WebAward Judge Profile: Antara Dave

Microsoft
Lead Product Designer

Antara Dave is a Product Designer and Artist with a unique blend of skills, combining her foundation in Data Analytics and Visualization with her passion for product design. With over 9 years of experience, she has made significant contributions in both multi-national corporations like Microsoft and The Home Depot.

Antara’s interdisciplinary background in user experience and data visualization allows her to bridge the gap between Design and Data. She strongly advocates for making design decisions that are data-driven and visually simple. Antara emphasizes the importance of evidence-based choices and the power of simplicity in creating impactful user experiences.

As the lead Product designer for Microsoft’s Azure Experimentation Studio Team, Antara plays a pivotal role in shaping one of the world’s largest experimentation platforms. Trusted by premier Microsoft teams such as Azure, Teams, Bing, and Office, this platform impacts millions of users globally. Antara’s responsibilities span from ideation to creating fully curated interactive designs, ensuring that the product is not only visually appealing but also highly functional.

Beyond her UX design expertise, Antara is also an accomplished artist. She expresses her creativity through various mediums, including gouache paintings, handmade flower wall art, bead earrings, and printmaking. Recently, her artwork was showcased at the Kirkland Arts Center in Seattle, Washington.

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