Prachi Patel

Prachi Patel

Designer, developer, and photographer in New York City. I build AI-powered tools and photograph architecture.

Studio PAP

An AI-powered design workspace for professional UI review. Designers capture a screen, get structured feedback, keep the conversation going, and export a report without leaving their workflow.

Role
Product strategy, UX/UI design, frontend, backend, AI integration
Duration
8 weeks
Platform
macOS desktop
Built with
React, TypeScript, Electron, Python, FastAPI, OpenAI Responses API

The problem

Designers switch between Figma, browsers, AI tools, and documentation to review their work. That context switching breaks creative flow and makes AI feedback less useful.

The solution

Studio PAP puts screen capture, contextual AI analysis, conversation, voice, and report export in one desktop workspace, so designers stay focused while they get feedback.

Studio PAP sign-in screen with the headline Design clarity, powered by AI, and a welcome back form

Sign in

A clean sign-in screen gets designers into the workspace quickly and sets the visual identity for the whole app.

Studio PAP dashboard with a greeting, four action cards, and connection and usage status

Workspace dashboard

The dashboard is home base for capturing screens, uploading designs, and reopening past analyses and chats.

Analysis report showing an overall design score of 82 out of 100 and five category scores

Structured design review

Screenshots become critiques scored on accessibility, hierarchy, typography, spacing, and color, with a top priority to fix first.

Chat with the Studio PAP assistant explaining how to improve a low accessibility score

Contextual conversations

The assistant remembers the design under review, so follow-up questions continue the review instead of restarting it.

Studio PAP chat with the microphone recording and a message saying to click the mic again to stop

Voice input

Speech is transcribed in real time, so designers can ask follow-up questions hands-free.

Two states of the floating Aria assistant: ready to listen, and speaking a response

Floating assistant

A floating assistant stays available while you work in other apps and answers spoken questions.

Exported PDF report with a score breakdown, quick wins, and design recommendations

PDF reports

Findings, design scores, and recommendations export as a structured PDF for documentation and stakeholders.

Studio PAP dashboard in the light theme

Themes

Multiple themes, including this light one, change the look without changing layout, hierarchy, or function.

Zenith

A high-end restaurant digital menu concept, designed to feel calm and considered rather than busy or promotional.

Role
UI/UX design
Type
Personal design project
Platform
Mobile & tablet menu concept
Built with
Figma

The problem

Most restaurant menus try to do too much at once, heavy imagery, pricing call-outs, promotions, all competing for attention on a small screen.

The approach

I stripped away the usual visual clutter and let typography, spacing, and restraint carry the design, so each dish gets room to feel considered rather than like one line in a long list.

Zenith home screen with the tagline Elevated dining meets relaxed elegance and Food and Drinks cards Zenith food menu listing dishes like Pan Seared Salmon and Wagyu Beef Ribeye with prices Zenith drinks menu listing cocktails and wines like Classic Martini and Bordeaux Reserve with prices Zenith reservation screen with a link to book through Resy and the reservation policy

Process

Before opening Figma, I sketched the site map and each screen by hand, working out navigation and layout on paper first.

Hand-drawn wireframe of the Zenith home screen, sketching the navigation bar and the Food and Drinks cards
Sketch — home screen
Hand-drawn wireframe of the Zenith food menu screen
Sketch — food menu
Hand-drawn wireframe of the Zenith drinks menu screen
Sketch — drinks menu
Hand-drawn wireframe of the Zenith reservation screen
Sketch — reservation

Nova

A wellness app concept bringing sleep podcasts, weight tracking, and journaling into one place, without it feeling like a pile of unrelated tools.

Role
UI/UX design
Type
Personal design project
Platform
Mobile app concept
Built with
Figma

The problem

Combining sleep, weight tracking, and journaling into a single app risked feeling like four unrelated features bolted together, each with its own visual logic.

The approach

I took structural inspiration from print journalism, using the same underlying layout across all four sections, so the app reads as one coherent product instead of a random toolkit.

Nova welcome screen with the app logo and the line Design smarter, faster, and healthier Nova onboarding screen titled Craft your perfect fit with a grid of interest icons like Nutrition, Sports, and Sleep Nova onboarding screen asking for current fitness level, showing a warm gradient card labeled Moderate Intensity Nova onboarding completion screen reading You are ready to go with a Get Started button

Process

The onboarding flow started as hand-drawn wireframes mapping out every screen, from welcome through account setup, before any visual design decisions were made.

Hand-drawn wireframe of the Nova welcome screen
Sketch — welcome screen
Hand-drawn wireframe of the Nova craft your perfect fit interests grid screen
Sketch — interests grid
Hand-drawn wireframe of the Nova current fitness level screen
Sketch — fitness level
Hand-drawn wireframe of the Nova onboarding completion screen
Sketch — completion screen

Photography

A photography site documenting New York City architecture through rhythm, texture, structure, and atmosphere.

Focus
Architectural photography
Location
New York City
Themes
Texture, structure, atmosphere, rhythm
Screenshot of Prachi Patel's architectural photography website

Architectural photography site

The site presents my photographs of New York buildings alongside a short account of how I make them. Visit the live site

Process

Observation

I walk the city and document repetition, shadow, geometry, and architectural detail.

Composition

Framing and negative space turn buildings into structured visual compositions.

Design thinking

My graphic design and computer science background shapes how I approach hierarchy, systems, and visual storytelling.

Selected photographs

Red brick building with rows of arched white windows and small star ornaments Red brick wall with a carved floral panel above a dark awning Limestone entrance arch with a half-round window and carved detail Red brick corner tower with ornate carved column capitals Dark stone building corner with a carved column capital and a lit doorway Classical stone building with tall columns, a sculpted pediment, and two American flags Upward view of an ornate building corner with a green-blue cornice and fire escapes Stone facade with two sculpted figures on a balcony above scrolled brackets

Articles & talks

Articles

About

I'm a designer, developer, and photographer based in New York City. I'm completing a B.A. in Computer Science with a minor in Graphic Design at Pace University.

Studio PAP took me beyond interface design and into building a complete AI-powered product. My photography comes from the same interest in structure, rhythm, and visual systems.

I care about designing AI tools that support creative work instead of interrupting it.

Email
patelprachi670@gmail.com
Photography
prachi-photography.vercel.app