Early Inspirations: DesignDesign at Home

My first brush with designDesign came not through software, but through art. I still remember the intricate Kolam (or Rangoli) patterns my grandmother would draw at our doorstep and taught me the same. She taught me the importance of symmetry, detail, and beauty in everyday life. Without realising it, I was absorbing foundational concepts like grids, patterns, empathy, constraints, aesthetics, and time management, which were core elements of both UI designDesign and designDesign thinking.