# Gautam Fadia

> Portfolio of Gautam Fadia, a product and graphic designer based in Vancouver, Canada.

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## About

Gautam Fadia is a product and graphic designer in Vancouver. Gautam makes small, clear interfaces for apps and print, and draws maps of imaginary coastlines in spare time. Gautam studied information technology in New Delhi, then moved to Vancouver to retrain as an interaction designer. Gautam likes designing for people who only have a few seconds with the screen: sailors, commuters, shoppers.

## Education

- 2021-2023: Master of Design, Interaction Design. Coastal University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
- 2016-2020: B.Tech, Information Technology. Netaji Subhas Institute of Design and Technology, New Delhi, India.

## Skills and tools

Interface design, Branding, Illustration, Prototyping, Typography, Figma, Affinity Designer.

## Projects

### Tidewatch (2022)

A tide-table app for the Vancouver harbour, designed to be read in one glance.

- Role: Product designer
- Year: 2022
- Platform: Mobile web
- Tools: Figma
- Problem: The printed tide table at the Vancouver harbour is dense and hard to read in bad light. Skippers wanted one number: when is the next high tide?
- Approach: Gautam interviewed six local skippers and sketched three layouts. The final design leads with a single large time and a simple rising/falling curve, with the full table one tap away.
- Outcome: A local boaters' group adopted Tidewatch, linking it from a QR code at its clubhouse. Testers found the next high tide in under three seconds.

### Quillberry Atlas (2025)

Print and identity design for a collection of hand-drawn maps of fictional islands. The full case study on the website is available to people only.

## Contact

Email: GautamFadia@proton.me