Punchcut is expanding its AI prototyping application.

Punchcut Expands AI Prototyping Application

Punchcut, a design and innovation agency that helps companies unlock their growth potential through human-centered artificial intelligence (AI), announced the appointment of Akshat Srivastava as Director of Design Engineering. Srivastava will lead the growing AI Prototyping and Development application, helping clients deliver scaled intelligent products by integrating user experience (UX) strategy, technical R&D, and AI-based design systems.

Punchcut's Chief Design Technologist, Srivastava has managed design engineering and innovation strategy for clients such as Google, Samsung, Amazon, and Ford. By specializing in generative AI, spatial computing, and multimodal interfaces, he guides organizations in transforming design vision into production-ready systems.

Punchcut's CEO Ken Olewiler stated, "Every company is facing the challenge of AI transformation, and they need elite experts to guide them on this journey. Akshat's leadership enhances our ability to create AI experiences for our clients that are not only technologically advanced but also deliver deep human experiences," he said.

Punchcut’s expansion of its AI Prototyping and Development application is based on its expertise in agentic AI. This represents a new wave of intelligence capable of planning independently, reasoning, using tools, and providing coordination in multi-agent environments. While this evolution requires a new design guide, experiences are shifting from predictable and deterministic screens to fluid, intention-driven collaborations. Experiences need to be supported by interfaces that can dynamically negotiate the goals of users, AI agents, and connected services, and that are adaptable, explainable, and emotionally resonant. Punchcut’s expanded application is designed to help companies navigate these changes by creating experiences that strike the perfect balance between emotional resonance, personalization, and scalability.

Akshat Srivastava stated, "Designing the core technology with a certain understanding and practical authority has become more critical than ever. Our deep expertise in prototyping production quality enables us to truly feel the next generation of interfaces we imagine and test their behaviors with precision and rigor. This hands-on, build-to-learn approach is the essence of our AI Prototyping and Development application," he said.