I make complicated things

feel obvious.

Brand, content and product work for complex subjects, built to be clear, useful and hard to ignore.

SELECTED WORK

The full story behind each one.

What the brief was, what I actually did, and what had changed by the end.

A law practice that finally reads as confidently as it works

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A law practice that finally reads as confidently as it works

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Turning a founder's side newsletter into the room people wanted to be in

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Turning a founder's side newsletter into the room people wanted to be in

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Making an ambitious AI product legible to the teenagers using it

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Making an ambitious AI product legible to the teenagers using it

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Rebuilding how international students understand what insurance is

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Rebuilding how international students understand what insurance is

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Launch art for a global pre-order campaign

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Launch art for a global pre-order campaign

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Testimonials

What clients say

Rajesh Setty

Author, teacher and mentor in Silicon Valley

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He transformed “The Most Interested Person” into a beautiful reading experience. The care across the cover, layout and illustrations made the book feel like a work of art.

Rajesh Setty

Author, teacher and mentor in Silicon Valley

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He transformed “The Most Interested Person” into a beautiful reading experience. The care across the cover, layout and illustrations made the book feel like a work of art.

Rajesh Setty

Author, teacher and mentor in Silicon Valley

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He transformed “The Most Interested Person” into a beautiful reading experience. The care across the cover, layout and illustrations made the book feel like a work of art.

Soundarya Balasubramani

3x author and founder

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Mahantesh combines a Swiss-Army knife set of skills with the laser focus of a watchmaker. Working with him shows what going the extra mile actually looks like.

Soundarya Balasubramani

3x author and founder

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Mahantesh combines a Swiss-Army knife set of skills with the laser focus of a watchmaker. Working with him shows what going the extra mile actually looks like.

Soundarya Balasubramani

3x author and founder

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Mahantesh combines a Swiss-Army knife set of skills with the laser focus of a watchmaker. Working with him shows what going the extra mile actually looks like.

Neha Shah

Ayurveda practitioner

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They understood the brief immediately. The result reflects the brand instead of diluting it, with direct communication and zero hand-holding needed.

Neha Shah

Ayurveda practitioner

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They understood the brief immediately. The result reflects the brand instead of diluting it, with direct communication and zero hand-holding needed.

Neha Shah

Ayurveda practitioner

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They understood the brief immediately. The result reflects the brand instead of diluting it, with direct communication and zero hand-holding needed.

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Mahantesh is the most detail-oriented, creative, and technically sound person I know. He has an immaculate eye for design, and what stands out even more is how intentional he is about everything he builds. Thoughtful down to the smallest detail, technically solid, and made to last beyond trends. That combination of taste, craft, and execution is genuinely rare. Highly recommend working with him!!

Divya Somasundra

Product @ Deloitte

Mahantesh has a rare ability to take an ambitious idea and turn it into an experience that feels clear, thoughtful, and beautifully executed. He brings curiosity to every problem and consistently pushes the work beyond what is expected.

Darshan SK

Co-Founder, Wishtales AI

I’ve worked with Mahantesh a number of times on different projects, and what I appreciate most about him is his aesthetic sense, creativity and attention to detail. While making the “When it’s Dark” music video, the interplay between light and shadow was very unique, and when redesigning my website bindu.co, I like the clean layout and artistic design elements.

Bindu Subramaniam

Founder, SaPa

Mahantesh combines creative thinking with a strong sense of purpose. He understands the larger business context, communicates his ideas clearly, and delivers work that is both visually compelling and genuinely useful.