# Sumit Kumar — Complete Portfolio Reference (llms-full.txt)

> Extended machine-readable documentation for uxsumit.com. Use this file for deep context about Sumit Kumar's professional profile, work, products, and site architecture. Canonical URL: https://uxsumit.com

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## 1. Product Overview

**uxsumit.com** is the personal portfolio website of **Sumit Kumar**, a Product Designer and builder based in **Bangalore, India**. The site showcases professional case studies, shipped products, design experiments ("shots"), work experience, street photography, and an interactive "Ask Sumit" AI assistant.

This is not a SaaS product with pricing tiers or public API documentation. It is a **personal brand and hiring portfolio** designed to demonstrate design craft, product thinking, and execution ability.

### Primary Goals of the Site

1. Help recruiters, founders, and design leaders evaluate Sumit's work
2. Surface case studies and shipped products with clear context
3. Enable direct contact (email, Cal.com booking, resume download)
4. Demonstrate technical fluency (React, Vite, AI integration)

### Target Audiences (Personas)

| Persona | Intent | Key Pages |
|---------|--------|-----------|
| Hiring manager / recruiter | Evaluate fit for product design roles | Home, Experience, Resume, Ask Sumit |
| Founder / PM | Assess ability to own design end-to-end | Case Studies, Products |
| Fellow designer | Review craft and visual exploration | Shots, Figma links |
| AI search / LLM crawler | Extract structured facts about Sumit | llms.txt, llms-full.txt, JSON-LD |

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## 2. Identity & Contact

| Field | Value |
|-------|-------|
| Full name | Sumit Kumar |
| Title | Product Designer & Builder |
| Location | Bangalore, India (works remotely) |
| Current employer | Instead (Product Designer) |
| Side project | Taiyari AI (founder/builder) |
| Email | wrk.sumit@gmail.com |
| Portfolio | https://uxsumit.com |
| Resume PDF | https://uxsumit.com/Sumit_Kumar_Product_designer.pdf |
| Cal.com booking | https://cal.com/nxsumityadav/15 |
| LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/nxsumityadav |
| Dribbble | https://dribbble.com/nxsumityadav |
| Behance | https://www.behance.net/sumitkumar196 |
| Medium | https://medium.com/@nxsumityadav |
| Twitter/X | https://twitter.com/nxsumityadav |

### Bio (current)

"Currently designing at Instead and building Taiyari AI. Working remotely in Bangalore, India and shipping products."

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## 3. Site Architecture & Routes

The site is a **React SPA** (Single Page Application) built with Vite, deployed on Netlify. Routing uses `history.pushState` — there is no React Router package.

### Public URL Routes

| URL | View | Description |
|-----|------|-------------|
| `/` | Portfolio home | Profile, logo carousel, tabbed content |
| `/#work` | Case Studies tab | Default tab on home |
| `/#product` | Products tab | Shipped side projects |
| `/#shots` | Shots tab | Design artifact gallery |
| `/#experiences` | Experience tab | Work history timeline |
| `/capture` | Photography gallery | Full bento grid of personal photos |
| `/work/:slug` | Case study detail | Supported in router; most cards link to Figma externally |
| `/Sumit_Kumar_Product_designer.pdf` | Resume | Static PDF asset |
| `/llms.txt` | LLM summary | Short machine-readable overview |
| `/llms-full.txt` | LLM extended | This file |
| `/llm.txt` | LLM alias | Redirect/same content as llms.txt |

### Netlify SPA Fallback

All unknown paths serve `index.html` via `public/_redirects` (`/* /index.html 200`).

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## 4. Features

### 4.1 Profile Header

- Avatar with online status indicator
- Name, title, bio with inline hover previews for Instead and Taiyari AI
- **Ask Sumit** button — opens AI chat modal
- **Resume** button — opens PDF in new tab

### 4.2 Ask Sumit (AI Assistant)

- Client-side chat UI powered by OpenAI-compatible API
- Environment variables: `VITE_AI_API_KEY`, `VITE_AI_BASE_URL`, `VITE_AI_MODEL`
- Scoped system prompt: answers only about Sumit's professional profile
- Suggested prompts: skills, case studies, hiring contact
- Not indexed as separate page; enhances on-site engagement

### 4.3 Trusted Companies Carousel

Animated logo strip: Adaapt, Beckn, Google, Kolo, Microsoft, NUS, Outbox, Reachinbox, Spreetail, Instead, Kelp.

### 4.4 Tabbed Portfolio Sections

**Case Studies (`#work`):** Four published projects with cover images. Click opens Figma files (external).

**Products (`#product`):** Seven shipped products with descriptions and external links.

**Shots (`#shots`):** 25 design artifacts — mix of WebP images and MP4/GIF media.

**Experiences (`#experiences`):** Four-role timeline with company logos and date ranges.

### 4.5 Footer

- Personal photography stack (4 photos) + link to `/capture`
- Founder note ("Designed to ship. Built to matter.")
- YouTube Music "currently playing" card
- Social links: Email, LinkedIn, Behance, Dribbble, Medium
- Theme toggle: light / dark / system
- Live Bangalore weather (Open-Meteo API)

### 4.6 Capture Page

Full photography gallery with lazy-loaded images. Six photos from Delhi and Bangalore, shot on Pixel 6a.

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## 5. Case Studies (Detailed)

### 5.1 Swiggy for Flight
- **Slug:** `swiggy-for-flight`
- **Title:** Designing a Decision-Centric Fare Selection Experience for Swiggy Flights
- **Summary:** UX exploration for flight fare comparison and selection within a Swiggy-style flow
- **External:** Figma design file
- **URL:** https://uxsumit.com/work/swiggy-for-flight

### 5.2 Build, Launch, Grow
- **Slug:** `build-launch-grow`
- **Title:** Go live instantly and cut onboarding time from 30 minutes to under 10
- **Summary:** Onboarding flow redesign focused on time-to-value
- **External:** Figma prototype
- **URL:** https://uxsumit.com/work/build-launch-grow

### 5.3 SaaS Metrics
- **Slug:** `saas-metrics`
- **Title:** Transform your Data Into Faster Decisions
- **Summary:** Dashboard design turning raw SaaS metrics into actionable insights
- **External:** Figma design file
- **URL:** https://uxsumit.com/work/saas-metrics

### 5.4 Instead Ledger
- **Slug:** `instead-ledger`
- **Title:** Instead Design System - Ledger
- **Summary:** Comprehensive design system — components, tokens, documentation
- **External:** Figma design file
- **URL:** https://uxsumit.com/work/instead-ledger

> Note: Case study detail pages (`ProjectDetail` component) support rich content sections but current projects link externally to Figma rather than hosting full write-ups on-site.

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## 6. Products Built (Detailed)

| Product | URL | Description |
|---------|-----|-------------|
| Taiyari AI | https://taiyaryai.com/ | AI mentor for UPSC preparation; instant Mains answer feedback |
| Gunnu.ai | https://gunnu.uxsumit.com/ | Validates raw startup ideas with market research |
| Krutim | https://krutim.uxsumit.com/chat | Multi-model AI chat interface |
| Super Lawyer | https://superlawyer.uxsumit.com/chat | Legal research assistant for Indian law |
| Insaan | https://insaan.uxsumit.com | Humanizes AI-generated text |
| Chotki | https://chotki.uxsumit.com | Minimal mobile app built with Expo |
| Ask Jutis | https://askjutis.com | AI-powered legal assistant |

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## 7. Work Experience (Detailed)

### Instead — Product Designer (Aug 2025 – Nov 2025)
Designed core product experiences. Owned end-to-end design flows and shipped polished UI.

### Spreetail — Product Designer (Oct 2024 – Jul 2025)
Led design for multi-channel e-commerce platforms. Seller-facing tools, data dashboards, operational workflows.

### Adaapt — Product Designer (Jun 2023 – Oct 2024)
End-to-end product experiences for internal tools and B2B SaaS. Component libraries and design system contribution.

### Koloapp — Product Designer Intern (Jan 2022 – Apr 2022)
UI/UX research and mobile app design. First professional design role.

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## 8. Skills & Tools

**Design:** Product Design, UX Research, UI Design, Interaction Design, Visual Design, Information Architecture, Usability Testing, Design Systems, Prototyping

**Domains:** B2B SaaS, AI Products, Internal Tools, Mobile Apps, Consumer Apps, E-commerce

**Tools:** Figma (expert), Framer

**Engineering:** React, Vite, CSS, Frontend Development

**Process:** User Research, Wireframing, Product Strategy, Cross-functional collaboration with PMs and engineers

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## 9. Personal & Hobbies

- Street photography (Pixel 6a) — featured on `/capture`
- Building side products
- Farming at home, feeding cows
- Long family conversations
- Publishes design insights on Medium and Dribbble

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## 10. Technical Stack

| Layer | Technology |
|-------|------------|
| Framework | React 19 |
| Build | Vite 7 |
| Animation | Framer Motion |
| Icons | Lucide React, Font Awesome |
| Styling | CSS custom properties (design tokens in index.css) |
| Deployment | Netlify |
| Data | Single `portfolioData.js` file |
| AI Chat | OpenAI-compatible streaming API |

### Environment Variables

```
VITE_AI_API_KEY=       # API key for Ask Sumit
VITE_AI_BASE_URL=      # Chat completions endpoint
VITE_AI_MODEL=         # Model identifier
```

### Folder Structure

```
uxsumit/
├── public/           # Static assets, sitemaps, llms.txt, _redirects
├── src/
│   ├── components/   # UI components (layout, sections, case-studies, common)
│   ├── context/      # ThemeContext
│   ├── data/         # portfolioData.js (content source of truth)
│   ├── pages/        # Home.jsx, Capture.jsx
│   ├── utils/        # seo.js, haptic.js
│   ├── App.jsx       # Router + weather fetch
│   └── index.css     # Global styles
├── scripts/          # generate-sitemaps.js
└── index.html        # Base meta tags + JSON-LD + noscript fallback
```

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## 11. FAQ

**Q: Is Sumit available for hire?**
A: Yes. Book via https://cal.com/nxsumityadav/15 or email wrk.sumit@gmail.com

**Q: What type of roles does Sumit target?**
A: Product Designer roles — B2B SaaS, AI products, design systems, 0→1 and scaling products.

**Q: Where is Sumit based?**
A: Bangalore, India. Works remotely.

**Q: What is Sumit currently working on?**
A: Designing at Instead; building Taiyari AI on the side.

**Q: Does the site have a blog?**
A: No on-site blog. Writing is on Medium (@nxsumityadav).

**Q: Does the site have pricing?**
A: No. This is a personal portfolio, not a commercial product.

**Q: Is there a public API?**
A: No public API. Ask Sumit uses a client-side AI integration for Q&A only.

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## 12. Glossary

| Term | Definition |
|------|------------|
| Case Study | Documented design project with problem, process, and outcome |
| Shot | Quick visual design experiment or UI exploration |
| Design System | Reusable components, tokens, and patterns (e.g., Instead Ledger) |
| B2B SaaS | Business software sold to other businesses on subscription |
| Ask Sumit | On-site AI chat scoped to Sumit's professional profile |
| AEO | Answer Engine Optimization — structuring content for AI search citations |
| SPA | Single Page Application — client-side routing without full page reloads |

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## 13. Crawler & Indexing Notes

- **Sitemap index:** https://uxsumit.com/sitemap-index.xml
- **Robots:** Allow all (`User-agent: *` / `Allow: /`)
- **Canonical domain:** https://uxsumit.com (no www variant in codebase)
- **Structured data:** WebSite, ProfilePage, Person, CreativeWork in index.html
- **noscript fallback:** Static HTML summary in index.html for non-JS crawlers
- **Known limitation:** Hash routes (`#work`, `#product`) have limited standalone indexing; future migration to `/work`, `/products` paths recommended

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*Last updated: 2026-06-22. Generated from actual codebase implementation.*