About

I'm a product designer creating intuitive, scalable interfaces for AI-first systems. I'm driven by curiosity and an interest in emerging interaction models, building products that reduce friction, feel considered in the details, and create moments of delight.

When I'm not designing, I'm usually wandering farmers markets, attempting ceramics, or perfecting snack plates.

Melody Ekbatani

Moments that shaped my path

Career Highlights

Hackathons
Rapid design sprints turning real problems into testable flows.
Sparkbird Labs
Translating physical product systems into digital tooling.
Where Loam began
On-site in Arizona, where the landscape shaped Loam.
Speedstac module
Winner of the 2024 BLT Construction Product Award at Sparkbird Labs.
CIC Japan Desk
Design work for biotech founders via the CIC Japan Desk x Parsons program.
Designing for AR
Thinking through how AR reshapes visual communication and interaction design.
Collaboration
Working alongside engineers and PMs to align direction and ship features together.
Field research
Running user interviews and on-site research to ground product decisions in real behaviour.

Methodology

Creative Process

I approach product design through systems thinking, aligning strategy, UX, and strong craft to deliver intuitive experiences. I explore ideas through sketches, prototypes, and prompting, leveraging experimentation to refine concepts into clear direction.

Creative process
Practice

Experience

Product & Brand Designer

LOAM Marketplace, Contract

Nov 2024 – Aug 2025

Digital Marketing Designer

Giannone Petricone Associates, Full-time

Jul 2023 – Jun 2025

Product Designer

WZMH Architects / Sparkbird Labs, Full-time

Jan 2022 – Jul 2023

Education

Master's of Digital Product Design

Parsons School of Design, The New School

MPS, STEM Designated, Merit Entrance Scholarship, Dean's List Scholar, Departmental Honors

2025 – 2026

Honors B.A. in Architectural Design

University of Toronto

Merit Award, Dean's List, Thesis Award, Halton Award

2018 – 2022

Skills

Design

UI/UX, Motion, 3D, Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, Paper

Development

HTML, CSS, JavaScript, VS Code, Xcode

AI & Emerging Tools

Generative AI workflows (Claude, Codex, Lovable, Image and Video Generation)

Awards

Digital Expressions Fellow

Adaptive Intelligence, Google Gemini

2026

Cambridge Innovation Center Grant

CIC Japan Desk, Parsons

2026

Winner, Construction Product Design

Awarded for Speedstac at Sparkbird Labs, BLT Design Awards

2024

Certifications

Sustainable UX Design

IBM

2026

Auditing Design Systems for Accessibility

LinkedIn Learning

2025

Artificial Intelligence Fundamentals

IBM

2025

Competitions

AI Startup Design Hackathon

University of Arizona x Parsons

Feb 27 – 28, 2026

AI Figma Hackathon

Figbuild

Mar 3 – 6, 2026

Life Lately

Outside of Design

Recent moments from my first nine months in New York, working hard, discovering incredible food, exploring the city, and meeting amazing friends.

Finding inspiration everywhere Finding inspiration everywhere
Being a student again A student again
Attending the Runway AI Summit Runway AI Summit
Hearing from the team behind Figma Hearing from Figma's team
Attending NYFW Attending NYFW
Everything about this was perfect Having lots of girl dinners
Getting to host my lovely friends and family Hosting friends and family
Central park on a snow day Central park on a snow day
Day trip to New Haven Day tripping outside the city
Living the dream! Living the dream!