View all articles
Supercharge your Design System with Design Tokens
5 tips to create a modern app UI
18 principles to keep in mind when designing for Apple’s Vision Pro
5 lesser-known spacing tips for product designers
View all articles
Supercharge your Design System with Design Tokens
5 tips to create a modern app UI
18 principles to keep in mind when designing for Apple’s Vision Pro
5 lesser-known spacing tips for product designers
View all articles
I create stuff for the Figma community
View all the stuff
Sometimes I work on lil side projects


Launched the perfect airport guide


Suggestions to revive post Covid demand


Created design cards to simplify design theories
In my spare time
I started making music
I started making music
0:00/1:34


I enjoy climbing
I enjoy climbing


I’ve completed an Ironman 70.3
I’ve completed an Ironman 70.3


Hello I am Jishnu,
but you can call me Jay :)
I'm a Seattle-based product designer who enjoys mentoring designers on ADP List, writing about design on Medium, designing icons, creating stuff for the Figma community, and collaborating with developer friends to bring fun ideas to life. When I am not thinking about design, you can find me cooking, making music, playing guitar, gaming, watching anime, or climbing.

What my coworkers say

Ujjwal Ankur
Founder & CEO @ Tickertape
Jishnu and I have been working together very closely on multiple projects at Tickertape. Over the past couple years, I’ve seen him evolve into a brilliant designer, thought leader, and a passionate advocate for our users. During this time, I have come to immensely respect and value Jishnu’s inputs and thought-process and his penchant to do incrementally better with every new project that he picks up.
View full review

Shyam Athreye
Director of Product Management @ Tickertape
Jishnu is an exceptionally talented, dedicated, and effective product designer. He built Tickertape's product design team from scratch, handling all aspects of team building, hiring, and establishing necessary product design processes and frameworks to ensure a high level of consistency in the team's output… View full review

Neil Kurian
Senior Product Designer @ Tickertape
Jishnu is an exceptionally talented, dedicated, and effective product designer. He built Tickertape's product design team from scratch, handling all aspects of team building, hiring, and establishing necessary product design processes and frameworks to ensure a high level of consistency in the team's output… View full review
What my mentees say
I write about design on Medium
1.2K+ Followers
Supercharge your Design System with Design Tokens
5 tips to create a modern app UI
18 principles to keep in mind when designing for Apple’s Vision Pro
5 lesser-known spacing tips for product designers
View all articles
Supercharge your Design System with Design Tokens
5 tips to create a modern app UI
18 principles to keep in mind when designing for Apple’s Vision Pro
5 lesser-known spacing tips for product designers
View all articles
Supercharge your Design System with Design Tokens
5 tips to create a modern app UI
18 principles to keep in mind when designing for Apple’s Vision Pro
5 lesser-known spacing tips for product designers
View all articles
Supercharge your Design System with Design Tokens
5 tips to create a modern app UI
18 principles to keep in mind when designing for Apple’s Vision Pro
5 lesser-known spacing tips for product designers
View all articles
I create stuff for the Figma community
View all the stuff
Sometimes I work on lil side projects

Launched the perfect airport guide

Suggestions to revive post Covid demand

Created design cards to simplify design theories
In my spare time
I started making music
0:00/1:34

I enjoy climbing

I’ve completed an Ironman 70.3
