Monthly Archives: March 2012

Flipkart by Happy, Bangalore

Advertising Agency: Happy, Bangalore, India
Chief Creative Officer: Praveen Das
Executive Creative Director: Kartik Iyer
Creative Director: Carl Savio
Art Director: Shatrughan Ramanathan, Kedar Chauhan, Carl Savio
Copywriter: Carl Savio
Client Team Director: Ruchika Chaudhry
Account Director: Neelima Kariappa
Post production: Ramakrishna R
Photographer: Ebbie Munk, Kopp Koppula

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Eveready Heavy Duty Battery spec work by student

    Eveready batteries are an inexpensive and reliable way of getting surprising amount of
    continuous power, assuring maximum quality performance. From the name you know
    and the quality you trust, Eveready Heavy duty battery: The Compact portable power plant.

Advertising School: J.J. Institute of Applied Art, India
Creative: Akshay Naik

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Pedal Power by the Red Wine Stain

Around 8 million Indian children aren’t in class. Mostly because they have to walk for hours under the sun before they can even reach the school gate. Pedal with Pride – a part of Tour De India 2012 Cyclothon – is a humble initiative by Pride India that aims to empower these children with a set of wheels that will help them reach school.

Advertising Agency: The Red Wine Stain, India
Photographer: Shivkumar Dhale
Additional credits: Shivani Sanghavi
Published: February 2011

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Shailesh Khandeparkar, Illustrations

Shailesh Khandeparkar is a Graduate from ‘The Goa School of Art’, working as  a Freelance Illustrator and Designer, based in Mumbai. At present he is working with Karigari Design inc. He had the fortune of being one of the emminent panel of juries for the prestigious D&AD awards 2011. He prefers working on  what he calls Indian-Urban genre of design. It is a mix of classical Indian styles of design with modern techniques. He likes the starkness of black and white and colour acrylic style. Shailesh’s work has been featured in all international design magazines, and all the projects are mostly done completely by himself, like the art direction, execution etc.

His work for WWF was selected as ‘In-book’ at D&AD 3 years in a row and also been nominated for the Yellow Pencil He has won a Gold Pencil in One Show Design, Bronze at the Clio Awards, and silver in Cannes, London International and other several nomination in major awards. Someof his work & articles was published in The Work Book, WPP Cream Book, IDN, Communication Art, Computer Art and Indexbook.

Why are you an Illustrator?
This is an odd question. Actually, I don’t think I am perfect for the role of illustrator, because i cannot replicate the given refrence style (as it’s so called in advertising).  I am a bit of illustrator + designer + art director.

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Priya Sebastian, Illustrations

Priya Sebastian completed a Masters in Illustration from Queensland College of Art, Australia and lives in Bangalore. She is a much sought after illustrator and her work adorns the covers and pages of many books, magazines and newspapers.
When she is not drawing, Priya writes, teaches, explores places and blogs about her experiences at her well known blog which is filled with vivid stories, sketches and photographs all of which tie in beautifully with her world view and her drawings.

Why are you an Illustrator?
That’s akin to asking a spider why it is a spider. Or a rhinoceros why it is what it is.
I cannot imagine being anything else. It is an inherent quality. Interpreting an idea or sa story visually gives me a high.
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