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September 2017 | # 85

Sudhir with Jet d’Eau fountain at lake Geneva, Switzerland.

Being a Grateful Designer To be a happy and content designer, one should cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good project that comes to you, and to continuously think of its benefits. Designers are always surrounded by stress-inducing problems that they are trying to solve; gratitude can be a huge stress buster for them. Here are six habits that could help designers cultivate gratitude on a daily basis.

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Create a journal/blog of your learnings and positive outcomes from every project. Keeping a gratitude journal can reinforce positive thoughts. Credit people/things/processes/writers who have helped even in small measure. However, don’t avoid the negative. Remember, your former challenges can be your strength in coming times.

Connect with other designers Gratitude is the emotion of friendship. Meet your peers, share your work, listen to them and their stories. Talk about your inspirations.

Thank your team often. Recognise the value of your team.

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Use social media Inspiring pictures and messages on social media can be very powerful. Use them and share them to get closer to your community.

Interact with other inspired professionals.

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Value small projects Engage often in small projects that take a few days and offer quick results; do them even if they are not as profitable. They provoke feel-good feelings and bring teams together.

Volunteer

Designindia was founded in 2002. It was started as a platform for interaction for the design community in India and abroad. Over the years it has grown into a forum spread over many social and professional networking domains, linking design professionals into an active, interactive and thought leading community.

Everyone needs help in getting things done; designers can offer help in many ways. You will create a positive design karma cycle.

Use your talent to solve non-design problems.

Travel Traveling changes perspectives. Observe nature, cultures and different processes. Travel has been proven to clear your mind and reduce stress, both key components in setting yourself up for gratitude.

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TYPOGRAPHY

In her quest for a unique creative voice, Pradnya Naik wears many hats - type designer, calligrapher, typographer, and graphic designer How would you trace your journey into typography?

PN: While pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Applied Art (B.F.A.) from Sir J. J. Institute of Applied Art in Mumbai, back in 2007, we had to select an area of specialization from amongst the five electives offered during our third year. I was very keen on taking up illustration but the subject was highly in demand and the competition fierce. I was a little disappointed when I did not get it, but I also had a strong fascination for calligraphy, so I decided to opt for Lettering, Calligraphy and Typography as my elective; that marked the beginning of my growing interest in the subject. I still enjoy going through the work of various illustration artists. Letter drawing, however, is a more engaging activity for me.

My B.F.A. years were largely focused on skill development. The credit for sparking my interest in Devanagari type goes to my batch mates in the first year of art school. I received my first drill lessons in calligraphy from them and I am very grateful for that, even today. I was then introduced to the history of Indian scripts and Latin Typography in the third year by Prof. Vinay Saynekar, who was a renowned type designer himself. His lectures were memorable and inspiring and the typographic exercises he designed for us helped me learn a great deal. I have still preserved my notes from his class.

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COVER STORY

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ARTIST

Full time artist and part time graphic artist, Sujay Sanan tries to engage with a living planet through his work

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Lookbook art: Anija Seedler Lookbook photography: Antje Kröger

Through ‘we are KAL’ Catherine Allié is ensuring that traditional weaving practices have a place in the future

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ANIMATION

Vaibhav Kumaresh has transformed a childhood fascination for cartoons into a fulfilling career making animation films

How did your tryst with animation begin?

VK: I was always attracted to cartoon strips by RK Laxman, Mario Miranda, Keshav, etc. I also loved reading comics - Tintin, Asterix, and Mad. I was also an Amar Chitra Katha addict. I liked the Amul butter campaign too! In school I used to doodle on my school diary and illustrate my own comics. During my graduation in Fine Arts, I used flip books and storyboard panels to illustrate my ‘ad campaign’ project. So I guess it was the storytelling that excited me.

During my final year of graduation we visited NID as part of an all India study tour. I had heard about NID and was very curious to know about their animation department. I had seen and enjoyed many animation films but I didn’t know there was a place where you could learn how to make one! When we went to NID, it was vacation time so there were no students around. However the student workplaces looked so exciting! Some had their matchbox cover collection pinned on their soft boards; some had storyboards, doodles and so on. I knew right away that this is where I wanted to be. I applied to NID for my post graduation in animation film design and fortunately got through. That’s where I got introduced to design and inspiring teachers and batch mates. The design process to me is a simple, logical guideline that helps you to approach your work and apply your art with more clarity. At NID I got the opportunity to explore film making and tell my stories my way.

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SUSTAINABILITY

His engineering background helps Manu Narendran better understand how to work with bamboo as a construction material

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EDUCATION

After many years spent sharing his knowledge with students at some of the country’s top design schools, Chandra Vijai Singh is now in the process of setting up his own furniture studio

The NID influence What made me choose design as a career? I had drawing and painting as a subject at school, Mayo College, which had a strong Fine Arts department. Another creative aspect which began to emerge was drawing cartoons.

This was also the time when I developed an interest in the work done in the school’s wood and metal workshop.

By the time I finished school, NID had started its under graduate program and my painting teacher Mr. Penkar advised me to apply to the institute as design had wider scope than fine arts.

When I joined NID, the craft of block printing was reemerging in Jaipur, my hometown. Some people I knew were setting up block printing units and so I was advised to pursue textile design. However, during the foundation year my interest in textile design began to wane. Graphics and Furniture Design began to look interesting. As creating something in three dimensions was very appealing, I chose Furniture Design as a specialization.

Geometric understanding helped me to think in three dimensions. What gave me the best results and most satisfaction was designing and making folding furniture, as one not only had to understand the kinetics and design, one had to make a 50 POOL #85

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FASHION

Shivangi Lahoty’s Inaaya brand is synonymous with pastel colors, each creation a fairytale in the making

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