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Designed this way

Designed This Waywww.designedthisway.com
Designed this way podcast is an initiative to start candid conversations with designers and other creative folks, to bring out the stories about the realities of living a creative life. Not just the stories of courage, hard work and success but also the stories of mistakes, rejections and doubts. These wide-ranging conversations also reveal the diversity of thoughts, practices and opinions that exist in the creative world. Made by Kawal Oberoi for young creatives and creatives who are young at heart. It's designed this way.
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Episodes

Gadi Amit | Product Design

Gadi Amit is the Founder & President of NewDealDesign, a Strategic Technology Design Studio based in San Francisco. He is the person behind some of the most innovative and market-winning products in the last two decades. Some of the most notable product designs his studio has created include the design of Fitbit, the first Lytro camera, the Google Ara modular phone and Sproutling baby monitor. In 2013, Michelle Obama presented Gadi Amit with the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award for produc...

Oct 30, 20181 hr 6 min

Haitham And Mohamed - Twins Cartoon | Egypt

Twins Cartoon is the pseudonym of Egyptian artists Mohamed & Haitham El-seht. They are cartoonists based in Cairo and the founders of a platform called Kawkab El Rasameen (Planet of Painters). Kawkab el Rasameen has grown into a large community for local artists and they hold gatherings in the streets of Egypt as well as workshops between professional, underground and amateur artists. The twin brothers have also started a magazine for comic book artists called - Garage magazine. On this epis...

Oct 28, 201828 min

Anthony Lopez | Graphic Design • Branding • Packaging Design • Space Design

Anthony is a cross-disciplinary visualiser and thinker. He is the founder and principal designer of Lopez Design, a very well-known multidisciplinary communications and branding firm from Delhi. Lopez design has a diverse team consisting of graphic designers, communication experts, product designers, interior architects, software professionals, writers, motion and digital designers. On this episode, we talk about his journey as a designer. Anthony tells us how and why he started his own studio. ...

Oct 18, 20181 hr 11 min

Ishan Khosla | Indian Crafts • Graphic Design • Exhibition • Type Design

Ishan Khosla is a design thinker, visual artist and Graphic Designer from New Delhi. He has strong irreverence towards ongoing design trends and a genuine interest in Indian design ethos. On this episode, Ishan talks about his journey as a designer and his opinions about design in India. Ishan also shares the insights he gathered while working on some of his projects - Sweeping Change(Jhadu Project), Pardesi Project, Sangam and Typecraft project. He also talks about the experience of running his...

Sep 24, 201852 min

Kruttika Susarla | Illustration • Visual Storytelling • Zines • Social Impact

Kruttika is an illustrator, a Graphic Designer, a maker of zines and comics. Her work explores themes of gender, sexuality and intersections of visual design with social impact. On this episode, Kruttika talks about her professional experiences. Her experience of interning at Brainwave Magazine, her experience of working with Dev Kabir Malik and experience as a full-time freelancer. She also talks about the representation of human body in art, about gender and sex education and about creating de...

Sep 01, 201846 min

Shiva Nallaperumal | Type Design • Graphic Design • Illustration

Shiva is a Chennai based type designer, Illustrator and Graphic designer. On today's episode, he shares his experience of being mentored by Tal Leming, his experience of interning at Pentagram and other important events that shaped his design career. Shiva also shares his opinions on variable fonts, custom brand typefaces, font names, research & experimentation, the Indian identity and many other important topics - like Memes. RELEVANT LINKS Shiva Nallaperumal - http://www.shiva-n.com DJ Aca...

Aug 17, 20181 hr 4 min

Vaibhav Kumaresh | Animation Design

Vaibhav Kumaresh is among the few people creating original animated content exclusively for the Indian Audience. One of his most iconic work is the angry animated maths teacher Simpu Singh. On this episode, Vaibhav Kumaresh talks about how he found his calling as an Animator. He talks about the joys of being a student and the importance of telling our own stories. He also talks about his opinions on the Indian Animation Industry. RELEVANT LINKS Vaibhav Studios - http://www.vaibhavstudios.com Vai...

Aug 11, 20181 hr 25 min

Mahendra Patel | Design Education • Typography • Graphic Design

On this episode Professor Mahendra Patel talks about the highlights of his life and how he discovered the discipline of graphic design at National Institute of Design. He talks about his long association with Adrian Frutiger and his experience as a design educator. RELEVANT LINKS About Mahendra Patel - http://leafdesign.in/about/mahendra-profile/ Personal Blog of Mahendra Patel - http://patelmc.wordpress.com/ National Institute of Design - http://www.nid.edu Sarabhais and NID - http://www.nid.ed...

Aug 03, 20181 hr 6 min

Mira Malhotra | Graphic Design • Illustration • Visual Arts

On this episode, Mira Malhotra talks about her journey as a designer, how she discovered her voice as an artist and her love for Indian Aesthetics. We also discuss about the impact of social media on Artists and Designers. You’ll hear from her about the things she learnt while working on many different projects and while running her own studio. This episode is filled with many other interesting topics of discussions and surprises for you. DISCLAIMER : The episode contains explicit language. RELE...

Jul 27, 20181 hr 20 min

Mohor Ray | Discussion about 'Dekho,' a book by Codesign

On this episode, Mohor Ray talks in-depth about the creation of the book 'Dekho' and about creating meaningful self-initiated projects. She also talks about curation and documentation of design in India. She also talks about curation and documentation of design in India. RELEVANT LINKS Buy Dekho - https://www.kultureshop.in/products/stationery/books-zines/dekho-conversations-on-design-in-india.html Read More about Dekho - http://codesign.in/dekho National Institute of design - http://www.nid.edu...

Jul 19, 20181 hr 1 min
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