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I'm Imthiyas Peruven,
a product & experience
designer. Based in
Bangalore, India

About Me

I'm a designer who creates beautiful experiences that help and delight people.

Profile

With over 15 years of experience crafting impactful, user-centered products. Expertise spans intuitive product design, creating immersive gaming experiences, and mentoring high- performing design teams. Worked with industry leaders such as Zynga, Oracle, Commonfloor, and Big Viking, contributing to the success of top-tier products.

Career

Burfy Head of Product & Experience Design
Jun 2024 - Present

Heading design and product strategy for Burfy, a localized design tool that helps Indian creators and small businesses craft marketing content in their own language. Shaped core product experiences from regional language typing to AI background removal, regional templates, and AI creative-led features. Built design systems, streamlined workflows, and worked closely with engineers and users to drive meaningful product evolution.

HighXP Lead Product Designer
Sep 2022 – Apr 2024

Spearheaded design efforts for Doodle Me, a social game that elevated user engagement with advanced social features. Collaborated closely with product and engineering teams to align business goals with player-centric design strategies. Conducted market research and integrated trends into prototypes, driving innovative gameplay experiences. Played a key role in recruitment to build a high-performing design team.

Big Viking Games Principal UX Designer
Jul 2021 – Aug 2022

Designed a mobile virtual social game enabling users to create avatars, immersive spaces, and engage in multiplayer experiences. Delivered creative solutions for thematic events and competitions, enhancing player retention.

Zynga Principal UX Designer
Apr 2016 – Jul 2021

Redesigned the DrawSomething game, boosting usability while preserving its iconic gameplay loop. Conceptualized and delivered DrawSomething Mini for Facebook Messenger, achieving viral success. Led UX for Zynga's Casual Games division, shipping three word games and managing live ops UX for FarmVille. Redesigned titles like Crossword with Friends, Boggle with Friends to make it more intiutuve and upto date experience for players.

Commonfloor Senior UX Designer
Nov 2014 - Feb 2016

Designed the CommonFloor Real Estate app for Android and iOS, enhancing user onboarding, search, and property posting features. Developed the CommonFloor Groups app, enabling seamless community interactions for apartment residents.

Oracle Senior UI Designer
Dec 2009 – Nov 2011

Designed user-centric interfaces for Oracle website product pages, newsletters, etc. Designed a event booking app for Oracle.

GoldSpot Media UX Designer
Nov 2011 - Nov 2014

Delivered core UX solutions for ad publishing platform called MiSpot. Created AdUnit templates for publishers to choose from ad publishing platform.

Arokia UI Designer
Jan 2007 - Nov 2009

Worked on multiple client websites, SBI, Citizen Watches, Nitte University, Nethradama Hospitals, etc.

Expertise

I approach design with a user-first mindset, combining research, interaction, and visual storytelling to create seamless digital experiences.

  • Product Strategy & UX Leadership

    I help shape product ideas into meaningful experiences bringing together user needs, business goals, and design thinking. I love working closely with teams to build things that matter and scale.

  • Research-Driven Design

    Good design starts with understanding people. I use research from user interviews to data to learn what really matters, and use those insights to guide smarter design decisions.

  • Interaction & Systems Design

    I focus on making things flow smoothly. Whether it’s how users move through a product or how components fit into a design system, I care about the details that make experiences feel natural. Like the Apple way!.

  • Visual Storytelling

    Design isn't just how it looks, it’s how it work. I create clean, expressive visuals that tell a story, reflect the brand, and make users feel at home.

  • Design Ops & Team

    Great products come from great teams. I enjoy mentoring, setting up design workflows, and building a space where designers can do their best work.