• Dacoit Design▾

  running the studio, shipping brand + product work across crypto and AI.
• Eido▾

  building an AI-native product (pivoted from memory → new use case, Apr 2026).
• Honest Design Club▾

  seeding a creative co-op for people who refuse exposure-labor.
• AI-native design practice▾

  training designer agents, NPR rendering, building Mac apps with Claude Code.
• Telegram community▾

  444+ AI-native designers (launched Mar 2026).

• Apr '26Rahulpedia concept▾

  LLM-from-Twitter-archive — your archive as your own Wikipedia.
• Mar '26Eido (beta)▾

  AI-native product shipped to first 10 beta users. Japanese-theme stamps, share-as-image primitives.
• Mar '26AI-native designers Telegram▾

  Community launched — 444+ members in the first weeks.
• Mar '26Autorefine skill▾

  Free skill file inspired by @karpathy's autoresearch.
• Mar '26Reels framework skill▾

  Reverse-engineered 9 top reels into hook/structure/body rules. Shipped free.
• Feb '26Mac Mini with 3D-printed body▾

  Made the work match the personality. 1,781 likes.
• Feb '26Four Mac apps in a week▾

  Built with Claude Code. Only released one.
• Nov '25Honest Design Club▾

  Anti-exposure-labor creative co-op.
• Nov '25EarnFirstDollar brand identity▾

  Designed with @pratyushrungta. Money as the identity.
• Sep '25ChainOnTop — consumer game▾

  Dacoit-designed product, Sep 2025.
• Aug '25Kuru brand▾

  Brand + design work, Aug 2025.
• Aug '25First Mac app built with AI
• May '25DacoitRoasts▾

  Dacoit sub-brand launched.

• 2024–Founder, Creative Director at Dacoit Design▾

  Co-founded with Karan Ruparel. Building brands of the future for crypto, AI, and consumer. 150K+ revenue in first 9 months; 6-person team across India, Nigeria, Dubai. Sub-brand: @DacoitRoasts.
• 2023–Mentor at 10kdesigners▾

  Collaborating with Abhinav to train the next generation of designers. 980+ alumni. Scholarships granted to cohort 8.
• 2022–23Lead Brand Designer at Polygon▾

  Led brand for Polygon Connect, the 7-city Polygon Guild: Made in India Tour, 100+ print designs. Mentored 50 builders in Polygon Fellowship; judged UX at ETHIndia. Layoff thread, Feb 2023.
• 2022Core Contributor at Makerdock▾

  Community-led maker collective. Helped distribute $60K+ in grants; identity redesign Aug 2023 reflecting 9 core members.
• 2021Lead Visual Designer at EPYC▾

  Delhi-based no-code studio. Part-time consultant later in year.
• 2016–21Freelance Designer▾

  Upwork Top Rated. 50+ clients across 4 countries, 12 cities. $8K in 6 months of 2021; 21 projects, 30+ clients via Upwork alone.

• Polygon▾

  Full-time brand lead 2022–23. Polygon Connect + 7-city India tour + 100+ print designs.
• Base▾

  Vintage-ad explorations, Based Fellowship chapters, hosted @base global team in BLR.
• dYdX▾

  Landing-page icon system + custom illustration set, 2024–25.
• Solana / Superteam / SuperteamEarn▾

  Hacker Houses, first-dollar campaigns, SuperteamEarn bounty win (2023).
• EarnFirstDollar▾

  Brand identity, Nov 2025 — money as the identity.
• ChainOnTop / SOCKET Protocol▾

  Consumer game product design, Sep 2025.
• Kuru▾

  Brand + design work, Aug 2025.
• Coven Classics▾

  NFT comic book landing page (w/ Rakshita Philip).
• India Blockchain Week (IBW)▾

  Afterparty poster competition w/ Polygon + Bitget. 30+ submissions, 100K+ impressions.
• ETHGlobal / 1inch / 10Y of Ethereum▾

  Dubai chapter, Jul 2025.
• Avail Project▾

  Community collab + campaign work.
• Tria▾

  Product design collab.
• MetaMask▾

  Live rebrand breakdown, Feb 2025.
• Purple Pay▾

  30-minute logo concept, 2023.
• Farcaster & Frames▾

  Frames by Farcaster Hackathon — 40 builders, 10+ projects.

• Eido▾

  AI-native product, beta Mar 2026 — design-led, share-as-image primitives, stamp theming.
• Chambal▾

  Custom Devanagari typeface (2023), inspired by the Chambal River and gharial crocodile.
• DacoitRoasts▾

  Dacoit sub-brand, launched May 2025.
• Honest Design Club▾

  Anti-exposure-labor creative co-op, Nov 2025.
• SuperDMs▾

  Bulk Twitter DM tool — Product Hunt #1 of the day (600 upvotes, 2021).
• Wagmi Cards▾

  Web3 gift cards — Product Hunt #1 of the day (185 upvotes, 2021).
• Notionsites.design▾

  Notion website template library. PH #4 of the day (423 upvotes).
• NSFWLogos.XYZ▾

  Curated logo collection. PH #2 of the day (271 upvotes).
• Doodlicon▾

  Doodle icon pack, 1,000+ downloads.
• Rahulpedia▾

  LLM-from-Twitter-archive concept. Original tweet.
• AI skills▾

  Free releases: reverse-engineered Reels framework, autorefine, animate-with-Midjourney.
• "How I Became a Designer?"▾

  YouTube series — 67 videos, 43K views.

• 2025Breakpoint Abu Dhabi▾

  Pitched token-launch design; brand systems for on-chain distribution.
• 2025IBW Afterparty Poster Competition▾

  Organized w/ Polygon + Bitget; 30+ submissions, 100K+ impressions, $450 prize pool.
• 202510 Years of Ethereum — Dubai▾

  w/ 1inch + ETHGlobal, Jul 2025.
• 2025Based Fellowship (x2 chapters)▾

  w/ Base.
• 2024Onchain AI Fellowship 001▾

  Co-founded with @Saxenasaheb.
• 2024Khakhra Marketing▾

  at IBW + ETH India. 40K+ impressions, ₹2,000 budget. Thread →
• 2024Frames by Farcaster Hackathon▾

  40 builders, 10+ projects shipped.
• 2023Buildspace S4 (Purple Team)▾
• 2023Solana Hacker House▾

  "How to design trust in web3."
• 2023Ahmedabad University (x2)▾

  UI/UX workshop + "Design Thinking" for Entrepreneurs & Design Clubs.
• 2022ETH India▾

  Judge, Polygon UX category.
• 2022UX Now 2022▾

  400+ attendees; "Designing Trust in Web3".
• 2022Friends of Figma▾

  "Designing for Web3".
• 2022Creative Solace · Pepper Content · DSC NITJ · Knock Knock 1 · Web3 Meet (Nervos) · Echai (IIM Ahmedabad)

I've taught since 2020 — cohorts, workshops, fellowships, YouTube, free skill files, and the Dacoit Podcast. Roughly 1,000+ designers have passed through a room or a feed I was running.

• 2023–Mentor @ 10kdesigners▾

  Collaborating with Abhinav. 980+ alumni, scholarships granted to cohort 8.
• 2024Onchain AI Fellowship 001▾

  Co-founded with @Saxenasaheb.
• 2025Based Fellowship (x2 chapters)▾

  w/ Base. Ran two cohorts in 2025.
• 2022Polygon Fellowship▾

  Mentored 50+ builders through the program.
• 2023YouTube — How I Became a Designer?▾

  67 videos · 43K views. Origin-story series with designers.
• 2026–AI-native designers Telegram▾

  444+ members; weekly AI-workflow shares and critique.
• 2024Dacoit Podcast (host)▾

  Ep 1 ft @dalpattapaniya, Aug 2024.
• 2023Ahmedabad University workshops▾

  UI/UX hackathon prep + "Design Thinking" for Entrepreneurs & Design Clubs.
• 2023Solana Hacker House▾

  "How to design trust in web3."
• 2022UX Now 2022▾

  "Designing Trust in Web3" — 400+ attendees.
• 2022Friends of Figma▾

  "Designing for Web3".
• 2022Polygon Guild: Made in India Tour▾

  7-city tour. Talks + workshops in each stop.
• 2022Pepper Content · DSC NITJ · IIM Ahmedabad (Echai) · Nervos · Knock Knock 1▾

  Guest talks across 2022.
• 2022ETHIndia▾

  Judge — Polygon UX category pitches.
• 2024Frames by Farcaster Hackathon▾

  Mentored 40 builders; 10+ projects shipped.
• 2023Buildspace S4 (Purple Team)▾

  Cohort participant — also mentored peers.
• 2026–Free AI skill files▾

  Reels framework · Autorefine · Animate-with-Midjourney. Open to all.
• 2021Build Cohort by STL▾

  76-student cohort participant. First serious web3 product build.
• 2020First design students▾

  Taught 3 students · 150 hours of instruction during lockdown.

Stuff I've made and given away. Use, remix, ship — just don't resell as-is.

• 2026Reels Framework — free skill file▾

  Reverse-engineered 9 top reels into hook/structure/body rules. Drop it into Claude and generate on-pattern reels. Get it →
• 2026Autorefine — free skill▾

  Inspired by @karpathy's autoresearch. One prompt → refined output loop. Get it →
• 2026Animate-with-Midjourney + Agent▾

  Pipeline for turning static MJ output into animated reels. Thread →
• 2026Designer Agent — NPR skill pack▾

  My Non-Photorealistic-Rendering-trained designer agent, packaged. Get it →
• 2026Skill file — generic download▾

  One-click skill file shared publicly. Download →
• 2021Doodlicon▾

  Doodle icon collection, 1,000+ downloads on launch. Product Hunt →
• 2021Notionsites.design▾

  Notion website template library. PH #4 of the day (423 upvotes). Library →
• 2021NSFWLogos.XYZ▾

  Curated collection of weird/funny logos for inspo. PH #2 of the day. Collection →
• 2021Wagmi Cards▾

  Web3 gift card templates, PH #1 of the day. Launch →
• 2023Chambal typeface▾

  Custom Devanagari typeface — gharial + Chambal River. DM me for early access.
• 2025IBW Afterparty poster assets▾

  Designer brief + logo lockups I released for the community competition. 30+ submissions used them.
• 2024–Khakhra strategy playbook▾

  Public thread: how ₹2,000 in Gujarati snacks beat ₹2 lakhs in t-shirts. Use the tactic. Read →
• 2026AI-native designers Telegram▾

  Not a download — but free. 444+ AI-workflow shares, skill drops, and live critique. Join →

Live formats — hands-on workshops (in-room) and public streams (breakdowns, case walks, Spaces).

From fandom Twitter at 15 to a 49K-tweet archive in public. Every year added a new surface.

• 2011Joined Twitter▾

  Sep 27, 2011. @Spiderangel2 → @RayzorzRb — fandom + college voice.
• 2019First identity pivot▾

  @RayzorzRb → @IRahulBhadoriya. Designer posture begins.
• 2020First Medium YIR▾

  Year 2020 in Review — Freelance Graphic Designer. 50+ clients, 4 countries, 12 cities.
• 2021First web3 voice▾

  1,130 Twitter followers, 100K+ impressions, 2,000+ tweets. Five Product Hunt launches.
• 2022Polygon + Purple Guy▾

  ~8,000 followers; 12+ videos produced. Personal brand crystallizes as 'The Purple Guy'.
• 2023YouTube launches▾

  'How I Became a Designer?' — 67 videos · 43K views. Chambal font public. Design Frens, 10kdesigners collab.
• 2023Medium pace hits stride▾

  "22 Shades of Purple" + "Purple Guy to कलाकार" published. Theme: resilience after Polygon layoff.
• 2024Dacoit launch post▾

  "I started my own Design Agency" — 624f / 69r. Agency era begins.
• 2024Khakhra marketing thread▾

  ₹2,000 budget → 40K+ impressions at IBW + ETHIndia. Thread →
• 2024Long-form notes mature▾

  Began publishing multi-paragraph notes weekly. 'Chase Recall, Not Range', '40,000 / Photoshop / Twitter' lands.
• 2025Viral year▾

  "😎" (2,046f) · "Coming Soon" teaser (1,969f) · IBW poster comp (100K+ impressions) · Breaking Brand Podcast guest. Moved out at 30.
• 2025Handle evolution▾

  @RahulDesignWeb3 → @rahulbhadoriya → @rahulbhadoriiya (Mar 2026). The brand matures into the name.
• 2026AI-native content cluster▾

  Figma Claude Code thread (747f) · Designer Agent NPR (963f) · Mac Mini 3D-printed body (1,781f) · "Brand identity in 30 mins" series. Rahulpedia as the meta-artifact.
• 2026Telegram + free skills▾

  444+ AI-native designers in Telegram. Reels framework + Autorefine + Animate-with-Midjourney released as free skills.

The plays that actually moved needles. Cheap, weird, high-conviction.

• ThesisChase Recall, Not Range▾

  If you want people to hire you for one thing, be known for one thing. I kept doing brand identity, again and again, until people stopped asking. Read →
• ThesisChambal stands for stars + ground▾

  Dacoit = shoot for stars, stay grounded. Name-as-strategy; cultural code-switch between web3-global and Hindi-heartland.
• TacticKhakhra > t-shirts▾

  At IBW + ETHIndia everyone was pushing merch. I gave Gujarati snacks. ₹2,000 budget → 50+ packets distributed, 3K+ engagements, 40K+ impressions, 450+ profile visits. Thread →
• TacticIBW Afterparty Poster Competition▾

  Ran a community design competition w/ Polygon + Bitget. 30+ submissions, 100K+ impressions, community contributions grew the pool from $100 → $450. Three winners.
• TacticPolygon Guild: Made in India Tour▾

  Took a global brand to 7 Indian cities. Translating a web3 org for a market it was pretending not to need.
• TacticFirst-dollar stunts▾

  Won a SuperteamEarn bounty, then shipped an identity for @earnfirstdollar. The first-dollar moment is the best distribution moment. Case →
• TacticFree AI skill files▾

  Reverse-engineered 9 top reels into a framework; shipped it free. Autorefine, Animate-with-MJ, same play. Give the tool, own the category.
• TacticDacoit Podcast▾

  Long-form w/ collaborators. Different surface for the same voice.
• TacticSpaces hosting▾

  1,246 peak listeners on one Space (Apr 2023). Voice > text for trust-building.
• TacticBuild-in-public reels▾

  Day 4, Day 7 of building Eido. Production = distribution when you show the work.
• TacticHandle evolution as narrative▾

  Every renaming was a chapter marker. Old followers stayed; new ones joined at the turn.
• TacticTeach the cohort, own the channel▾

  10kdesigners, Onchain AI Fellowship, Based Fellowship. Every cohort is a compounding audience.
• TacticShow the loss▾

  Lost 10K to a ghosting client — I wrote the origin story publicly. The vulnerable thread outperformed every launch. Read →

• The Dacoit Podcast▾

  Host. Ep 1 ft @dalpattapaniya, Aug 2024.
• Breaking Brand Podcast▾

  Guest, 2025.
• ThreadCast▾

  Guest, 2023.
• Where's the Block?▾

  Guest, 2023.
• X Spaces hosted▾

  1,246 listeners peak session (Apr 2023).

• Designer Agent — NPR▾

  Trained my own designer agent for Non-Photorealistic Rendering. 963 likes.
• Motion by AI▾

  Cavalry + Jitter + agents. Multiple launches 'firing my motion designer'.
• Claude Code / Mac apps▾

  Built 4 Mac apps in a week. Figma→Code thesis thread.
• Brand identity in 30 mins▾

  Repeat series. Expanded, explored, pitched.
• Midjourney / Ghibli style▾

  Vintage ads for Base, Ghibli-style trip postcards.
• 3D / Clay mascots▾

  Kid-inspired character explorations.
• Mac Mini with 3D-printed body▾

  1,781 likes.

• Hindi-medium kid from Bhind. Former accountant. Self-taught designer.
• On Twitter since Sep 27, 2011. Handle evolution: fandom era → RayzorzRb → IRahulBhadoriya → RahulDesignWeb3 → @rahulbhadoriiya.
• Father to Rudra (born Feb 2022).▾
• First international trip at 28 (Singapore, May 2024). First business-class flight Oct 2024.▾
• Moved out of home at 30 (2025).▾
• Tattoo #1: hex #000000. Signature colour: purple.▾
• Workspace evolution — 2014 desk → 2023 studio → 3D-printed Mac Mini in 2026.▾

• Photography▾

  Sony A6600 + Sigma 18–55mm. Shooting since 2023 — friends, travel, studio moments.
• 3D printing▾

  Printed the whole body for my Mac Mini at home. More gear mods in progress.
• Tattoos▾

  Hex #000000 as the first. Each one a design decision.
• Videography / YouTube▾

  67 videos shipped. Editing, lighting, directing — all self-taught.
• Type design▾

  Built Chambal — a custom Devanagari typeface inspired by the river + gharial.
• Clay / character sculpting▾

  Kid-inspired mascot explorations. Hands-on break from screens.
• Khakhra / Gujarati food▾

  Turned food into marketing. ₹2,000 → 40K+ impressions at IBW.
• Travel▾

  Singapore (first intl trip at 28), Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Jaipur, Vadodara, BLR. Moved out at 30.
• Spider-Man▾

  First-day-first-show commitment. Title of the 2021 YIR was a nod.
• Workspace nerd▾

  2014 desk → 2023 studio → 2026 custom-printed rig. Setup is craft.