Designer who codes. Or the other way around.

Hello — I'm Praveen Manne, a UI/UX lead based in Hyderabad, India. For over a decade I've lived on the line where design meets code, and I've never wanted to pick a side.

I'm passionate about creating intuitive, engaging experiences through user-centered design — and then making sure they survive contact with production. That second part is why I write front-end myself: HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript and TypeScript, React and Angular, Tailwind, Bootstrap and Salesforce SLDS. A design that can't be built honestly isn't finished.

The throughline of my career is collaboration. I've worked with developers, project managers, testers, stakeholders and the users themselves — at consultancies like Changepond and MTX Group, at product teams like TeKreant and Warrous, and through my own independent practice that started with WordPress sites back in 2012.

What I care about most: interfaces that feel obvious, accessibility as a default rather than a deliverable, and motion that explains instead of decorates. Lately I also write about AI and design — optimistically, and in good faith — on the blog.