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Vijay is a Senior UX Designer at Google. With over 14 years of experience, he has led product vision, crafted experiences for apps used by millions, built design teams and created business impact at scale. Vijay's mantra? Keep it simple, keep it real. He's all about making informed decisions and spreading clarity like confetti -whether he's at work or just chilling. His mentee even dubbed him the "UX Therapist"- he's out here guiding and inspiring like a pro. VIjay also happens to be an NID dropout. Listent to his story as we discuss the following: 00:00 - Introduction 1:25 - Educational Background 12:26 - NID (Photography Design) 14:36 - Dropping out of NID 16:20 - Convincing Family 19:07 - For Parents 22:21 - Vijay about the Book 24:07 - UX & Social sciences 25:39 - Importance of Design 27:59 - Let’s not do this 28:46 - Professional journey 32:16 - Studios to Corporates 37:56 - Wholistic understanding 41:51 - Creative Expression 42:17 - Interview process at Google 44:43 - Portfolio 48:42 - Missing links | Young Designers 52:07 - Missing links | Mid-level Designers 54:32 - Conclusion 55:29 - Final advise ________________________________________ Order the book: INTRODUCTION TO DESIGN “Introduction to Design” isn’t just a book; it’s a helpful guide that clears up confusion, busts myths, and shows the way for new designers. With the help of beautiful and simplified diagrams and illustrations, this book makes understanding the design world even easier and more practical, empowering readers to explore their creativity with confidence. Split into four main parts, each one acts like a map, leading you through the world of design. It helps you understand what design is all about and figure out your own path within it. With easy-to-understand writing and detailed illustrations, this book goes beyond just teaching—it becomes a joyful experience, full of knowledge, and a journey of discovery and understanding yourself better. I've been designing for 15 years and if this book had come 15 years ago, I would have achieved all I did till now, in 8 years! Aaquib Wani Founder & Creative Director Aaquib Wani Design ________________________________________ Online courses for UCEED CEED NID & NIFT

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Anjali is currently working as a DVP Product Design in one of India's leading Insurance companies, ICICI Lombard. Her role caters to bring in the digital transformation in this InsurTech, and raise the user experience maturity of the organisation through the digital platforms.With an extensive experience of 22 years in the Digital Design space, she has won design awards, scaled sustainable design teams, built design studios and helped business grow by crafting digital products that are not just delightful but functions for its users.

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01:03 - Planning your career

03:18 - Being observant

06:46 - Building & Leading Design teams

10:56 - Managing the team

13:20 - Encouraging young designers

16:24 - The process

22:58 - Sustaining design teams

26:51 - Hiring process & requirement

31:55 - Maintaining individuality

33:10 - Opportunities at ICICI Lombard

34:05 - Conclusion

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“Introduction to Design” isn’t just a book; it’s a helpful guide that clears up confusion, busts myths, and shows the way for new designers.

With the help of beautiful and simplified diagrams and illustrations, this book makes understanding the design world even easier and more practical, empowering readers to explore their creativity with confidence.

Split into four main parts, each one acts like a map, leading you through the world of design. It helps you understand what design is all about and figure out your own path within it.

With easy-to-understand writing and detailed illustrations, this book goes beyond just teaching—it becomes a joyful experience, full of knowledge, and a journey of discovery and understanding yourself better.

I've been designing for 15 years and if this book had come 15 years ago, I would have achieved all I did till now, in 8 years!

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Being consistent with whatever you do is something you've heard again and again in different contexts. As you prepare for design entrance exams, you lose interest mid-way for various reasons. Getting yourself up to resume practice is difficult. Listen to this video to gain a different perspective on consistency.

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As you prepare for design entrance exams, do you feel lost? It is natural to feel that but how does one deal with it? How do you deal with the pressure your peers or relatives create just because you chose to pursue Design? Listen to this video to gain clarity and re-orient yourself.

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As a design aspirant appearing for design entrance exams like UCEED, CEED, NID, and NIFT you are bound to experience self-doubt. Your minds are filled with questions like - Can I do this? - Can I get better at this? - Is Design for me? . . and so on ... Listen to this video to gain clarity and re-orient yourself. ________________________________________ Online courses for UCEED CEED NID & NIFT #NID #UCEED #CEED #NIFT #designpodcast ________________________________________ Order the book: INTRODUCTION TO DESIGN “Introduction to Design” isn’t just a book; it’s a helpful guide that clears up confusion, busts myths, and shows the way for new designers. With the help of beautiful and simplified diagrams and illustrations, this book makes understanding the design world even easier and more practical, empowering readers to explore their creativity with confidence. Split into four main parts, each one acts like a map, leading you through the world of design. It helps you understand what design is all about and figure out your own path within it. With easy-to-understand writing and detailed illustrations, this book goes beyond just teaching—it becomes a joyful experience, full of knowledge, and a journey of discovery and understanding yourself better. I've been designing for 15 years and if this book had come 15 years ago, I would have achieved all I did till now, in 8 years! Aaquib Wani Founder & Creative Director Aaquib Wani Design ________________________________________ ________________________________________

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In this episode, we discuss important things that an entry-level designer asks oneself to figure out their career path:

- Should I work at a startup or a big corporation?

- Should I have a Masters degree to climb up the corporate ladder?

- As a designer should I switch to a managerial role for growth?

- Do you think designers are getting a seat at the table?

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In this episode, we discuss important things that an entry-level designer asks oneself to figure out their career path:

- Why should designers get a seat at the table?

- How often should an entry-level designer switch?

- Should I have a Masters degree to climb up the corporate ladder?

- Are Designers good managers?

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Vineet is the Director of UX at Postman, the world's foremost API management and collaboration platform. Vineet defines the vision and strategy for the developer experience of a product used by 30M+ developers worldwide and leads the product design team in optimizing the workflows that help developers prototype, build, test and promote their API capabilities. In this episode of D Talks - The Design podcast, Vineet talks about the following: 0:00 - Introduction 0:23 - Journey 4:17 - Postman branding 5:51 - A day of a UX Director 8:17 - Listening to users 11:30 - Approach to problem-solving 15:26 - Challenges faced as a leader 21:42 - Building a team 25:07 - Hiring 26:44 - Portfolio 29:14 - What do you enjoy about your job 30:32 - Cultivating mindset 33:05 - What are you curious about these days? 35:10 - Conclusion ________________________________________ Order the book: INTRODUCTION TO DESIGN https://pages.razorpay.com/Introductiontodesign “Introduction to Design” isn’t just a book; it’s a helpful guide that clears up confusion, busts myths, and shows the way for new designers. With the help of beautiful and simplified diagrams and illustrations, this book makes understanding the design world even easier and more practical, empowering readers to explore their creativity with confidence. Split into four main parts, each one acts like a map, leading you through the world of design. It helps you understand what design is all about and figure out your own path within it. With easy-to-understand writing and detailed illustrations, this book goes beyond just teaching—it becomes a joyful experience, full of knowledge, and a journey of discovery and understanding yourself better. I've been designing for 15 years and if this book had come 15 years ago, I would have achieved all I did till now, in 8 years! Aaquib Wani Founder & Creative Director Aaquib Wani Design ________________________________________ Online courses for UCEED CEED NID & NIFT ________________________________________ Connect with Sanjay Reddy(Host) Linkedin ADPList Instagram ________________________________________

Rushab, a seasoned Creative Business Operations leader with over 16 years of experience in leading design teams in consulting firms, publications, and ad agencieshe had the privilege of collaborating with Fortune 500 brands, amplifying their design projects to reach new heights. He currently head the creative team at MediaMint, which has about 100 designers dedicated to creating high-quality creatives for global clients. 0:15 - Introduction 2:23 - Journey to Design leadership 3:43 - Transitions in career 6:53 - Do you miss designing 9:16 - What kind of jobs should young designers go for 12:06 - Understanding the organisation you're applying to 14:49 - What are Managers looking for 17:25 - Going the extra mile 20:11 - Why should designers go for leadership 27:12 - Figuring out 29:56 - Downsides of Design leadership 32:32 - Conclusion ________________________________________ Pre-order the book: INTRODUCTION TO DESIGN “Introduction to Design” isn’t just a book; it’s a helpful guide that clears up confusion, busts myths, and shows the way for new designers. With the help of beautiful and simplified diagrams and illustrations, this book makes understanding the design world even easier and more practical, empowering readers to explore their creativity with confidence. Split into four main parts, each one acts like a map, leading you through the world of design. It helps you understand what design is all about and figure out your own path within it. With easy-to-understand writing and detailed illustrations, this book goes beyond just teaching—it becomes a joyful experience, full of knowledge, and a journey of discovery and understanding yourself better. I've been designing for 15 years and if this book had come 15 years ago, I would have achieved all I did till now, in 8 years! Aaquib Wani Founder & Creative Director Aaquib Wani Design ________________________________________ Online courses for UCEED CEED NID & NIFT Get mentored by Top1% Design Mentors(Global) ________________________________________ Connect with Sanjay Reddy(Host) Linkedin ADPList Instagram ________________________________________

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Listen to the inspiring story of Navendu Sharma who cleared NID in 2024 and opted for Strategic Management Design for his M. Des course. ________________________________________

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Santosh Kocherlakota, one of the Co-founders of Earthen Tunes talks about their journey. Founded by alumni of NID - Vidyadhar Bhandare, Santosh Kocherlakota, and Nakul Lathkar, Earthen Tunes designs sustainable shoes using indigenous wool sourced responsibly from local pastoral and weaver communities. With their cross-subsidization initiative, these shoes are made accessible and affordable to farmers.

The team spent extensive periods of time in rural India, to gain deep insights and understanding of the problems faced by people in rural India. This helped them to solve the identified problems with Design Thinking. __________________________________________________ Pre-order the book: INTRODUCTION TO DESIGN “Introduction to Design” isn’t just a book; it’s a helpful guide that clears up confusion, busts myths, and shows the way for new designers. With the help of beautiful and simplified diagrams and illustrations, this book makes understanding the design world even easier and more practical, empowering readers to explore their creativity with confidence. Split into four main parts, each one acts like a map, leading you through the world of design. It helps you understand what design is all about and figure out your own path within it. With easy-to-understand writing and detailed illustrations, this book goes beyond just teaching—it becomes a joyful experience, full of knowledge, and a journey of discovery and understanding yourself better. I've been designing for 15 years and if this book had come 15 years ago, I would have achieved all I did till now, in 8 years! Aaquib Wani Founder & Creative Director Aaquib Wani Design

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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 Podcast Varuna 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 & NIFT ⁠⁠https://online.designexstudio.com/⁠
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________________________________________ Chapters 00:00 - 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 healthcare 27:13 - Responsibility of Designers in healthcare 27:57 - Seeing what other's don't see 29:00 - Role of a Designer in healthcare 29:29 - 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 healthcare 38:37 - Working with Doctors 41:16 - ABHA Scheme & Challenges in healthcare 51:10 - Opportunities in healthcare | Accessibility & affordability to healthcare 52:28 - Value driven healthcare system 59:55 - Need for designers in healthcare 1:01:26 - Screening design portfolios 1:02:07 - Craft of being a designer 1:05:21 - 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 Shende NID AIR 3 M.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 ________________________________________ Online courses for UCEED CEED NID & NIFT

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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 ________________________________________ Project Aircruise TATA Elxsi Assistive concept ________________________________________ Online courses for UCEED CEED NID & NIFT ________________________________________ Connect with Sanjay Reddy(Host) Linkedin ADPList Instagram

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 Summary 02:13 - Introduction 05:04 - Changing preferences & inclinations 06:08 - When to move/switch 07:59 - How to leverage internships 10:20 - Importance of Culture in Design 13:32 - Designing for multi-cultural society 15:53 - The approach followed by Titan 18:19 - Interconnected nature of Design 19:08 - Design process at Titan 20:41 - Entering unorganised & fragmented markets 23:46 - The future: Design + Tech 25:23 - Can AI replace designers? 26:01 - Learning & unlearning 27:47 - Is it logical to go for Design education? 30:26 - Conclusion ________________________________________ Online courses for UCEED CEED NID & NIFT ⁠⁠https://online.designexstudio.com/⁠ ________________________________________ Connect with Sanjay Reddy(Host) Linkedin ADPList Instagram

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 & NIFT https://online.designexstudio.com/ ________________________________________ Connect with Sanjay Reddy(Host) https://uplau.se/sanjayreddy144

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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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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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.  

ebook  - The what how and why of Design Systems 

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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.  Host - Sanjay Reddy   Online courses for NID, CEED, UCEED & NIFT

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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Behance  https://www.behance.net/malvikadoodles 

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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

Host - Sanjay Reddy 

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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

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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


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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

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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   

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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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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

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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

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