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December 2017 | # 88
INDI Design team at India’s Best Design Awards ceremony 2017
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How to get a job in these times! Let’s face it - design studios are facing difficult times and there are far too many designers looking for jobs in the market. Combine that with the number of students looking for projects and internships and you understand the frustration of young designers. In times like these, what should you do to get a job? Here are three practical tips: 1. Meet offline: Companies view email applications for jobs as spam. They receive them by the dozens and do not bother to look at most. Perhaps the best bet is to visit the design company and personally meet the creative director or the owner. Try and get an appointment or just land up with the intention that you will keep turning up to meet them till you get the job. Do this with a few design companies.
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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.
2. Use social media: Mark a few design studios, follow their work, network with other people in design studios and keep in touch with them. When they are ready to announce their requirements, you will be the first to hear of them! 3. Go beyond design: Design companies will not be able to pass up a candidate who is ready to multitask. Spend time getting familiar with business software, and writing proposals or other peripheral activities that design studios may find useful. These tips assume that you have good skills and a professional grade portfolio ready. Rejection does not mean that you are not qualified. Trust your skills and thinking. Believe me, a few rejections will only do you good. All the best.. Sudhir
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ANIMATION
A keen storyteller, freelance animator and illustrator, Lavanya Naidu is seeking a larger canvas to tell her tales
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COVER STORY
Kiran Sethi infecting kids with the ‘I Can’ spirit - FIDS for KIDS
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PRODUCT DESIGN
As Design Center Manager for Philips Design in Bangalore, Abhimanyu Kulkarni has the opportunity to inspire a team to create iconic products that are synonymous with the company
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DIGITAL
As a UX Design/ Research/ Strategy professional working for the country’s leading online ticket booking company, Sonal Malhotra has the opportunity to really connect with its users
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PHOTOGRAPHY
While filmmaking is his true métier, Ishaan Nair is currently making a mark in the world of fashion through his flair for photography
How did you discover your passion for photography? IN: I discovered my love for photography on a family vacation to Italy when I was 12. My mother had 36 images on her roll of film and I was allowed half the number for my abstractions; the rest were for touristy family pictures. And at 12 I realized it was a career in the arts for me! I pursued a BFA at School of Visual Arts New York, majoring Direction and Cinematography. Photography was a happy accident and a byproduct of my training in cinema. New York’s diversity and its 32 POOL #88
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Social entrepreneur and designer, Subrata Pandey has a vision to create a better life for marginalized communities by guiding them to use their creative skills
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JEWELRY
Divya and Pragya Batra have a passion for silver that they’ve harnessed into striking handcrafted jewelry under the Quirksmith label
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INDIA’S BEST DESIGN AWARDS 2017
THE POOL SHOW 2017 India’s Best Design Awards ceremony 2017, preceded by the POOL Show, was recently held at Hilton Conrad Pune Bringing together renowned design professionals, educators and some of the most respected businessmen in India, this top-notch design event was attended by more than 200 guests.
The most eagerly awaited awards ceremony, felicitating winners of India’s Best Project Awards and India’s Best Studio Awards 2017, concluded the evening on a high note.
The POOL Show presented a unique and exclusive networking event, comprising of select presentations and Poolside-chats of industry leaders with rising stars in a relaxed atmosphere. Requested to ‘think beyond design thinking’, speakers shared their experiences, inspirations, and even arguments with their guests and audience.
Thirty-one awards, including 19 for India’s Best Design Projects and 12 for India’s Best Design Studios, were presented to winners across 20 design categories. The Jury panel of leading design experts in the fields of visual communication, industrial design, experience design, branding, craft, textile, design innovation and social impact design, was invited
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FASHION
Pallavi Kandoi’s eponymous label reflects her commitment to creating fashion that has its roots in the handcrafted traditions of India “Let yourself be silently drawn by the stronger pull of what you really love.” I strongly believe in this quote by Rumi. The Pallavi Kandoi label believes handmade is luxury and we try to promote our artisans through our work. We believe that it is they who make our brand. We try to position ourselves more as a fair trade company where we are striving to explore the hand art mediums to the fullest. We try to make products that people can relate to and feel happy while they are wearing them. I want to make simple designs that are more wearable. I use cotton, cotton silk, and silk, natural fabrics, and prefer prints and colors that are fresh and buoyant. The silhouettes tend to be simple to minimize the impact of colors and prints. www.indipool.com 58
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