Keshav Umtol | Multimedia Designer & Visual Storyteller

My Brain in Preview Mode

I save way too many screenshots — partly for inspiration, partly because apparently my brain thinks “this might be useful someday” is a valid storage strategy. Music completely changes how I edit, to the point where the same project can look cinematic, emotional, or unnecessarily dramatic depending on the playlist. Most of my best ideas arrive after midnight, usually alongside several deeply unnecessary life realizations. I notice bad kerning immediately, which sounds useful until you realize it means I can never unsee it. I also rewatch good motion design obsessively — sometimes to study it, sometimes just to sit there thinking, “How is this transition this smooth?” Somewhere between visual obsession, overanalyzing animations, and chasing that feeling of 'this looks right' is where my creative process lives.

My Brain in Preview Mode

I save way too many screenshots — partly for inspiration, partly because apparently my brain thinks “this might be useful someday” is a valid storage strategy. Music completely changes how I edit, to the point where the same project can look cinematic, emotional, or unnecessarily dramatic depending on the playlist. Most of my best ideas arrive after midnight, usually alongside several deeply unnecessary life realizations. I notice bad kerning immediately, which sounds useful until you realize it means I can never unsee it. I also rewatch good motion design obsessively — sometimes to study it, sometimes just to sit there thinking, “How is this transition this smooth?” Somewhere between visual obsession, overanalyzing animations, and chasing that feeling of 'this looks right' is where my creative process lives.

What Inspires Me

A very unhealthy amount of my inspiration comes from random places on the internet. One day, it’s anime fight sequences with ridiculous pacing and cinematic frames, the next, it’s a Kanye West album rollout that somehow makes typography, visuals, and atmosphere feel larger than life. I spend way too much time looking at UI references, gaming visuals, film cinematography, and creators like Gawx, wondering, “okay but HOW did they make this feel so cool?” One piece that genuinely stuck with me was Nike’s “Am I A Bad Person?” ad. Not just because it looks visually insane, but because of how intentionally everything is paced — the tension, the sound design, the cuts, the confidence in the storytelling. A lot of my taste honestly comes from observing things that were made with obsession — whether it’s a game menu, a transition in a film, or a visual detail most people probably scroll past in two seconds.

What Inspires Me

A very unhealthy amount of my inspiration comes from random places on the internet. One day, it’s anime fight sequences with ridiculous pacing and cinematic frames, the next, it’s a Kanye West album rollout that somehow makes typography, visuals, and atmosphere feel larger than life. I spend way too much time looking at UI references, gaming visuals, film cinematography, and creators like Gawx, wondering, “okay but HOW did they make this feel so cool?” One piece that genuinely stuck with me was Nike’s “Am I A Bad Person?” ad. Not just because it looks visually insane, but because of how intentionally everything is paced — the tension, the sound design, the cuts, the confidence in the storytelling. A lot of my taste honestly comes from observing things that were made with obsession — whether it’s a game menu, a transition in a film, or a visual detail most people probably scroll past in two seconds.

Interests Beyond Design

Outside of design, I’m usually chasing experiences, visuals, or ideas that eventually circle back into my work anyway. I like traveling, creating content, experimenting with AI tools just to see, “what happens if I push this further?”, and editing cinematic videos at 2 AM like I don’t have responsibilities the next morning. Most of my interests somehow turn into creative research without me realizing it. Even casually watching something turns into analyzing the pacing, framing, sound design, or transitions. My brain unfortunately never clocks out completely.

Interests Beyond Design

Outside of design, I’m usually chasing experiences, visuals, or ideas that eventually circle back into my work anyway. I like traveling, creating content, experimenting with AI tools just to see, “what happens if I push this further?”, and editing cinematic videos at 2 AM like I don’t have responsibilities the next morning. Most of my interests somehow turn into creative research without me realizing it. Even casually watching something turns into analyzing the pacing, framing, sound design, or transitions. My brain unfortunately never clocks out completely.

Digital Playground

This is basically where all the structured thinking disappears. A mix of reels, edits, visual experiments, random motion ideas, unfinished concepts, and internet-fueled creative chaos that probably made sense at 1:37 AM. Some things here were planned carefully. Others came to life because I thought, “this would look cool,” and honestly, that was all the reason I needed. It’s less of a portfolio, more of a creative playground — the part where curiosity usually wins over perfection. Enter at your own risk: the content below is powered by creativity and mildly unhinged fun 😉

Digital Playground

This is basically where all the structured thinking disappears. A mix of reels, edits, visual experiments, random motion ideas, unfinished concepts, and internet-fueled creative chaos that probably made sense at 1:37 AM. Some things here were planned carefully. Others came to life because I thought, “this would look cool,” and honestly, that was all the reason I needed. It’s less of a portfolio, more of a creative playground — the part where curiosity usually wins over perfection. Enter at your own risk: the content below is powered by creativity and mildly unhinged fun 😉

The Real Me

The Real Me

My Brain in Preview Mode

My Brain in Preview Mode

What Inspires Me

What Inspires Me

Interests Beyond Design

Interests Beyond Design

Digital Playground

Digital Playground