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Hi, I am

Bibin Thomas,

a design leader, maker. Now principal

product designer at Mercedes Benz.

My journey began with art, curiosity, and a habit of asking how things could work better. A computer science degree gave that curiosity structure, and a decade solving problems for startups, NGOs, and enterprises across education, geospatial, operations, and automotive gave it purpose.

I love to write about design

Process

15 November 2025

Design is not linear, principle matters

After nine years of working with teams across several countries, one lesson became clear. Design does not move in a straight line. Real projects shift.

Empathy
Validation

15 November 2025

Align prototype with human behaviour

When AI prototyping introduced, I started working with it from the very beginning. It was the feature I had been waiting for.

User interview
AI

15 November 2025

SUS score as a recruitment tool

The story of turning a 900-user survey into a research roadmap — how the score told me who to talk to, not just how bad things were.

latest works

Battery passport for Mercedes Benz EV's

Transparent digital records of EV batteries for customers and authority based on EU regulation.

Car and vans technical data management

Car technical data for next generation conceptualisation, preparing fro new variants and Marketing and sales.

Open drone map website redesign

Redesigned to enable users for seamless installation of applications and better support experience for open source contributions.

CO2 footprint calculation of EV battery

To make the car and van batteries are regulatory compliant, identity the footprint hot spots of entire process to take necessary actions.

I.m learning from society, I'm trying to give back

2022 - Present

Mentorship for students and new designers

2022 - Present

Mentorship for students and new designers

2026

Figma plugin to check and rectify accessibility issues of design

2026

Figma plugin to check and rectify accessibility issues of design

2024

Open drone map website redesign

2024

Open drone map website redesign

2020

Disaster management application design for government of Kerala

2020

Disaster management application design for government of Kerala

2019

Hangman game concept content type design for H5P

2019

Hangman game concept content type design for H5P

2018

Event logo design for Humanitarian Open Street Map summit

2018

Event logo design for Humanitarian Open Street Map summit

What people say

BUSINESS
MENTEES

Through the Digital Product Passport project, Bibin showed how design can drive tangible business outcomes. His systems thinking not only simplified compliance for the organisation but also enabled new opportunities for scalability and system reuse."

Oezguer Kibarogullari

Product leader

Bibin is a master on recognising and understanding customer needs, bringing also new ideas into the conception and quickly visualising interfaces with a clear focus on usability and experience.

Gustavo Morell

Business lead

Bibin's initial draft was a clear improvement over our previous site from the very first iteration. He was accessible, quick to explain, asked thoughtful questions, and refined the design effectively. He showed real interest in our audience and delivered a fluid, intuitive, fantastic design.

Stephen Mather

Executive director

What people say

BUSINESS
MENTEES

Through the Digital Product Passport project, Bibin showed how design can drive tangible business outcomes. His systems thinking not only simplified compliance for the organisation but also enabled new opportunities for scalability and system reuse."

Oezguer Kibarogullari

Product leader

Bibin is a master on recognising and understanding customer needs, bringing also new ideas into the conception and quickly visualising interfaces with a clear focus on usability and experience.

Gustavo Morell

Business lead

Bibin's initial draft was a clear improvement over our previous site from the very first iteration. He was accessible, quick to explain, asked thoughtful questions, and refined the design effectively. He showed real interest in our audience and delivered a fluid, intuitive, fantastic design.

Stephen Mather

Executive director

Things make me happy

See the world

See the world

Move faster

Move faster

Time for craft

Time for craft

My people

My people