Dhanush Petluri
Dhanush Petluri
product designer working on ai-native experiences
product designer working on ai-native experiences
SELECTED WORK
SELECTED WORK
A deep dive into Kondapalli’s wooden toy craft — 400 years old, still handmade, but slowly disappearing. I talked to the artisans making them and wrote about what’s changing and why
A deep dive into Kondapalli’s wooden toy craft — 400 years old, still handmade, but slowly disappearing. I talked to the artisans making them and wrote about what’s changing and why
PUBLICATIONS & RESEARCH
PUBLICATIONS & RESEARCH
Selected for an international photography exhibition at Château de Boisbuchet in France, presenting a visual project shaped around place, material memory, and quiet architectural details.
Selected for an international photography exhibition at Château de Boisbuchet in France, presenting a visual project shaped around place, material memory, and quiet architectural details.
2021
2021
2022
2022
September2023- Nov2025
September2023- Nov2025
May 2025- December- 2025
May 2025- December- 2025
May 2024–November - 2025
May 2024–November - 2025
2022–2023
2022–2023
JUNE2022
JUNE2022
Visual Designer — Talent Resourze
Visual Designer — Talent Resourze
Selected for International Exhibition — Château de Boisbuchet, France
Selected for International Exhibition — Château de Boisbuchet, France
M.S. HCI — DePaul University
M.S. HCI — DePaul University
Product Designer — Rypil Technologies
Product Designer — Rypil Technologies
VP, Experience Round Table — DePaul
VP, Experience Round Table — DePaul
UX Researcher & Product Design Associate — Aditya Electronics
UX Researcher & Product Design Associate — Aditya Electronics
B.Des, Interaction Design — O.P. Jindal Global University
B.Des, Interaction Design — O.P. Jindal Global University
JOURNEY
JOURNEY
WHAT I DO
WHAT I DO
Product Design
Designing end-to-end product experiences, from research to high-fidelity UI.
AI-Native UX
Building intuitive interfaces for AI-powered tools and workflows.
Design Systems
Creating scalable component libraries for consistency and speed.
User Research
Running usability tests and interviews to ground decisions in real behavior.
ABOUT
ABOUT
I’m Dhanush Petluri, a product designer focused on AI-native experiences — designing interfaces where AI isn’t a bolted-on feature, but part of how the product thinks and responds. I hold an M.S. in HCI from DePaul University and a B.Des. in Interaction Design, and I’ve spent my career at the intersection of research, craft, and systems thinking. What draws me to this work is the same thing that’s always drawn me to design: getting the details right in a way most people never consciously notice, but always feel.
I’m Dhanush Petluri, a product designer focused on AI-native experiences — designing interfaces where AI isn’t a bolted-on feature, but part of how the product thinks and responds. I hold an M.S. in HCI from DePaul University and a B.Des. in Interaction Design, and I’ve spent my career at the intersection of research, craft, and systems thinking. What draws me to this work is the same thing that’s always drawn me to design: getting the details right in a way most people never consciously notice, but always feel.
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