07-07-2025, 01:24 PM
"Okay," he smiled.
"I work in product design at an advertising company.
Mostly digital stuff, ads, app interfaces, brand campaigns.
I try to make things look good and get people to click on them."
She blinked. "So, you design ads?"
"Kind of.
More like I design the experience around them
how people interact, where they land, what catches their eye.
It's like psychology meets visuals."
"Hmm," she nodded thoughtfully. "That actually sounds really interesting.
I always thought advertising was just about shouting louder than the next brand."
Ravi chuckled. "Well, yeah, there’s definitely some shouting.
But there’s also a lot of thinking behind the scenes,
target audiences, emotional hooks, colors that make people feel things.
It's weirdly... manipulative in a beautiful way."
"Wow," she said, folding her hands on the table. "You make it sound almost poetic."
"Thank you, Priya Didi," he said with a grin. "I’ll put that on my resume ‘poet of product design.’"
She laughed softly. Then, almost shyly, she added, "You know, I used to be a little obsessed with the advertising world."
"You? Really?"
"Yeah," she nodded.
"Back in college, I was part of a modeling club.
We did small fashion shoots and ad skits
those campus-level campaigns for local brands, you know?
I even auditioned for a print ad once. Didn't get it though."
Ravi sat up straighter, eyebrows raised. "Wait, seriously? You were into modeling?"
"For a little while," she admitted
Almost brushing it off. "Nothing professional.
It was more about the excitement, the creativity, the lights and cameras.
But then… life happened."
"Well, now I know why you have that super calm screen presence.
Even your coffee pouring feels choreographed," he said, smiling.
She rolled her eyes. "Oh please. That was anxiety, not elegance."
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"I work in product design at an advertising company.
Mostly digital stuff, ads, app interfaces, brand campaigns.
I try to make things look good and get people to click on them."
She blinked. "So, you design ads?"
"Kind of.
More like I design the experience around them
how people interact, where they land, what catches their eye.
It's like psychology meets visuals."
"Hmm," she nodded thoughtfully. "That actually sounds really interesting.
I always thought advertising was just about shouting louder than the next brand."
Ravi chuckled. "Well, yeah, there’s definitely some shouting.
But there’s also a lot of thinking behind the scenes,
target audiences, emotional hooks, colors that make people feel things.
It's weirdly... manipulative in a beautiful way."
"Wow," she said, folding her hands on the table. "You make it sound almost poetic."
"Thank you, Priya Didi," he said with a grin. "I’ll put that on my resume ‘poet of product design.’"
She laughed softly. Then, almost shyly, she added, "You know, I used to be a little obsessed with the advertising world."
"You? Really?"
"Yeah," she nodded.
"Back in college, I was part of a modeling club.
We did small fashion shoots and ad skits
those campus-level campaigns for local brands, you know?
I even auditioned for a print ad once. Didn't get it though."
Ravi sat up straighter, eyebrows raised. "Wait, seriously? You were into modeling?"
"For a little while," she admitted
Almost brushing it off. "Nothing professional.
It was more about the excitement, the creativity, the lights and cameras.
But then… life happened."
"Well, now I know why you have that super calm screen presence.
Even your coffee pouring feels choreographed," he said, smiling.
She rolled her eyes. "Oh please. That was anxiety, not elegance."
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