# Kunvar Makkar

> AI-native product and UX designer based in India, and Design Lead at Influex. 6+ years of experience and 300+ shipped projects across startups, agencies and well-known creators. Designs websites, product UI, design systems and AI-native design workflows, and builds sites end to end with Claude.

- Website: https://kunvarux.com/
- Email: kunvar009@gmail.com
- Book a 30-minute call: https://calendly.com/kunvar009/30min
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kunvarmakkar/
- Dribbble (16k+ followers): https://dribbble.com/kunvarmakkar
- Instagram (17k+ followers): https://www.instagram.com/untroubledco
- Current role: Design Lead at Influex (https://influex.com)
- Education: Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana

## Selected work

- [Matthew Hussey](https://matthewhussey.com): solo redesign of the entire website for one of the world's best-known dating coaches, designed at Influex. Role: sole designer.
- [Ted Saunders](https://tedsaunders.com): cinematic personal brand website for director and philosopher Ted Saunders, designed and built entirely with Claude (Anthropic's AI model), from first prompt to live site. A showcase of his AI-native way of working.
- [Max Cash](https://maxcash.com): lead designer, single-handedly managing design across the whole fintech platform (loan discovery, dashboards, calculators and calls to action) for a loan broker operating since 2010; simpler decisions and more trust, with gains in revenue and retention.
- [Kristen Butler / Power of Positivity](https://positivekristen.com): solo website redesign for the founder and CEO of Power of Positivity, a community of 50M+ followers.
- [VYVE Wellness](https://vyvewellness.com): website for an integrative medicine clinic in Charlotte, North Carolina.
- [Monrosia](https://monrosia.com): e-commerce site for a ritual skincare and botanicals brand; designed most of the site.
- [Life on Fire](https://lifeonfire.com): coaching platform for faith-based entrepreneurs; supporting designer.
- [Find A Spring](https://findaspring.org): lead designer on the ground-up redesign of the community-built map and database of cold and hot springs. Coming soon to market; the new site is currently live on staging and previewable from the portfolio.
- StarStake Brandclub: led design for a blockchain platform, 500+ screens, the Brandclub dashboard framework and a design system built from the ground up.

## What people say

- Angela Anderson (worked with Kunvar at Influex): "Kunvar is the kind of Digital Artist every team hopes for. As our lead UI/UX designer, he brings real talent to every project, and he's someone we can count on every time."
- Peter Garnvik (colleague at Influex): "Kunvar is one of those colleagues who makes a project feel easier from the moment he joins it."
- Carlos Arias (founder, Medellín.co): "Kunvar has been incredible to work with. I've collaborated with him on multiple projects, and he consistently exceeds expectations."
- Video testimonials from Chris Hawk (former CEO, StarStake) and Maria Matarelli (former colleague at StarStake) are on the homepage.

## How he works

- If a product can't tell its story in ten seconds, it has already lost the user.
- People stay for a thousand micro-wins, not one big promise.
- Design is value; dark patterns are debt.
- AI widens the search; taste still makes the call.

## Tools

Figma, Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Vercel, GitHub, Canva, Notion, Framer, Webflow, Cursor.

## Services

Product and UX design, websites that convert (Framer, Webflow or code), AI-native design workflows, and brand identity.