Aboli Mahajan

Communication (MFA)
A portrait of a young woman with shoulder‑length dark hair dyed red at the tips, seated in an office chair. She wears a dark silky button‑up shirt, leans her chin lightly on a finger, and is looking away.
A screenshot of a hero web page titled “A TYPOGRAPHIC PLAYGROUND PROJECT” in large white letters over a dark‑to‑light teal gradient sky with fluffy clouds. A shiny chrome astronaut figure floats among the clouds, and a white‑outlined “START” button with a down‑arrow icon sits below the title. On the right, smaller white text reads: “By Aboli Mahajan ⁠– MFA Communication 2024‑25, Royal College of Art, London.”
A screenshot of a hero web page titled “A TYPOGRAPHIC PLAYGROUND PROJECT” in large white letters over a dark‑to‑light teal gradient sky with fluffy clouds. A shiny chrome astronaut figure floats among the clouds, and a white‑outlined “START” button with a down‑arrow icon sits below the title. On the right, smaller white text reads: “By Aboli Mahajan ⁠– MFA Communication 2024‑25, Royal College of Art, London.”
The hero section of LIGHTER: An interactive kinetic typography project based in web experience, typeface design, and animation.
A demo of the interactive environment created for LIGHTER, exhibiting the created typography and animations, available at www.lightertype.com/
A 3D-rendered view of a into a standalone blue kiosk branded “CURA,” with illuminated logos on the side walls. The left wall is a translucent display showing a UI: a 3D avatar holding baskets of vegetables labeled “Mikasa,” a navigation menu, and a “Today’s Goal” panel. The right side features recessed shelving for user convenience and a countertop built into the powder blue illuminated, smooth blue interior.
A 3D-rendered view of a into a standalone blue kiosk branded “CURA,” with illuminated logos on the side walls. The left wall is a translucent display showing a UI: a 3D avatar holding baskets of vegetables labeled “Mikasa,” a navigation menu, and a “Today’s Goal” panel. The right side features recessed shelving for user convenience and a countertop built into the powder blue illuminated, smooth blue interior.
CURA's kiosk, featuring a gamified, design-futures oriented concept focused on circular economy, alternative currencies, and community resilience through gamification for local material reclamation.
A walkthrough of Cura's creation, concept, and framework.
A screenshot of a hero web page titled “A TYPOGRAPHIC PLAYGROUND PROJECT” in large white letters over a dark‑to‑light teal gradient sky with fluffy clouds. A shiny chrome astronaut figure floats among the clouds, and a white‑outlined “START” button with a down‑arrow icon sits below the title. On the right, smaller white text reads: “By Aboli Mahajan ⁠– MFA Communication 2024‑25, Royal College of Art, London.”
A 3D-rendered view of a into a standalone blue kiosk branded “CURA,” with illuminated logos on the side walls. The left wall is a translucent display showing a UI: a 3D avatar holding baskets of vegetables labeled “Mikasa,” a navigation menu, and a “Today’s Goal” panel. The right side features recessed shelving for user convenience and a countertop built into the powder blue illuminated, smooth blue interior.

About

I am a design strategist crafting distinctive, innovative systems through compelling storytelling, meaningful dialogue, and immersive visual experiences. Bridging my unique perspective with purposeful concepts, I craft work that resonates, disrupts, and transforms.

My practice spans UI/UX, graphic design, creative direction, business strategy, innovation ventures, and system design; each discipline expanding my understanding of how design shapes experiences, influences decisions, and builds meaningful interactions. In fashion design, I crafted personalities through attire; through illustrations and visual storytelling, I sparked conversations; in strategy and systems thinking, I now design frameworks that challenge, streamline, and evolve.

I thrive on interdisciplinary collaboration and seek to partner with equally driven individuals across and beyond my field. My goal is to learn, unlearn, and push boundaries, shaping experiences that are not just seen but truly felt and lived. I stand for applying ideas that chart new directions and resonate with a global audience, crafting visually captivating expressions that push traditional boundaries, promoting sustainability and thoughtful consumption at every stage, and championing empowerment through inclusive environments where individuality is celebrated and every voice finds space.

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