rupsha (roop-sha) (she/her) is
an award-winning designer,
design researcher, educator,
and multidisciplinary artist.
things i do
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Rupsha takes pride in her multidisciplinary design practice. Her body of work encompasses editorial design, UX/UI, packaging design, spatial design, branding, motion design, and XR design. She graduated with distinction from the Conestoga College Graphic Design program in 2022 and received two honorable mentions in the RGD Student Awards. She is currently a Master of Design student at York University which is funded through a full fellowship.
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Rupsha is a current Master of Design candidate at York University. She was awarded the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Canadian Graduate Masters Scholarship for her research into integrating daily rituals into assistive prompting technologies designed in mixed reality for people with early-stage dementia. Rupsha recently presented her work at the International Conference on Aging, Innovation, and Rehabilitation with her work from the Social and Technological Systems Lab at York University
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Rupsha is committed to a future to enrich art and design education. She was the course director/instructor in the Illustration course for the Design Foundations Program at Conestoga College for the Spring 2023 semester and is now a teaching assistant and tutorial leader at the Department of Design at York University
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Rupsha sits on the Association of Registered Designers (RGD) Board of Directors as a Ex-Officio member, she represents emerging designers Canada-wide. She is also a member of the RGD’s Provisional and Education committees