Adit Gupta is a seasoned design leader and entrepreneur with a deep-rooted passion for mathematics and philosophy. For over 15 years, he has driven high-impact design initiatives across a wide spectrum of industries — from education and travel to payments, retail, finance, health, and customer experience. Most recently, he served as Director of Product Design at ServiceNow, where he built and scaled world-class design teams and helped shape products used by millions worldwide.Adit’s approach to ...
Aug 11, 2025•56 min•Season 1Ep. 74
In this exclusive D Talks episode, Abhijith Jitesh, who secured an All India Rank 7 in NID M.Des Product Design, shares his powerful journey from a challenging first attempt to ultimate success. Discover his unique strategies for NID & CEED exams, including:- Mastering GK and Aptitude while managing a full-time job.- His secrets to developing sketching skills and effective ideation.- The critical mistakes he made and how he corrected them.- In-depth insights into NID Studio Test questions an...
Aug 06, 2025•37 min
In this episode of D Talks - The Design Podcast, Shreyansh Agarwal discusses his approach to UCEED 2025 questions. Shreyansh Agarwal was All India Rank 1 in UCEED 2025. 00:00 - 44:07 - NAT (Numerical Answer Type) 44:08 - 1:07:08 - MSQ (Multiple Select Question) 1:07:09 - 1:44:11 - MCQ (Multiple Choice Question) ________________________________________ Shreyansh's journey to AIR 1 in UCEED 2025 ________________________________________ Order the book: INTRODUCTION TO DESIGN “Introduction to Design...
Jun 24, 2025•1 hr 44 min•Season 1Ep. 72
Vinamra, a TEDx speaker and a seasoned design strategist with over a decade of experience, has collaborated with more than 130 brands. He works closely with tech company founders, CMOs, and product managers to elevate business KPIs, such as user retention, engagement, and conversions, through impactful brand design, UX design, and web design for both new and existing digital products. In this episode, we discuss how Vinamra transitioned from a corporate employee to starting a Design agency, the ...
Jun 16, 2025•47 min•Season 1Ep. 71
In this conversation, host Sanjay Reddy has a candid conversation with Rama Kini, EVP design and software services at Terralogic Inc. about The Real-UX. They discuss about - Is over-simplification a thing? Does it affect the overall experience of the product?How do you ensure the balance between Business Goals, Tech feasibility and user needs when creating products?How do you ensure your team understands what is most important to achieve the best outcome for the product and business?I would also...
Apr 26, 2025•38 min•Season 1Ep. 70
UCEED (Undergraduate common entrance exam for design) All India Rank 1 in general category. Shreyansh AgarwalIn this episode of D Talks - The Design Podcast, host Sanjay Reddy speaks to Shreyansh, who secured AIR 1 in UCEED 2025. Shreyansh Agarwal, a design enthusiast based in Delhi, has secured the All India Rank 1 in the UCEED 2025 examination. Growing up, Shreyansh was always interested in animated films, novels, and comics. However, leading the creative department in his school’s technology ...
Apr 18, 2025•52 min•Season 1Ep. 69
While watching a film, Have you ever said to yourself - the background looks really cool, the furniture looks nice or I love the colour combination. Now, it is the director who decides what needs to be in the frame there is no doubt about that. However, it is the production designer who understands the script and the director's vision and translates that into visuals. They’re essentially the eyes of the director. In this episode of D - Talks the Design podcast, Sanjay Reddy speaks to Ramakrishna...
Mar 01, 2025•1 hr 37 min•Season 1Ep. 68
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 understandin...
Jan 24, 2025•2 hr 24 min•Season 1Ep. 55
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 drop...
Dec 28, 2024•57 min
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 ...
Nov 25, 2024•35 min•Season 1Ep. 66
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. ________________________________________ Online courses for UCEED CEED NID & NIFT #NID #UCEED #CEED #NIFT #designpodcast ________________________________________ Order the book:...
Nov 18, 2024•2 min•Season 1Ep. 65
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. ________________________________________ Online courses for UCEED CEED NID & NIFT #NID #UCEED #CEED #NIFT #designpodcast ________________________________________ Order the book: INTRODUCTION TO DESIGN “Intr...
Nov 16, 2024•1 min•Season 1Ep. 64
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: INT...
Nov 14, 2024•3 min•Season 1Ep. 63
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? ________________________________________ Book: INTRODUCTION TO DESIGN https://pages.razorpay.com/Introductiontodesign “Introduction to Desi...
Oct 16, 2024•15 min•Season 1Ep. 60
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? ________________________________________ Book: INTRODUCTION TO DESIGN https://pages.razorpay.com/Introductiontodesign “Introduction to Design” isn’t just a book; it’s a helpful guide ...
Oct 11, 2024•11 min•Season 1Ep. 60
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 brand...
Sep 05, 2024•37 min•Season 1Ep. 58
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 ...
Aug 21, 2024•35 min•Season 1Ep. 59
Listen to the inspiring story of Navendu Sharma who cleared NID in 2024 and opted for Strategic Management Design for his M. Des course. ________________________________________ Online courses for UCEED CEED NID & NIFT ________________________________________ 00:17 - Introduction 00:57 - The Journey 06:48 - Theatre experience 08:11 - Observing people 08:50 - Figuring out 13:00 - Preparing for Design 17:58 - NID Exam experience 19:07 - NID exam questions | SDM 24:13 - NID exam questions | Fil...
Aug 04, 2024•50 min•Season 1Ep. 56
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 ________________________________________ Connect with Sanjay Reddy(Host) Linkedin ADPList Instagram...
May 14, 2024•34 min•Season 1Ep. 54
In this episode, Bhavini Sharma, All India Rank 24 in NIFT'23, shares her design journey. ________________________________________ Online Mentorship courses for UCEED CEED NID & NIFT ________________________________________ Connect with Sanjay Reddy(Host) Linkedin ADPList Instagram...
Jan 30, 2024•29 min
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 adaptabi...
Jan 16, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 52
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. ________________________________________ Online courses for UCEED CEED NID & NIFT ________________________________________ Connect with the host Linkedin ADPList Instagram...
Nov 15, 2023•19 min•Season 1Ep. 51
Sanjay Reddy in conversation with Pooja Shende NID AIR 3 M.Des (Toy & Game Design) ________________________________________ Online courses for UCEED CEED NID & NIFT ________________________________________ Connect with Sanjay Reddy(Host) Linkedin ADPList Instagram...
Oct 20, 2023•40 min•Season 1Ep. 50
In conversation with Mayank Saxena, All India Rank 1 in NID 2023 - M.Des (Universal Design). ________________________________________ Online mentorship courses for UCEED CEED NID & NIFT ________________________________________ Timestamps 00:00 - Introduction 06:30 - Managing job during preparation 08:23 - Selecting a domain 12:34 - Mindset shift | first attempt to second attempt 16:52 - Its about the process 18:55 - Studio test question 24:43 - Interview 29:40 - Portfolio 38:00 - Tips for as...
Sep 25, 2023•52 min•Season 1Ep. 49
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:...
Sep 06, 2023•33 min•Season 1Ep. 48
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 b...
Jul 24, 2023•35 min•Season 1Ep. 47
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 o...
Jun 30, 2023•38 min•Season 1Ep. 46
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.
Jun 11, 2023•3 min•Season 1Ep. 46
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:...
May 12, 2023•33 min•Season 1Ep. 45
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 poin...
Apr 07, 2023•8 min•Season 1Ep. 44
