Abhinav Mishra is a seasoned UX designer with a decade of experience. At Samsung he served as a Senior Chief Designer leading a team of designers innovating on AR experiences. At Microsoft he was a Designer II , owning end to end UX for features on Dynamics 365 Layout on Hololens 2, Edge on MacOS, and Visio on the Web.
He is currently completing his PhD focused on creating an Interaction Design Framework and an Ideation Toolkit for Mixed Reality experiences in cultural heritage institutions.
FEATURED PROJECTS
PHD
NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY
2020/21 - 2023/24
Interaction Design Framework and an ideation toolkit for Mixed Reality Experiences in museums
CASE STUDY AVAILABLE!
VISIO ON THE WEB
MICROSOFT
2020/21
New Data-Driven Diagramming experiences for enterprise customers and Microsoft 365 integration for Visio on the Web
CASE STUDY AVAILABLE!
EDGE ON MAC
MICROSOFT
2018/19
Led the design for Microsoft's first ever modern browser experience shipped on MacOS based on Chromium.
CASE STUDY AVAILABLE!
D365 LAYOUT ON HOLOLENS 2
MICROSOFT
2019/20
Designed Mixed Reality experiences for the erstwhile D365 Layout on Hololens 2. Including several unreleased features and concepts around spatial computing.
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COMING SOON! (MARCH 2024)
2 MINUTE CASE STUDY.
PAPERS AND TALKS
Developing an Interaction Design Framework for Mixed Reality in Museums.
TALK
THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, LONDON
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MUSEUM COMPUTER GROUP
2023
LISTING MORE TALKS HERE SOON!
INTERACTIVE INSTALLATIONS
CYCLE PE GOKARNA
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DESIGN
2012/13
An early VR experiment where the user interacts with an Indian town using a bicycle and its elements as an interface
OUT OF FOCUS
TIFA
2019
An interactive art installation, exploring the idea of serendipitous and performative encounters in space.
CITY IN SOUNDS
ABHIVYAKTI CITY ARTS FESTIVAL
2018
A series of interactive art installations, working with sounds of the city (Ahmedabad).
VIDEO SKETCHBOOK
I am a life-long learner and I love experimenting with 3D, Code and exploring new forms of visual expression. I post them regularly on my Instagram.
A few of my sketches are displayed below:
TEACHING & WORKSHOPS
I also enjoy conducting occasional workshops and classes. I have taught a range of subjects from design thinking to physical computing in various colleges.
DESIGN THINKING
ISB & JAIPURIA, NOIDA
2021
I have conducted and facilitated several sessions and workshops on Design Thinking for student groups across disciplines including MBA and Engineering students.
VIDEO GAME CONTROLLERS
UNITED WORLD INSTITUTE OF DESIGN
2016/17
A series of workshops with product design students at the Unitedworld Institute of Design for 3rd Year Product Design Students exploring embodied interactions and play through video game controllers.
INTERACTIVE MEDIA
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DESIGN
2018
A 3 week long workshop with final year Exhibition Design undergraduate students exploring performative exhibits.