A recent MS in HCI grad with a strong interest in contributing to designing user interfaces, improving user experiences

Radhika Thacker  • Peerlist

<h3>About Radhika Thacker</h3><p>Radhika Thacker is a Product Designer based in the Bay Area, motivated by user intent, data insights, and human needs. With a major focus on UX Design, Product thinking, and Systems thinking, Radhika builds with a focus on user agency in the AI-automation Era, leading with evidence-based rationale.</p><h3>Featured Projects</h3><ul><li><strong>YouTube Trails</strong>: An interaction layer within YouTube's existing ecosystem designed to give users the ability to build and follow topic-specific content paths. This project focuses on organized discovery and interaction design.</li><li><strong>Mindful Mint</strong>: A zero-to-one product development initiative aimed at helping online shoppers pause and reflect before making a purchase, counteracting the speed-engineered shopping experience. This project emphasizes product design and interaction.</li><li><strong>Amazon Web Accessibility Audit</strong>: A targeted web accessibility audit evaluating Amazon's two highest-traffic pages. The audit assessed WCAG POUR framework, utilized automated tools (TAW, WAVE, Lighthouse), included manual ARIA inspection, and validated compatibility with NVDA screen reader testing. This project highlights expertise in accessibility and system auditing.</li><li><strong>Ubiquitous Accessibility: Are We There Yet?</strong>: A research project that informs design decisions by studying screen reader usability. It is a replication study on how software updates can undermine screen reader usability.</li></ul><p>Radhika is always looking for ways to keep growing and welcomes connections.</p>