| Education |
Jun 06 - Jun 08
Ahmedabad, India |
National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, India
Amongst Asia's top-rated multidisciplinary design schools, acceptance rate ~ 1%
Masters in Graphic Design (Major: Branding) |
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Jun 02 - Jun 06
Mumbai, India |
Sir J.J. Institute of Applied Art, Mumbai, India
Amongst India's formost schools for Applied Art, acceptance rate ~ 0.5%
Bachelors in Applied Art (Major: Visualization) |
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| Career Highlights |
Jun 08 - Jan 09
Mumbai, India |
Grandmother India Pvt. Ltd.
Amongst India's leading design firms, specializing in Branding
Graphic Designer |
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Researched market trends in the Indian fashion industry focussing on women's clothing |
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Created end-to-end brand strategies and designs for an upcoming fashion store everaging in-depth research of the target consumers for the client |
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Served as lead point of contact for the client and managed the technical/creative relationship via weekly status meetings |
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Mar 06 - Jul 08
India / UK |
Carrotroot Design Studios
Design firm providing business/strategy insights
Partner/Senior Graphic Designer |
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Conceptualized strategies and visual solutions for small businesses in the field of food, luxury, travel, entertainment and service industry |
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Administered and supervised various client accounts while structuring business/expansion strategies for the studio |
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May 03 - Sep 05
Mumbai, India |
Huechem Textiles India Pvt. Ltd.
Leading designer clothing supplier to various brands in India
Freelance Graphic Design Consultant |
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Conceived and executed innovative design styles for women clothing |
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| Skills |
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Proficient with Adobe CS 4 Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop) |
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Conversant with Final Cut PRO, Macromedia Flash, Adobe After Effects |
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Certificate course in copywriting and manual photography |
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| Honors/Awards |
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Participated in an online project for AIDS awareness by Omnium group and ICOGRADA |
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Ranked 2nd in state level advertising competition, India |
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Won gold medal for Typography at Adnomer festival, Mumbai, India |
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Won gold medal for Color by Camlin in Communication design, India |
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