# Shaan Shivanandan

> Design Engineer. Building products at Frmwrk.

## Now

I’m building products at Frmwrk. Focused on interface and interaction, how software looks and behaves.

Previously, founding designer at startups in Bangalore. Several now unicorns.

## Projects

- [Frmwrk Software](https://frmwrk.so/): Independent software product studio.
- [Playtester](https://playtester.io/): Discover and sign up for indie game alphas, betas, and demos.
- [Selectable](https://selectable.so): Capture and extract text from anywhere on your Mac’s screen.
- [SVGM](https://svgm.dev/): High-performance SVG optimizer, written in Rust.
- [Undiscord](https://undiscord.gg/): Browser extension to bulk-leave Discord servers.

## Writing

- [Animation isn’t decoration](https://shaanshivanandan.com/writing/animation-isnt-decoration.md): A look at the motion work behind Playtester, and the one place I added an animation and then took it back out.
- [What makes software feel right](https://shaanshivanandan.com/writing/what-makes-software-feel-right.md): On the invisible details that make software feel right.

## Connect

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaanshivanandan
- X: https://x.com/madebyshaan
- Email: shivanandanshaan@gmail.com