Hello.
Nice to meet you!
I'm Vidia, a maker, product designer, experience/interaction designer, and creative technologist. I learn, work, and play with technologies to create meaningful experiences to make people smile.
Currently living in New York City, I explore the area between design and technology. I studied Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP) at New York University. Before moving my life to the Big Apple, I spent 4 years in design world with varied slightly in title; from Front-End Developer, to UX Researcher, to UX Designer - all these roles are focused on creating design solutions to engage people experiences.
I love photography as I love watching people and the world from a viewfinder. I enjoy observing people while sitting down at a park drinking my pumpkin spice latte. I'm always curious about how people sense and perceive the world around us, how people interact with the world, and behave the way people do. These days I take pleasure creating physical and digital products to make people happy.
Experiences
Creative Technologist
Wunderman Thompson, New York
August 2019 - present
As part of WPP Group, I work in a fast-paced creative, data, and technology agency to create experiences that escalate clients' growth. My biggest project is helping Volkswagen (VW) to increase the market share in the United States through digital platforms. I work in between strategy and creative that focus on research, design, and prototyping.
UX Designer
Studio Analogous, New York
June 2018 - October 2018
I worked on redesigning Fisher Price's (Mattel Inc.) internal product design library platform to help their researchers and product designers collaborate easily. My work focused from researching, wireframing, and collaborating with designers to create final visuals.
Lead Designer
Student Technology Innovation Team, New York University, New York
January 2018 - May 2019
I led a design team to create design solutions in the form of digital products for NYU community, including 50,000 students and faculties. My focus was on emerging technology projects such as NYU AR Map, Mixed Reality project, NYU ChatBot, and NYU IT Collaboration Platform.
UX Researcher
Bukalapak, Jakarta
September 2016 – June 2017
Worked in one of the most growing e-commerce companies in Indonesia, my role was to solve the problems of our over 15 millions users in selling their products online. I conducted user researches and collaborated with team to create design solutions.
UX Designer & Frontend Developer
MicroAd Indonesia, Jakarta
March 2016 – July 2016
As the branch of the largest and leading digital agency in Japan, my responsibility was to create simple and engaging digital experiences in multi-platform. My clients were varied from Suzuki Motor Corporation, Huntstreet Store, and H.I.S. Travel Company.
Frontend Developer Intern
Bukalapak, Jakarta
December 2015 – March 2016
My major project was to redesign their internal dashboard for their over 800 employees to enhance work productivity. My role span from conducting qualitative research, to creating wireframes, to developing final interfaces.
UX Design Intern
Mirum Agency, Jakarta
June 2015 – August 2015
I worked with my UX mentor and collaborated with designers, marketing team, and engineers to develop multi-platform apps for marketing purposes. My clients were varied from Siloam Hospital, Lifebuoy, and Tresemme Shampoo.
Software Engineering Laboratory Assistant
Bandung Institute of Technology, Bandung
September 2014 – July 2016
I helped professors with their researches in Software Engineering field study and to check students’ assignments in class. I also helped students with their class projects and assignments.
Talks
Publication
NYU Tech Summit 2018 (November 2018)
Speaker: Effective Designer-Developer Collaboration
Vidia Anindhita and Dessi Puji Lestari
Scribble NYC (October 2018)
Speaker: Designer-Developer Collaboration
Published in: 2016 International Conference On Advanced Informatics: Concepts, Theory And Application (ICAICTA)
Achievements
Awardee of Indonesia Endowment Fund for Education Scholarship
August 2017 - 2019
3rd Place IEEE MadC
Mobile Application Contest
May 2016
2nd Place Graphic Design Competition, Pennsylvania, USA
April 2011
1st Place Creativepreneur Fest 2016
November 2016
3rd Place User Experience Design Competition, Gemastik 8
October 2015
3rd Place Software Development Competition, Gemastik 9
October 2016
Best 100 apps BestApp.ID Hackathon Competition
November 2014
Young Indonesian Ambassador
Youth Exchange and Study (YES)
July 2010 - June 2011