We are a small, but mighty experience design consultancy.

We are a small, but mighty experience design consultancy.


We are a small, but mighty experience design consultancy.

Tropic Design Logo
Tropic Design Logo
Tropic Design Logo

We specialise in research-led design of product, service and systemic experiences that are meaningful, responsible and impactful.


We can help you with

We can help you with

Crafting, refining or expanding your product, system or service offering

Crafting, refining or expanding your product, system or service offering

Crafting, refining or expanding your product, system or service offering

We collaborate with organizations to help them discover new opportunities or elevate their existing product experiences.

Articulating your brand vision and experiences in an authentic way

Articulating your brand vision and experiences in an authentic way

Articulating your brand vision and experiences in an authentic way

We help startups or larger organization discover or articulate their vision, keeping the clients core purpose as the anchor to drive meaningful brand experiences.

Offering fractional design leadership to support to your team

Offering fractional design leadership to support to your team

Offering fractional design leadership to support to your team

We will help you with ongoing support to make important design-related decisions, identify key opportunities for growth, and help build a creative culture.

With roots in the prestigious global design consultancy IDEO, Tropics founders Divya and Zubin bring their extensive expertise to create a design practice that is deeply collaborative and thoughtful in its approach.

With roots in the prestigious global design consultancy IDEO, Tropics founders Divya and Zubin bring their extensive expertise to create a design practice that is deeply collaborative and thoughtful in its approach.

Tropic combines a seasoned perspective with nimble execution to design products, services, systems and experiences that drive meaningful change for organisations and the communities they serve.

Tropic combines a seasoned perspective with nimble execution to design products, services, systems and experiences that drive meaningful change for organisations and the communities they serve.

Tropic combines a seasoned perspective with nimble execution to design products, services, systems and experiences that drive meaningful change for organisations and the communities they serve.

Our clients

Our clients

Google logo
Canva logo
MuSo logo
Haqdarshak logo
Noora Health logo
Mool logo
IDEO logo
IDEO logo
The Circle logo
Refound logo
Refound logo
Arithmic logo
Arithmic logo
Quest Alliance logo

Our work

Our
work

Our work

We design and build transformative products, service ecosystems, and seamless multi-stakeholder experiences across diverse sectors. From enhancing travel experiences to revolutionizing healthcare, reimagining education, driving financial inclusion, and shaping the future of media & journalismwe craft solutions that create real impact.

We design and build transformative products, service ecosystems, and seamless multi-stakeholder experiences across diverse sectors. From enhancing travel experiences to revolutionizing healthcare, reimagining education, driving financial inclusion, and shaping the future of media & journalismwe craft solutions that create real impact.

We design and build transformative products, service ecosystems, and seamless multi-stakeholder experiences across diverse sectors. From enhancing travel experiences to revolutionizing healthcare, reimagining education, driving financial inclusion, and shaping the future of media & journalismwe craft solutions that create real impact.

Google logo
Google logo

Digital Product Design

Live Prototyping

Design Research

We brought an insights-driven local lens to Google’s travel, food and search product experiences

We brought an insights-driven local lens to Google’s travel, food and search product experiences

We brought an insights-driven local lens to Google’s travel, food and search product experiences

We have partnered with Google over multiple projects helping them create user experiences that are deeply rooted in context and culture of Indian users.

UI component collage
UI component collage
UI component collage
MuSo logo
MuSo logo

Strategic Vision

Experience Design

Design Leadership

We envisioned a bold, strategic vision for MuSo, a new interactive children’s museum in Mumbai

We envisioned a bold, strategic vision for MuSo, a new interactive children’s museum in Mumbai

We envisioned a bold, strategic vision for MuSo, a new interactive children’s museum in Mumbai

Tropic partnered with MuSo to create a child-centered vision and range of learning experiences for a unique museum that help young people connect meaningfully with the Sustainable Development Goals. MuSo has been chosen as one of the Top 100 Greatest Places 2024, by Time Magazine.

MuSo Deck Collage
MuSo Deck Collage
MuSo Deck Collage
Refound logo
Refound logo

Design Research

Digital Product Design

Experience Design

With Refound, we reimagined an radical new way for journalists to share stories from areas of conflict, built on blockchain

With Refound, we reimagined an radical new way for journalists to share stories from areas of conflict, built on blockchain

With Refound, we reimagined an radical new way for journalists to share stories from areas of conflict, built on blockchain

Grounded in conversations with journalists, editors and experts, we built Refound to create a safe, secure platform for photo journalism you can trust.

UI screen collage
UI screen collage
UI screen collage
Haqdarshak logo
Haqdarshak logo

Design Research

Design Sprints

Live Prototyping

We brought a human-centered approach to redesigning Haqdarshak’s citizen and agent service ecosystem

We brought a human-centered approach to redesigning Haqdarshak’s citizen and agent service ecosystem

We brought a human-centered approach to redesigning Haqdarshak’s citizen and agent service ecosystem

We built an intuitive, robust new design system supporting agents and citizens to find and process welfare schemes that are most relevant to them.

UI/UX screen collage
UI/UX screen collage
UI/UX screen collage
The Circle logo
The Circle logo

Strategic Vision

Learning Design

Experience Design

We conceptualized Circle’s Incubation program to craft a design-centered approach to designing schools from scratch

We conceptualized Circle’s Incubation program to craft a design-centered approach to designing schools from scratch

We conceptualized Circle’s Incubation program to craft a design-centered approach to designing schools from scratch

We worked closely with The Circle to design their Incubation - A two-year, fully paid program for entrepreneurs to learn how to design, launch and run their dream schools and learning centres.

Playbook collage
Playbook collage
Playbook collage
Mool logo
Mool logo

Digital Product Design

Design Sprints

Live Prototyping

We partnered with Mool, a neo bank, to test and refine their value proposition and product for a lower-income market segment

We partnered with Mool, a neo bank, to test and refine their value proposition and product for a lower-income market segment

We partnered with Mool, a neo bank, to test and refine their value proposition and product for a lower-income market segment

In partnership with IDEO's Last Mile Money program.we led field research, tested prototypes and crafted guiding principles, building a unified service experience at multiple touch-points to expand Mools offer to a new audience.

UI/UX screen collage
UI/UX screen collage
UI/UX screen collage
Saut logo
Saut logo

Digital Product Design

Design Research

Design Leadership

We partnered with Saut to develop an LMS that helps teachers and administrators track and support children’s growth.

We partnered with Saut to develop an LMS that helps teachers and administrators track and support children’s growth.

We partnered with Saut to develop an LMS that helps teachers and administrators track and support children’s growth.

We designed a human-centered, holistic experience for educators and families of children with special needs. We conceptualised, designed, piloted, launched, and maintained a system tailored to students evolving learning journeys.

UI/UX Screen collage
UI/UX Screen collage
UI/UX Screen collage
TATA logo
TATA logo

Design Research

Experience Design

Strategic Vision

We worked with TATA to design a transformative vision for public care infrastructure for India rooted in the needs of caregivers and recipients.

We worked with TATA to design a transformative vision for public care infrastructure for India rooted in the needs of caregivers and recipients.

We worked with TATA to design a transformative vision for public care infrastructure for India rooted in the needs of caregivers and recipients.

In partnership with Dalberg we led the qualitative and participatory research, visioning and visualisation of the care model to adapt to different contexts around the country. We built the model to respond to the care needs of different low-income communities, imagining how the the space would come to life for care recipients across generations.

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Graphic poster and image collage
Graphic poster and image collage

What our clients say

What our clients say

Want to learn more about the work we do? Curious about what a partnership could look like? Write to us.

Want to learn more about the work we do? Curious about what a partnership could look like? Write to us.

Want to learn more about the work we do? Curious about what a partnership could look like? Write to us.

divya@tropicdesign.co

zubin@tropicdesign.co

Goa, Mumbai