I'mNishantTripathi👀

2015 Discovered design while making cover art for EDM tracks on SoundCloud. From cracked Photoshop and endless YouTube tutorials, I fell in love with the craft.

2016 Rejected by my high school's design club (NODE). Instead of quitting, I doubled down, using the rejection as fuel to sharpen my skills.

2017 Earned my first design role with my school's Model UN, and separately, joined a major hackathon where I won 2nd prize in Web Development.

2018 Returned to NODE as president, led one of its strongest seasons with big sponsors, directed design for TEDx, MUN, Yearbook, class projects, and signed my first client, Protein O' Clock, building their brand from the ground up.

2019 - 2021 Started at USC Roski as a Design Student. Became Assistant Director of Creative Services for Student Government, joined Adobe's Ambassador program, revived a campus designathon, co-founded one of LA's largest student-run agencies, and completed my first UI/UX internship working with marketing and development teams.

2022 Procured new clients for Innovative Design at USC, and generated the highest amount of project revenue till date. Landed my first major internship at Earnest, a fintech company, learning from seasoned designers and impacting customer servicing experiences.

2023 Achieved a childhood dream by joining Insomniac Games as a design intern on Marvel's Wolverine. (Most of the work under NDA)

2024 Took an unexpected leap: got the opportunity to build a design practice within a global marketing & technology consulting company, scaling revenue, strengthening client partnerships, and expanding the design team.

2025 Sumeru Design generated 35+ new clients with 3 long-term partnerships, won a web excellence award, grew revenue by almost 250%.

2026 We are now a team of 3 onshore and 2 offshore designers supporting multiple client and internal projects. Design has become part of the company's DNA.