[Sahaana Shankar]



An award-winning designer shaping user-centered, experience-led narratives across print, editorial, digital, and art direction.

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01         The Break-In Kit

02        Back The Bid
03        Adobe NEXT//
04        Pixrot
05        Expresso Minds

06        Rootwork
07        To Touch Is To Tell
08        Denial Magazine


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The Break-In Kit





(In Short)

Leaving university felt like a career emergency, so I designed a fire-themed physical toolkit to help creative students confidently break into the industry.

(Deliverables)

Physical toolkit
Modular card system
Packaging design
Information design
Visual hierarchy system
Supporting artefacts





▶ (In Long)
        
Traditional career advice is often overwhelming and unactionable. Built around an "emergency kit" concept, The Break-In Kit reframes daunting industry realities like freelancing, networking, and time management, into structured, reassuring steps.
        
By combining information design, UX thinking, and custom packaging, the modular, color-coded card system allows students to grab exactly what they need in stressful moments. Featuring distinct visual markers like striped borders and bold icons, the entire prototype, including the box and novelty hammer, was physically fabricated using 3D printing and laser cutting to turn industry anxiety into a tangible, empowering experience.    







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