D Talks - The Design Podcast: Recent Episodes
Sanjay Reddy
D Talks brings you interesting discussions related to design. Join host & illustrator Sanjay Reddy for fresh perspectives on every topic imaginable - from how to become a designer to life after one becomes a designer and everything in between. With D Talks, ignite your curiosity and learn something new every week.
Radhika Batra, working as an Apparel Designer at Adidas clears NID M.Des and secures an All India Rank 6 in general category. She shares her exam preparation strategies in this episode. ________________________________________Online courses for UCEED CEED NID & NIFT
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In this episode, Bhavini Sharma, All India Rank 24 in NIFT'23, shares her design journey.
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D Talks - The Design PodcastVaruna is a seasoned cross-functional designer and respected design educator, currently holding the role of Head of Digital Design and UX at Studio 5B-DRL. Holding nearly 12 years of multifaceted experience within the "Idea to Market" product domain, she is renowned for her unwavering dedication to customer satisfaction, commitment to quality, and sharp business focus. Her problem-solving expertise spans across four diverse geographic regions, showcasing her adaptability and global perspective.With an entrepreneurial mindset and an innate drive for success, Varuna embodies a proactive approach, consistently delivering results. Her ability to effectively communicate crucial design decisions to key stakeholders is complemented by her aptitude for creating tangible impacts on both design strategies and business outcomes. Varuna's unique blend of skills seamlessly integrates creative vision with strategic objectives, making her an invaluable asset in driving design innovation and fostering business growth.________________________________________Online courses for UCEED CEED NID & NIFThttps://online.designexstudio.com/
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________________________________________Chapters00:00 - Introduction 04:30 - Italian Design 07:50 - Typical day of a UX Designer at Dr. Reddy Laboratories 10:20 - The bubble of UX Design 14:34 - Measuring Design | Vision & Strategy 18:18 - Responsibility of UX Designers 25:21 - Role of UX in healthcare27:13 - Responsibility of Designers in healthcare27:57 - Seeing what other's don't see29:00 - Role of a Designer in healthcare29:29 - Gap in healthcare | Service gap (Behavioural aspect)32:47 - Example Service gap (Behavioural aspect)34:15 - Gap in healthcare | Experience gap 36:16 - Personalisation in healthcare38:37 - Working with Doctors41:16 - ABHA Scheme & Challenges in healthcare51:10 - Opportunities in healthcare | Accessibility & affordability to healthcare52:28 - Value driven healthcare system 59:55 - Need for designers in healthcare1:01:26 - Screening design portfolios 1:02:07 - Craft of being a designer1:05:21 - Conclusion
In this episode the host, Sanjay Reddy talks about how to sketch from different point of views. Sanjay talks about a technique that can help you to nail the scale and proportion every time you sketch in UCEED, CEED, NID, and NIFT exams.
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Sanjay Reddy in conversation with Pooja ShendeNID AIR 3M.Des (Toy & Game Design)
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In conversation with Mayank Saxena, All India Rank 1 in NID 2023 - M.Des (Universal Design). ________________________________________
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Our host, Sanjay Reddy in conversation with Ananya Jindal, All India Rank 25, NID 2023.
Ananya had won access to the B.Des Self-preparation course in one of the competitions organised by Designex Studio
00:00 - Introduction 10:42 - Preparation Strategy 12:50 - Dealing w/other's opinions & choices 14:06 - Preparation routine 16:19 - NID exam experience 18:36 - Questions in NID | Round 1& 2 27:55 - Toughest thing in the entire journey 29:25 - Taking decisions to switch b/w Part A&B 30:47 - Take away from Ananya's journey 32:16 - Conclusion
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Established in 2014, HomeLane has grown into India’s tech-enabled home interiors brand, providing end-to-end interior services in a personalized, professional way. HomeLane currently services 20+ cities across the country through 40+ Studios.
The woes of any Indian consumer looking at designing their home interiors or renovating the same have always been many to count. The unorganized nature of the home interiors market, the perils of stretched timelines and the lack of price transparency have been some of the key challenges.
HomeLane’s USP is driven by their design expertise and their technology prowess. Leveraging the extensive pool of in house designers and their own in house cutting edge technology SpaceCraft, HomeLane has been successfully creating unique home interiors for Indian home buyers from both low/mid income to high income cohorts. HomeLane’s technology has enabled them to create a seamless experience for customers through digital channels, thereby reducing the number if 1-1 interactions and the turnaround time on projects.
Their concept of experience centres across 20 cities is a unique approach which provides unique and immersive experience to their customers.
In this episode we also discuss the strategic decisions HomeLane has taken to craft their smart catalogue.
Timestamps 00:00 - Introduction 02:29 - HomeLane 02:48 - Building solutions with Design & Technology 06:10 - Initial Adoption 07:41 - Crafting an experience for the customer 12:44 - Curating the Catalogue 14:44 - Understanding & addressing users from different cities 19:29 - Designers at HomeLane 21:50 - Role of a Designer at HomeLane 25:14 - Learnings 27:52 - the future 30:10 - Expectations from Designers 31:48 - Strategic decisions 34:45 Conclusion
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Nick Talbot is the Global Design and Innovation Head, Tata Elxsi. In his current role, Nick is responsible for all design initiatives for the Industrial Design division of Tata Elxsi across the globe including India. This includes innovation driven initiatives for customers and supporting them with new product creation, development and delivery. He is also responsible for IP portfolio creation within Tata Elxsi. He has enjoyed a varied career where he has led key projects, including the design of a production train for Bombardier, a concept show car for Ford and production of running prototypes of ENV - the world’s first hydrogen fuelled motorcycle. More recently Nick led the team that created the ‘Aircruise’ concept for Samsung construction and trading. He has also been the recipient of the Giugiaro Award for Transportation Innovation.
Prior to Tata Elxsi, he was one of the senior directors at Seymourpowell, one of the world’s leading design and innovation firms. An alumnus of Royal College of Art, London, Nick Talbot holds a Master’s degree in Transportation Design. He brings with him over 25 years of design experience working with some of the world’s most innovative brands.
Tata Elxsi, a design-led technology company headquartered in Bengaluru. For over 25 years, Tata Elxsi has been among the world’s leading providers of design, innovation and technology services for diverse set of industries including Broadcast, Consumer Electronics, Communications, Telecom, Healthcare, Transportation amongst others. Some key projects where Tata Elxsi has helped to enhance the end consumer experience include - Kochi Metro, Terminal 2- Mumbai, Augmented and Virtual Reality for Tata Motors at Geneva Motor Show, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation (BMRCL), and Airtel Internet TV.
In this episode:
00:00 - Introduction 03:34 - What is Design? 08:55 - Perception of Design in India 10:41 - Scope of Design in India 14:50 - Design Thinking for Entrepreneurs 20:20 - Enabling Design Thinking in various industries 23:46 - Mixed Reality 25:24 - AI & Future 26:40 - End of the Designer? 32:02 - I wish I had known earlier 33:47 - Advise for aspirants 37:08 - Conclusion
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In this snippet from the latest episode of D Talks - The Design Podcast, Revathi Kant , the Chief Design Officer at Titan Company Limited talks about the future of design education in India.
If you are wondering - Wether to go for design education or not Should you take up design at a bachelors or masters level If there is scope for design in India How to convince your parents for design
You will find your answer in this episode.
Design discussion with Revathi Kant, Chief Design Officer, Titan Company Limited. In this conversation, Revathi kant talks about the following: 00:00 - Episode Summary02:13 - Introduction05:04 - Changing preferences & inclinations06:08 - When to move/switch07:59 - How to leverage internships10:20 - Importance of Culture in Design13:32 - Designing for multi-cultural society15:53 - The approach followed by Titan18:19 - Interconnected nature of Design19:08 - Design process at Titan 20:41 - Entering unorganised & fragmented markets23:46 - The future: Design + Tech25:23 - Can AI replace designers?26:01 - Learning & unlearning27:47 - Is it logical to go for Design education?30:26 - Conclusion________________________________________Online courses for UCEED CEED NID & NIFThttps://online.designexstudio.com/________________________________________Connect with Sanjay Reddy(Host)LinkedinADPListInstagram
Every year thousands of students apply for design entrance exams (UCEED, CEED, NID & NIFT) but we all know that there are only limited seats. it is for this and many other reasons many students face failure. Some succumb to the pressure, feel uneasy, sad, depressed and give up on their dream of becoming a designer. While others take a long time to overcome the self-doubt and lose the most important asset - Time.
In this episode of D Talks - The Design Podcast, Sanjay Reddy talks about 5 points that helped him deal with failures in his journey.
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The future of Design
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As a Lead UX Designer with expertise in SaaS and enterprise products, Amit Shetty brings a unique blend of creativity and technical skill to every project. With a focus on designing innovative, efficient, and user-focused interactions, Amit dedicated to helping businesses grow and scale through effective design solutions.
With a passion for design, storytelling, and experimentation, Amit is constantly exploring new ways to push the boundaries of what's possible. His deep understanding of the latest design trends and technologies allows me to bring a fresh perspective to every project, helping businesses stay ahead of the curve.
As a dedicated design professional, Amit is committed to sharing his knowledge and experience with the wider design community. Whether through mentorship, speaking engagements, or community involvement, he strives to help others achieve their full potential and make a positive impact on the world through design.
Amit is also a beginner in the exciting world of NFTs and Crypto. In free time, he channels my creative energy into DIY crafts, Jewellery making, and decor pieces.
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The Mindset and Portfolio needed while applying for Design jobs and Internships
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As a Lead UX Designer with expertise in SaaS and enterprise products, Amit Shetty brings a unique blend of creativity and technical skill to every project. With a focus on designing innovative, efficient, and user-focused interactions, Amit dedicated to helping businesses grow and scale through effective design solutions.
With a passion for design, storytelling, and experimentation, Amit is constantly exploring new ways to push the boundaries of what's possible. His deep understanding of the latest design trends and technologies allows me to bring a fresh perspective to every project, helping businesses stay ahead of the curve.
As a dedicated design professional, Amit is committed to sharing his knowledge and experience with the wider design community. Whether through mentorship, speaking engagements, or community involvement, he strives to help others achieve their full potential and make a positive impact on the world through design.
Amit is also a beginner in the exciting world of NFTs and Crypto. In free time, he channels my creative energy into DIY crafts, Jewellery making, and decor pieces.
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Unlike UCEED, the second round of design entrance exams like CEED, NID and NIFT requires the student to have a portfolio. The portfolio typically consists of 3-4 projects but the challenge is - How to decide which projects to include? How to make a design portfolio? What to include in a design project? Where to start and how many pages should each project contain? I talk about how to present a project in this episode, a framework that can be applied to projects from different domains, let it be bachelors or masters or any domain in masters. Listen to this episode and do reach out to me if you have any further questions.
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Unlike UCEED, the second round of design entrance exams like CEED, NID and NIFT requires the student to have a portfolio. The portfolio typically consists of 3-4 projects but the challenge is - How to decide which projects to include? How to make a design portfolio? What to include in a design project?Where to start and how many pages should each project contain? I talk about how to present a project in this episode, a framework that can be applied to projects from different domains, let it be bachelors or masters or any domain in masters. Listen to this episode and do reach out to me if you have any further questions. ________________________________________Online courses for UCEED CEED NID & NIFThttps://online.designexstudio.com/________________________________________Connect with Sanjay Reddy(Host)https://uplau.se/sanjayreddy144
As a Lead UX Designer with expertise in SaaS and enterprise products, I bring a unique blend of creativity and technical skill to every project. With a focus on designing innovative, efficient, and user-focused interactions, I am dedicated to helping businesses grow and scale through effective design solutions.
With a passion for design, storytelling, and experimentation, I am constantly exploring new ways to push the boundaries of what's possible. My deep understanding of the latest design trends and technologies allows me to bring a fresh perspective to every project, helping businesses stay ahead of the curve.
As a dedicated design professional, I am committed to sharing my knowledge and experience with the wider design community. Whether through mentorship, speaking engagements, or community involvement, I strive to help others achieve their full potential and make a positive impact on the world through design.
I am also a beginner in the exciting world of NFTs and Crypto. In my free time, I channel my creative energy into DIY crafts, Jewellery making, and decor pieces.
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As a Lead UX Designer with expertise in SaaS and enterprise products, I bring a unique blend of creativity and technical skill to every project. With a focus on designing innovative, efficient, and user-focused interactions, I am dedicated to helping businesses grow and scale through effective design solutions.
With a passion for design, storytelling, and experimentation, I am constantly exploring new ways to push the boundaries of what's possible. My deep understanding of the latest design trends and technologies allows me to bring a fresh perspective to every project, helping businesses stay ahead of the curve.
As a dedicated design professional, I am committed to sharing my knowledge and experience with the wider design community. Whether through mentorship, speaking engagements, or community involvement, I strive to help others achieve their full potential and make a positive impact on the world through design.
I am also a beginner in the exciting world of NFTs and Crypto. In my free time, I channel my creative energy into DIY crafts, jewelry making, and decor pieces.
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Online courses for UCEED CEED NID & NIFT
https://online.designexstudio.com/
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Homa Praveen | Assistant Manager, Design & Development, Design Pod
After graduating in Knitwear Design from NIFT, Homa decided to go for Masters in Apparel Design from NID.
She talks about different modules in Apparel Design at NID.
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Soham Sinha is trained in Industrial Design and Architecture, currently offering User experience and Strategic Design solutions for Sage. An avid follower of Dieter Rams, I believe "Good design is thorough down to the last detail". Soham was one of the senior workshop facilitators during his time at Infosys ( 200+ designers). In this episode of D Talks - The Design Podcast, Soham talk about his design journey, transition to UX, Symbolism, History and evolution of Design System.
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Prasanna Gadkari, a UX designer at Amazon talks about how to prepare for the UI/UX job interviews. If you want to apply at Amazon, Google, or any company for a UI/UX position or if you're an aspirant/design student wondering how to begin your preparation for the job interviews and what to expect in the selection process then this episode is for you.
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Hitesh Kumar, NID AIR 17 | Transportation Design.
Yet another inspiring story of a young design aspirant chasing his dreams and we are humbled to have been a small part of Hitesh Kumar's journey. Hitesh, a student of Designex Studio, secured a seat in Transportation Design on his second attempt. In this episode of D Talks - The Design Podcast, Hitesh about his journey, and how he prepared for transportation design.
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Malvika Mohan AIR 4 | Animation, NID 2022 Malvika's interest in plots was piqued by narrative dances, graphic novels, and illustrations. As a classical dancer, studying body movements and expressions fascinated her. She enjoyed narrating storybooks to her friends and exploring their anticipation. Without school career counselling, she followed the tide and pursued engineering while also freelancing as an artist. Though late to the game, she hoped to learn Animation after graduation. Due to a personal tragedy and the Pandemic closing down on resources, she worked as an Engineer for one and a half years while honing her drawing skills after work hours. Now that she made it into NID for Masters's in Animation and Film Design, Malvika hopes to work in a pre-production design team of storytellers.
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Apeksha has worn many hats in her career - consultant, team leader and design entrepreneur. She has spent a decade developing identities and designing products for over 45 organizations including Ananda in the Himalayas, Elle Decor, SEOY India Awards led by Jubilant Bhartia & Schwab Foundation, Hyatt, DLF, 32nd avenue, Guesthouser.com, Fundamento.ai, Mila baby, Ohria Ayurveda and many more.
Over the past decade at the forefront of the creative industry, Apeksha has seen that creative professionals often struggle with similar creative blocks that lead to low productivity, fear of sharing ideas, impostor syndrome, and more. So, in the next phase of her professional journey, she looks forward to sharing her insights with you and helping you break the impasse and do your best work!
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We are super elated to share this story with you all today. Manya Wahi, a student of Designex Studio, secured an All India Rank 1 in UCEED this year. In this episode of D Talks - The Design Podcast, Manya talks about her journey, and how she prepared for the design entrance exams - UCEED & NID. How she managed time during her preparation while she was juggling between school and exam prep. _________________________________
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Vipul Sachdeva, a 3D designer based out of Delhi. He's been in the design space for the last 5 years and his work focuses on 3D stylized characters and motion designing.
Growing up, he was always fascinated by the world of animation and comics like Chacha Chaudhari, Pinki, etc. Not just for the entertainment value but fascinated by their capacity to communicate messages with simplicity. Their simplistic yet visually appealing style always stood out for him. The cinematic wonder of the Marvel universe then introduced him to a completely different render style which was realistic and extremely detailed. And that is what he has always strived to bring to his work using software such as Cinema 4D, Marvelous Designer, and After Effects. He aims to bring to the table the right blend of simplicity and complexity in a manner that resonates and lasts.
Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
01:51- Academic Journey
10:30 - Keeping up with the trends
12:55 - Social Media Content
15:20 - What is NFT?
25:22 - Selling NFTs
29:35 - Pricing your NFT
33:05 - Collector’s Perspective
35:41- NFT Artists/Artwork
38:20 - Mistakes to learn from
40:10 - Does Instagram following count matter?
43:20 - Most Expensive NFT Sold
44:41- Importance of having a Concept behind a Collection
46:47 - Upcoming Projects
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Homa Praveen | Assistant Manager, Design & Development, Design Pod After graduating in Knitwear Design from NIFT, Homa decided to go for Masters in Apparel Design from NID. She talks about how she came to that decision and how she planned her preparation around her day job.
00:00 - Start
05:40 - Homa Praveen's journey | NIFT to NID
08:23 - How is Maters different from bachelor
11:03 - NID Preparation
16:45 - Managing work with the preparation
23:00 - Sketching practice
26:37 - Studio Test & Interview | Apparel Design
38:27 - Being Honest
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In this episode of D Talks - The Design Podcast, Navneeth shares his journey into Transportation Design. How he evolved in the process, how he handled rejection, what did he do when he realized transportation design isn't what he expected it to be, and much more.
Timestamps
00:36 - Introduction
06:58 - How did you convince your parents
08:25 - Moving to Italy
09:48 - Design Education
12:55 - Mindset
18:07 - Thesis
23:19 - Moving to Tokyo | Honda Experience
28:45 - Dealing with rejections
31:50 - More than transportation design
35:25 - Communicating w/Clients
36:50 - Working in Indian Market
40:45 - Transportation Design in India
48:40 - What should one focus on now
56:28 - Conclusion
Host - Sanjay Reddy (https://www.instagram.com/sanjayreddy144/)
With design entrance exams just around the corner, Sanjay talks about how one can deal with exam pressure and anxiety. How to come up with a plan that can help you in the exam prep.
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Right from the idea to the product launch, in this episode of D Talks - the Design Podcast, Navneeth Kannan talks about the entire journey of Dispatch Vehicles.
Timestamps
00:00 - Introduction
04:10 - How did Dispatch happen?
19:26 - Response after launch
24:06 - Experience working w/people
28:38 - The Process
31:29 - Working w/engineers
36:00 - Standardization
38:00 - Product Timeline
40:49 - Biggest Challenge
42:15 - Conclusion
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In this episode of D Talks - the Design Podcast, we discuss New Media Design. We have Manushi, AIR 1 in NID'18, now working as a Ux Designer at Microsoft. Manushi shares her journey into design, what worked for her and how she overcame the challenges that she faced. The coursework of New Media Design at the National Institute of Design is discussed in detail in this episode.
Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
06:43 Design journey & NID Exam
52:15 New Media Design | NID experience
59:19 Unlearning, Learning & Coursework
1:19:35 Picking up a Design Project
1:27:30 What helped in the design exam prep
1:33:08 Conclusion
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When one decides to follow their passion, everything else becomes secondary for them. They're focused on what they want to achieve and no hurdle is too big. Such is the story of Shriya Salunkhe. Shriya failed in many subjects in engineering and was clueless about what to do in life until she fell in love with UX. The amount of work she had put in to learn about UX over the years eventually landed her a job. She is now working as an Associate UX Designer at Precisely. Shriya talks about how she worked really hard to overcome the challenges she had faced during her journey. If you have any questions for Shriya, mention them in the comments below.
00:00 - Introduction
01:52 - Design Thinking: How did it change her perspective
04:12 - Transitioning from Engineering with backlogs to Design
08:16 - The first introduction to UX/UI designing
11:40 - Convincing Parents/Friends - Clarity in your thoughts is the key
16:14 - UX designer position from an engineering college.
19:36 - Engineering: Backlogs | Mental Pressure
28:30 - First Job as a UX designer
32:50 - Design feedbacks
41:05 - 2nd Job and Selection Process
47:30 - Hiring process in the industry
49:26 - Things Shriya would've done differently
52:56 - Importance of Formal Design Education
56:52 - Writing my SOP
59:50 - Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences
1:00:03 - Professional Certifications
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A conversation between Prasanna Gadkari, UX Designer at Amazon & Sanjay Reddy
Hightlights of the conversation -
00:00 - Introduction
01:58 - Challenges at work during Pandemic
13:05 - Do this if you're looking for opportunities
17:41 - How can freelancers get projects in Pandemic
19:47 - How to design for an uncertain future
23:20 - Design education in pandemic
30:44 - Relevance of design now & in future
35:58 - Mentality during a pandemic
Host - Sanjay Reddy
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Hit the feeling right and the form will be beautiful eventually. says Nikhil Sorte, a Transportation Design at Groupe Renault who has a Masters in Transportation Design from IAAD, Turin, Italy.
In this conversation with Sanjay Reddy, Nikhil talks about the importance of emotions in car design and how passionate he is about Transportation design and his job. Nikhil was able to present scale models of his projects at Auto Expo in Delhi multiple times. His projects have been featured in magazines including Forbes France.
00:00 - Introduction
06:19 - Design Journey
15:43 - From Artist to Designer
23:00 - From an idea to final execution
25:49 - Feasibility of a project
30:15 - Car Design & Emotion
33:30 - Emotions are an integral part of Design
34:40 - Inside Renault Design Studio
38:46 - Timeframe for ideation
41:35 - Market research/Trends
47:22 - Multiple projects at a time
49:33 - Creative blocks
50:46 - Source of inspiration
55:39 - Suggestions for aspirants
Host - Sanjay Reddy
Check out our online courses for UCEED, CEED, NID & NIFT
Nikita Jaiswal, an M.Des in Graphic Design from the National Institue of Design (NID) talks about how she switched to design from an architectural background. In this episode, she also delves deep into semester-wise courses that are offered in Graphic Design at NID.
00:00 - Introduction
01:05 - Nikita's Design journey
08:53 - Portfolio
11:55 - NID interview experience
14:50 - Graphic Design at NID
20:37 - Semester-wise modules in Graphic Design at NID
27:22 - Prospects
30:10 - Exchange Program
32:11 - Suggestions for Design aspirants
Host - Sanjay Reddy
Check out our online courses for UCEED, CEED, NID & NIFT
This episode of D Talks - The Design Podcast is all about Ceramic & Glass Design offered at the National Institute of Design.
Shreya Lokhande, Bachelor in Design with majors in Ceramic & Glass Design talks about the discipline Ceramic & Glass. In this conversation with Sanjay Reddy, Shreya also talks about her experience in the B.Des program at the National Institute of Design (NID).
The kind of problems students solve in Ceramic & Glass, semester-wise courses that they take in the Bachelors in Design program at NID, kind of projects they do, understanding of clay bodies & materials, future prospects, and how a ceramic & glass designer can find apply his learnings to different industries.
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:03:04 - Experience at NID
00:08:05 - Design journey
00:14:07 - First Day at NID
00:18:15 - B.Des First Year
00:25:11 - Selecting Majors
00:31:51 - Ceramic & Glass (Semester-wise)
00:53:19 - Graduation Project
01:00:53 - Future Plans
Check out our online courses for UCEED, CEED, NID & NIFT
Host - Sanjay Reddy
What does Lifestyle Accessory Design(LAD) at NID offer?
What are the modules that are taught in LAD?
What roles can one assume after graduating in LAD?
How to prepare yourself for LAD?
Angkeeta Goswami, graduated in Lifestyle Accessory Design from NID in 2018. She is now working as a CX Researcher & Design Strategist at Crompton Greaves. During her masters at NID Angkeeta also had an opportunity to go to Isreal as part of the exchange program at NID.
In this episode of D Talks - The Design Podcast, Angkeeta talks about How she got into design How she made it through the design entrance exams What is Lifestyle Accessory Design What does NID offer in Lifestyle accessory design How being passionate and honest can make you land a seat in NID and much more
00:00 - Introduction
02:22 - Design Community
05:47 - Angkeeta's Design Journey
13:21 - Passion
15:34 - Exam Preparation
21:09 - Books/magazines to read
23:11 - Interview: LAD
26:11 - Interview Apparel
28:31 - Why Lifestyle Accessory Design
30:33 - What is Lifestyle Accessory Design
31:02 - Semesterwise modules in LAD | Semester 1
32:53 - Modules | Semester 2
34:12 - Semester 2 | Open Elective
36:46 - Interdisciplinary nature of LAD
38:36 - Internship after Semester 2
40:55 - Being Openminded
42:15 - Exchange Program
45:04 - Funny interview story | Sanjay Reddy
48:25 - Modules before exchange program
51:58 - Israel Experience
56:16 - Holon Institute of Technology | Faculty of Design | Israel
01:06:04 - From Israel to India
01:08:11 - System Design
01:09:15 - Placements at NID
01:13:03 - Suggestions for Design aspirants
01:14:18 - Industry Experience
01:26:15 - NID a Life-Changing experience
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Host - Sanjay Reddy
Checkout our online courses for UCEED, CEED, NID & NIFT
Dhruva Rathod, a Masters in Product Design and Engineering talks about his design journey
00:00 - Introduction
02:05 - Journey into Design
06:27 - Exam preparation
09:32 - Second round & Interview at IISc Bangalore
14:40 - Interview
16:53 - What does IISc offer
18:46 - Semester wise coursework
24:35 - From Designing to launching a product
26:50 - Startup Culture at IISc
30:22 - Career options
32:13 - IISc campus
33:43 - How is IISc different from IDC/NID
35:45 - Suggestions for Design aspirants
40:10 - Observation
43:59 - Summary for aspirants
Host - Sanjay Reddy
Check out our online courses for UCEED, CEED, NID & NIFT
Host, Sanjay Reddy talks to Akhil Babu who completed his M.Des in Strategic Design Management from NID. Akhil is now working as a Designer at IBM. In this episode, Akhil talks about his journey into design. Coming from an engineering background, how he convinced his parents that he wants to go for design, what strategy he used to prepare for design entrance exams, etc. He also shares some interesting questions he was asked by the jury in the Strategic Design Management interview at NID. While he was at NID, Akhil was able to go deeper into various aspects semester by semester which he explains here in detail. His master's thesis was about educating school children about Design. He talks about how to explain the understanding of design to school students.
Here are the highlights
00:00 - Introduction to the episode
01:20 - Akhil Babu Introduction
02:53 - from engineering to design
12:11 - how to choose domains
17:17 - How to prepare for design entrance exams
22:09 - How to know what you are good at/How to focus your preparation
23:36 - SDM | How to approach questions & what is expected out of a student
31:18 - SDM Portfolio
34:11 - SDM Interview
38:57 - Your mindset matters
44:26 - What is SDM
56:59 - Understanding of Design
1:12:04 - Is it important to know Design Softwares
Host - Sanjay Reddy
Online courses for NID, CEED, UCEED & NIFT
This episode is about Aditi Sharma's story, how she did not give up after a failed first attempt at NID, how she managed to find mentors who would guide her, how she planned her preparation, and so on. Often times we hear students who give up after their first attempt at NID, UCEED, CEED, or NIFT. Aditi's story tells us how with dedication and one can make it through the exam and how one can inform oneself about design.
Aditi Sharma secured an All India Rank 4 in NID 2020 in Toy & Game Design. She talks about Toy & Game Design in detail, the career prospects, the myths around this field of design at NID, etc.
Here is the list of books she recommends
Design of everyday life
Hooked
Steal like an artist
Selling the invisible
The blue ocean
Be our guest
There is no business that is not a show business
Nudge
The medici effect
Six thinking hats
The naked ape
The little prince
Animal farm
Panchtantra
Aesops fable
How to read better & Faster
Host - Sanjay Reddy
Online courses for NID, CEED, UCEED & NIFT
Aditya Sharma, worked at Amazon for 2 years as a designer without a formal education in Design. He secured an All India Rank 3 in NID 2020 and All India Rank 7 in CEED 2020. He shares how he made it to Amazon and how he prepared for the design entrance exams.
Host - Sanjay Reddy
Online courses for NID, CEED, UCEED & NIFT
One of our students Samriddhi Uniyal secured an All India Rank 13 in NID 2020 (B.Des) and Rank 51 in NIFT.
Host - Sanjay Reddy
Online courses for NID, CEED, UCEED & NIFT
A bunch of designers who came together to support the skilled artisans who make Lacquer toys. They collectively call themselves the Indian Design Society. In this episode Faiza Qidwai, one of the contributors shares how they came up with the idea. Please feel free to visit www.indiandesignsociety.org for more info.
Follow D Talks on Instagram @dtalksthedesignpodcast
Host - Sanjay Reddy
Online courses for NID, CEED, UCEED & NIFT
In this episode Shivangi, studying Masters in Communication Design at IDC, IIT Bombay shares how she prepared for the Ceed exam. Things that worked for her and things that did not. She secured an All India Rank 7 in Ceed 2020 and got into Industrial Design and Communication Design at IDC.
Host - Sanjay Reddy
Online courses for NID, CEED, UCEED & NIFT
Jatin Anand, one of my students, secured an All India Rank 2 in UCEED 2020 shares how he prepared for the exam. what worked for him and what did not. He received guidance from his mentors and says it is absolutely necessary for students who want to appear for design entrance exams.
Host - Sanjay Reddy
Online courses for NID, CEED, UCEED & NIFT
In this episode, Pallavi Gautam shares her experience as a Mobility Designer. She switched from engineering to design by pursuing a Masters in Design from IIT Delhi. Having worked at Royal Enfield for 5 years as an Industrial Designer after graduation, she decided to go for a second Master's degree at Artcenter College of design, California.
Please visit www.pallavigautam.com to check out her work.
Host - Sanjay Reddy
Online courses for NID, CEED, UCEED & NIFT
Whenever we think about Transportation Design all that comes to our mind are those crazy perspective sketches, dramatic photoshop renders, and alias models. We often design for the design briefs, but how does that design brief come into existence? Who creates those briefs for the automotive giants? What does the process of designing a brief involve?
In this episode, Harsh Agarwal talks about exactly that. He is a Masters in Transportation Systems and Design from Artcenter, California. He emphasizes the importance of User experience research in Transportations design. He talks about how he conducts multi-fold research and reaches a conclusion. Harsh also shares an interesting take on UX research and his experience at Volkswagen as a UX Designer.
Host - Sanjay Reddy
Online courses for NID, CEED, UCEED & NIFT
UCEED, CEED, NID & NIFT. These are the Design Entrance Exams in India. There are so many questions that pop up in the mind of a design aspirant when he or she thinks about the design entrance exams. Questions, like I have studied Psychology in my bachelors, am I eligible for this exam?, How can I start my preparation? What are the things that are expected out of you as a candidate and so on.
Prasanna Gadkari, a UX Designer at Amazon & Founder of TEACUP BLOG, a blog where over 400 experiences of students who made it through these exams are recorded. A blog that every design aspirant in India knows about. In this episode, Prasanna answers the most frequently asked questions about design entrance exams.
Host - Sanjay Reddy
Online courses for NID, CEED, UCEED & NIFT
This episode is about the art of Cardmaking. Swati Gupta, the owner of the brand - Hues of memories started her crafting journey in February 2014. She's been hooked to this art form since then and along with cardmaking, she specializes in Watercolour painting and calligraphy.
She makes customised cards, gifts, tags, watercolour paintings and wooden magnets. She conducts workshops all over India online and offline. Her cards are more than just greeting cards, they have a story to tell. Swati shares her take on cardmaking and how she made it this far. feel free to reach out to her on Instagram @huesofmemories.
Host - Sanjay Reddy
Online courses for NID, CEED, UCEED & NIFT
Sumit Yempalle, a Visual Designer in the IT Industry, a talented Sitar player, and the director of Ek Cup Chaha shares his take on Storytelling. Ek Cup Chaha a stop motion animation film made using sand animation, received 11 Film festival selections & 12 awards. That includes RamMohan Viewer's choice award at Anifest conducted by the animation society of India, awards at Rajasthan International film festival & at Pune design festival. In this conversation, he also talks about the importance of going for a Masters Degree in Design and how the design process is universal. Design is a mentality he says. Sumit is a Masters in Design graduate from IIT Hyderabad.
Host - Sanjay Reddy
Online courses for NID, CEED, UCEED & NIFT
Roshan Kumar Sahu a design graduate from IDC, IIT Bombay, and currently a product designer at Idea Forg. He shares how he answered different questions that he was asked in the IDC interview and sheds light on how one must be prepared for the interview.
Host - Sanjay Reddy
Online courses for NID, CEED, UCEED & NIFT
This is a solo episode and I talk about my NID interview experience at Gandhinagar Campus in 2016. I had applied for Lifestyle accessory design and secured an All India Rank 14. Based on my interview experience, I have 8 main points to share with everyone who is going for the NID interview.
Host - Sanjay Reddy
Online courses for NID, CEED, UCEED & NIFT
A lot of dreams are in fact decisions. Decisions based on just enough faith. For Soundarya Gottapu, who intuitively always knew she had a knack for creative thinking, it was a series of failed "plans" that eventually built faith to give that intuition a form by taking up Fashion Designing. Four years into it and she discovered a genuine inclination towards illustrating garments more than making them, which then expanded into Illustrations of a wide array of subjects. In this episode we talk about shifting career paths, a few insights into the workings of the fashion industry, and how loving the process is what matters in the end, no matter what we do.
Host - Sanjay Reddy
Online courses for NID, CEED, UCEED & NIFT
In India, we have design entrance exams like UCEED, CEED(Common entrance exam for design), NID(national institute of design) & NIFT(National Institute of Fashion Technology). With the little information available on how to prepare for these exams, the struggle is real to understand how exactly one should prepare for the said exams. Let it be a bachelor's in design or master's in design, not only must the student take at least one of these exams but also excel in it. Ashish Verma a Masters in design graduate from IISc Bangalore aka the Tata Institute, has worked as a Design Manager at Godrej, taught at a Design College, and currently a Bio-Design fellow at AIIMS, Delhi.
He secured an All India rank 10 in CEED'14 and got selected at IDC(Industrial Design Centre) IIT Bombay and IISc(Indian Institute of Science) Bangalore. Ashish has mentored countless students who went on to secure top ranks in these exams.
In this episode he shares some insights on the following:
How to prepare for NID, CEED, UCEED & NIFT?
How to manage time during NID, CEED, UCEED & NIFT?
What are the design exams looking for in students?
What are the resources that students can refer to while preparing for design exams?
What is the scope of Design in India?
Should you go for design education in 2020?
How is design of medical devices different from product design?
Host - Sanjay Reddy
Online courses for NID, CEED, UCEED & NIFT
Engineering is the most common career path taken by so many Indians. One of them is Prashanth Vantimitta. From a very young age, he's had a great passion for cars and design but due to incorrect guidance, he chose to study automobile engineering after school. However, his interest in cars only increased and the desire to design cars magnified sevenfold. Soon after Prashanth graduated from college, he decided to go for Transportation Design in Italy and now he works as a lead designer at Sankul Design Studio Pune, India. In this episode, Prashanth shares the challenges he faced during this process and the decisions he had taken to stick to his passion.
Host - Sanjay Reddy
Online courses for NID, CEED, UCEED & NIFT
My name is Sanjay Reddy and I am an illustrator. I used to draw as a kid and I never thought I could make a living out of it. Back in the day, I did not have the exposure and guidance to explore my career options. I only came to know about design as a career option when I started my bachelors in engineering. I still remember the day I discovered it, I told my friends and parents that I can do a job where I will be paid to sketch. I can literally sketch in the office! That feeling was so good and strong that I started doing more research about it and came to know that there are design entrance exams - NID, U/CEED & NIFT. I didn't know how to prepare for these exams and I reached out to so many people and students who already appeared for these exams. But only a few of them replied and it was all very confusing. The biggest question was how to prepare for these exams and I had to figure everything out on my own. And even today I notice that there are students facing the same problems. The designers who cleared these exams are so busy with their work that they hardly find time to answer these questions. So I decided to start a podcast where I can address all the questions and also have edifying conversations with designers from different fields where we will be talking about interesting stories and trends in design. I hope to reach out to as many people as I can to share my passion for design. So please share this podcast with whoever you think might find it helpful