Graphic Designer

Pratyush Gupta : Graphic Design, Brand Strategy

Pratyush Gupta is a brand strategist and graphic designer, who combines his experience in branding, illustration, information and print design to transform complex ideas into powerful narratives.

Music is his second language, influencing the way he thinks and designs. Merging his love for design and music, he created Swarpeti, a series of interactive pop-up books, that help children understand and experience the magical realm of Indian classical music. Outside of work, you might find him trekking in the Himalayas, singing to his plants or admiring insects in his garden.

Why are you a Graphic Designer?
Switching schools in 5th grade was a tough experience for me. I was unable to befriend or talk to anyone. Art and music became my channels of expression and helped carve an identity for myself. Since then I knew that I wanted to pursue a career in either field. I chose graphic design, which helped me strengthen my voice and ultimately reconnect with music in a different form.

Did you attend school for fine art or design?
Yes, I studied visual communication design at Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology (now Srishti Manipal).

You have a distinct style of Design. How long did it take you to develop your style?
My work is rooted in Indian culture. It is influenced by the art and everyday life that I’ve observed and appreciated since I was young. My design education helped me refine this language and make it more functional.

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Samia Singh : Graphic Design

Samia Singh is an artist, designer and musician based in Chandigarh, India. Her artistic interest lies in effective communication of new knowledge and research that may help create positive understanding and response to the emotional, social and political landscapes we live in, in order to live fuller happier lives. Creating effective moments of interaction through art and design is powerful as the experience you have is unique and stays with you – lingering and resurfacing at different points in time. Samia works across illustration, graphic design, sculpture and music to create these lucid moments.

Why are you a Graphic Designer?
I have always been fascinated by colour, light and nature. I like to capture fleeting moments in time. I like graphic design because it is a way for me to capture a feeling and play with it.

Did you attend school for fine art or design?
Yes I studied Visual Communiciation at Srishti School of Art, Design and Technology for 4.5 years in Bangalore. I also got a scholarship to study printmaking at Il Bisonte Instituto del Arte Grafica in Firenze, Italy.

You have a distinct style of Design. How long did it take you to develop your style?
Happy to answer that. When I see my work from the last ten years, I can recognise that an innate sense of humour (sometimes dark humour) and lyricism shapes my work. I look for the quirky, imperfect & innocent elements which strike a chord.

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Harshvardhan Gantha : Graphic Designer

Harshvardhan is an independent Visual Communication Designer based in Mumbai. With over 8 years of work experience, his expertise lies in creative problem-solving through graphic design & illustration. He has been working with impact-driven organizations such as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Omidyar Network, and Dalberg to help create clear & effective communication systems. Additionally, his portfolio of recent work includes projects done in the food, fashion, health, and wellness industry.

Why are you a Graphic Designer?
Since I was a child, I’ve loved making things. For me, graphic design is a medium which helps me practice creativity while putting food on my plate.

Did you attend school for fine art or design?
Yes, I graduated from the Srishti School of Arts, Design & Technology in 2013.

You have a distinct style of Design. How long did it take you to develop your style?
I wasn’t too conscious about developing a style. I always knew that I’ve been inclined towards things that are simple and easy to understand and I think my designs reflect the same.

How did you focus so much on graphic illustrations? When did you realise you loved doing it and wanted more of it?
As a child, I loved art & craft. I always participated in drawing competitions in school, and my parents were always very supportive of it. I didn’t really know about graphic design was till I got into design school. I knew that being an animator was a career option because of the Disney & Pixar movies we used to see.

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Bhavya Arora : In Conversation With An Illustrator – Graphic Designer

Bhavya Arora is a self taught Illustrator/Graphic designer currently working out of Bangalore. Doodling on the back page of her notebooks as a kid, she has always loved to draw. She is curious of the world around her and draws inspiration from it for her illustrations. She likes reading fiction novels and cannot function without her morning coffee.

Why are you an Illustrator?
I loved art and craft as a kid and wanted to be a part of design industry. The decision of being an illustrator came gradually by ruling out what I did not want to do.

Did you attend school for fine art or design?
I did not. I am a self-taught Illustrator/Graphic Designer who quit her IT job to pursue a career in visual design.

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Colouring Out Loud- Adults Colouring Book! By Palak Bansal

Palak is persistently passionate about her artistic creations . Sometimes talkative, mostly quite . Loves every genre of Music. Likes creating new characters and talking to new people . Also,planning to go around the world in 365 days. She likes to think that she has a sense of humor.

Why are you an Illustrator?
I am a graphic designer, who likes to illustrate a lot. I have always been inclined towards art since I was a kid. I like the fact that how one idea can be brought on a paper and it helps clients to communicate things to their audience, it’s the creative process I am in love with.

Did you attend school for fine art or design?
I did my Bachelors in Visual Arts and a certificate course in graphic designing.

Tell us something about your colouring book for adults ‘Colouring It Loud’ What made you create it?
The pandemic bite brought me a new perspective on life and art. Months of lockdown and isolation made me grow distant and cold towards my art as well as my work, leaving me clueless about what to draw next. The inspiration and insights I would get from everyday life, from the strange smiles in the crowd, the mountains and the music- all that was gone.
After months of contemplation and multiple monologues about why I loved art in the first place, I decided to start afresh and Colouring Out Loud was born! An illustration book that’s not only aimed at helping other people sort their feelings and frustrations through art but also helped me personally get through my own rut. It helped me get back to my original feelings about art as a therapeutic medium of self-expression.

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Shruti Anand : Illustrator, Graphic Designer

Shruti Anand is a Visual Communication Designer based in Delhi, India and a Co-founder of LSD, Learn Something Different. LSD is a platform where one nurtures the inner creative hidden inside each one of us and is a space where all aspects of creativity come together to celebrate the diversity in articulation and expression. She is also an ardent adorer of all animals, a budding sculptor who likes creating funky ceramic masks and has a second degree black belt in karate!

A little about yourself:

I am a Visual Communication Designer based in Delhi, India and a Co-founder of LSD, Learn Something Different. LSD is a platform where one nurtures the inner creative hidden inside each one of us and is a space where all aspects of creativity come together to celebrate the diversity in articulation and expression. Also, I am an ardent adorer of all animals, a budding sculptor who likes creating funky ceramic masks and has a second degree black belt in karate!

Why are you a Graphic Designer?
It has always been quite intriguing what emotions and thoughts the first cave painter’s prehistoric art piece evoked in the people around her/him/them. It is absolutely mind blowing the infinite range of emotions graphics can evoke in humans and animals. There is just something art does that words can’t convey. Like Edward Hopper once said, “If I could say it in words there would be no reason to paint.”

Graphic Design quite literally means visual communication. All designers and artists are the bridges between thoughts and words. To be able to design the perfect visuals to translate the client’s thoughts into the vivid words they want to convey is the creative process that excites me the most and which is why I chose the path of a Graphic Designer.

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Sachin Muley : Creative Director – Illustration

Sachin is an Art / Creative Director with over 17+ years of experience in advertising. He has completed his Applied Art and Bachelor of Fine Arts diploma from BKPS Abhinav Kala Mahavidyalay (Pune, Mumbai). His last job was in Interics Designs, Pune, prior to his current position – Art / Creative Director at The Uncommons Design Co.
An illustrator himself, he is extremely passionate about Painting and Concept Creation. 

TAG Award 2018 – Illustrator of the year 2018 (Packaging Design, Illustration & Space Branding)

TAG Award 2019 – Illustrator of the year 2019 (Packaging Design, Illustration & Branding Identity Design)

Why are you a Graphic Designer?
Creativity is fulfilling. Graphic design is something that you can have a Real Passion for &can give you a real sense of satisfaction. As well as picking colors and choosing only designs, they have to think ‘Outside the box’. And it is always said that ‘Follow your passion & success will follow you’ and it was my passion. Graphic Design makes feel that creativity is not just thinking it is about the work you are willing to do (drawing). Graphic Design gives you a opportunity to bring your ideas to life! Good design is about so much more, than just making things look nice it’s a very thoughtful, challenging profession and I loved graphic designs so much that I was prepared to take up the challenge the whole of my life! Design associated with solving problems and making the problems a best solution for others. And so I am a graphic designer.

Did you attend school for fine art or design?
Yes, I attended a school (college) for fine art/design : BKPS & Abhinav Kala Mahavidyalaya, Pune .

You have a distinct style of Design. How long did it take you to develop your style?
Actually I started my drawings from when I was in college (1st yr). I realized that I loved designs from when I was a young lad. I was passionate about the way designers / artists think ,the creativity they express in their drawings. Even I had a desire to do this, and I did it! I achieved what I want. Now about the style. I took complete 15 years to develop my own style,(patterns designs colors) still I think how can explore more styles in sketching, drawing, advertising etc. Draw everyday, get inspired by people you admire, try to emulate them, their style. This is how I got to know or I discovered my own style of drawing and sketching, designing.

How did you focus so much on graphic illustrations ?When did you realize you loved doing it and wanted more of it?
Many of my seniors used to draw when I was doing my 1st year of applied arts. I thought even my drawing is very nice, I should also achieve a ideal platform drawings. I thought I needed to explore my hidden talent of drawing and while deciding my career you have to be very relevant. So I used to observe the drawings of my elders & of my teachers. Then I decided to only focus on graphic illustrations, I practiced a lot of sketches, I determined focusing on different essence of illustrations, children’s illustrations, concept illustrations & thinking continuously of these things made me keep my focus constantly on graphic design. As I told that I used to emulate some of the drawings of my elders, as soon as I used to do it a objective flashed in my mind. That “I can also do this” to improvise my drawing illustrations. I only ‘practised’ a lot of sketches, drawings. And one day in my life came like a blossomed flower. I realized that my sketches are turning out to be really virtuous, and really nice! I started loving it. I wanted to do more of it, I was excited for each & every challenge. I took a survey of many artists, and decided to set up my career and my life was made for my drawings!

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Shreya Mujumdar : In Conversation With An Illustrator / Graphic Designer

Shreya Mujumdar is a communication designer navigating her way through different disciplines, focusing on illustration at the moment. Professionally delving in visual merchandising, she finds joy in watching animated movies and learning about different cultures.

Why are you a Graphic Designer?
I have always been interested in art and design from a young age and knew I wanted to do something in the creative fields for sure. Graphic design serves as an outlet to my ideas and helps give a visual identity to my thoughts. In some ways, my work is an extension of my personality.

Did you attend school for fine art or design?
I am currently a final year student at the National Institute of Fashion Technology pursuing B.Des in fashion communication.

You have a distinct style of Design. How long did it take you to develop your style?
My approach towards design depends a lot on the brief/requirements of the task at hand. As a designer, it is important to first consider the purpose of design. Once that has been established, I try ways in which I can incorporate my sense of style into the work. There is a certain aesthetic that I lean towards, either clean & simple or an illustrative approach. As I began working on different projects, my style kept developing on its own. Its been 3 and a half years of academically pursuing design which has brought my design where it is today.

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In Conversation With Aashi Bhaiji : Graphic Designer

Aashi Bhaiji, 22, is a Visual Designer based out of Bangalore. She has always been fascinated by how design constantly impacts and enriches the quality of life. It is this idea that encourages her to craft holistic, human-centered, delightfully simple and enjoyable experiences. For her, dance and outdoor activities keep her creative and she loves to bring fun ideas from them into her work.

She’s always up for some amazing conversations over coffee, loves clean workspaces and enjoys listening to music while working

Why are you a Graphic Designer?
I chose visual communication as my specialization in college. Communication design has helped me solve a problem or visualize my idea through a medium of my choice. Be it though film, photography, animation, a poster, book, illustrations, an infographic, a physical space to even an app or a website; it has helped me look at a problem from a broader lens and focus on delivering it’s essence / solution / message in the best possible way

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Krishna Kumar: Creative Director (Motion and Design)

Krishna Kumar is from Chennai, a self-taught 3D Motion and Graphic Designer. Who is a diehard fan of Dexter’s laboratory, Marvel and DC. He has started his career in the film VFX industry as a Compositor, Motion and Title artist. He then moved into corporate as a graphic designer and implemented his infographic skills in animation and became a Motion designer again. He is good at creating Explanation videos of products and he loves to create marketing and sales videos, product tutorials, brand and website animation, product prototype animations, etc.
He has fuelled by curiosity and passion for design and most of his skills are self-taught and all that he has learned has been extramural; outside the walls. He designs characters, paint, illustrates, storyboard and does visual developments and he has been working in the field of animation for the last 8+ years.
Currently, He is working as a Creative Director (Motion & Design) at an IT product based company AppviewX. He likes to learn new things and explore new mediums and love to be challenged.

Why are you a Graphic/Motion Designer?
My interest in Art and Design roots back to my childhood where all the shows on cartoon network were quite inspiring and created enthusiasm in me to become what I am today!

Did you attend school for fine art or design?
NO, I’m completely self-taught! I have completed M.A Mass Communication, however, my fortune led me to what I love.

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