Vipul Sachdeva, a 3D designer based out of Delhi. He's been in the design space for the last 5 years and his work focuses on 3D stylized characters and motion designing.   Growing up, he was always fascinated by the world of animation and comics like Chacha Chaudhari, Pinki, etc. Not just for the entertainment value but fascinated by their capacity to communicate messages with simplicity. Their simplistic yet visually appealing style always stood out for him. The cinematic wonder of the...

Homa Praveen | Assistant Manager, Design & Development, Design Pod After graduating in Knitwear Design from NIFT, Homa decided to go for Masters in Apparel Design from NID. She talks about how she came to that decision and how she planned her preparation around her day job. 00:00 - Start   05:40 - Homa Praveen's journey | NIFT to NID  08:23 - How is Maters different from bachelor  11:03 -  NID Preparation   16:45 - Managing work with the preparation   23:00 - Sketching...

In this episode of D Talks - The Design Podcast, Navneeth shares his journey into Transportation Design.   How he evolved in the process, how he handled rejection, what did he do when he realized transportation design isn't what he expected it to be, and much more.    Timestamps   00:36 - Introduction  06:58 - How did you convince your parents   08:25 - Moving to Italy  09:48 - Design Education   12:55 - Mindset  18:07 - Thesis   23:19 - Moving to Tokyo | Honda Experience  28:45 -...

With design entrance exams just around the corner, Sanjay talks about how one can deal with exam pressure and anxiety. How to come up with a plan that can help you in the exam prep.  Host - Sanjay Reddy  https://www.instagram.com/sanjayreddy144/ Crash course for UCEED, CEED, NID & NIFT https://online.designexstudio.com/s/store/courses/description/Crash-Course-2022

Right from the idea to the product launch, in this episode of D Talks - the Design Podcast, Navneeth Kannan talks about the entire journey of Dispatch Vehicles.    Timestamps   00:00 - Introduction   04:10 - How did Dispatch happen?  19:26 - Response after launch  24:06 - Experience working w/people   28:38 - The Process   31:29 - Working w/engineers  36:00 - Standardization   38:00 - Product Timeline   40:49 - Biggest Challenge   42:15 - Conclusion...

In this episode of D Talks - the Design Podcast, we discuss New Media Design. We have Manushi, AIR 1 in NID'18, now working as a Ux Designer at Microsoft.   Manushi shares her journey into design, what worked for her and how she overcame the challenges that she faced. The coursework of New Media Design at the National Institute of Design is discussed in detail in this episode.   Timestamps   00:00 Introduction   06:43 Design journey & NID Exam  52:15 New Media Design | NID...

When one decides to follow their passion, everything else becomes secondary for them. They're focused on what they want to achieve and no hurdle is too big. Such is the story of Shriya Salunkhe. Shriya failed in many subjects in engineering and was clueless about what to do in life until she fell in love with UX.  The amount of work she had put in to learn about UX over the years eventually landed her a job. She is now working as an Associate UX Designer at Precisely.  Shriya talks about how...

A conversation between Prasanna Gadkari, UX Designer at Amazon & Sanjay Reddy Hightlights of the conversation -  00:00 - Introduction   01:58 - Challenges at work during Pandemic   13:05 - Do this if you're looking for opportunities  17:41 - How can freelancers get projects in Pandemic   19:47 - How to design for an uncertain future  23:20 - Design education in pandemic  30:44 - Relevance of design now & in future  35:58 - Mentality during a pandemic Host - Sanjay...

Hit the feeling right and the form will be beautiful eventually.  says Nikhil Sorte, a Transportation Design at Groupe Renault who has a  Masters in Transportation Design from IAAD, Turin, Italy.    In this conversation with Sanjay Reddy, Nikhil talks about the importance of emotions in car design and how passionate he is about Transportation design and his job. Nikhil was able to present scale models of his projects at Auto Expo in Delhi multiple times. His projects have been featured in...

Nikita Jaiswal, an M.Des in Graphic Design from the National Institue of Design (NID) talks about how she switched to design from an architectural background. In this episode, she also delves deep into semester-wise courses that are offered in Graphic Design at NID.  00:00 - Introduction  01:05 - Nikita's Design journey  08:53 - Portfolio  11:55 - NID interview experience 14:50 - Graphic Design at NID 20:37 - Semester-wise modules in Graphic Design at NID 27:22 - Prospects  30:10 -...

This episode of D Talks - The Design Podcast is all about Ceramic & Glass Design offered at the National Institute of Design.    Shreya Lokhande, Bachelor in Design with majors in Ceramic & Glass Design talks about the discipline Ceramic & Glass. In this conversation with Sanjay Reddy, Shreya also talks about her experience in the B.Des program at the National Institute of Design (NID).   The kind of problems students solve in Ceramic & Glass, semester-wise courses that they...

What does Lifestyle Accessory Design(LAD) at NID offer?  What are the modules that are taught in LAD?  What roles can one assume after graduating in LAD?  How to prepare yourself for LAD?  Angkeeta Goswami, graduated in Lifestyle Accessory Design from NID in 2018. She is now working as a CX Researcher & Design Strategist at Crompton Greaves. During her masters at NID Angkeeta also had an opportunity to go to Isreal as part of the exchange program at NID.    In this episode of D Talks...

00:00 - Introduction  02:05 - Journey into Design 06:27 - Exam preparation 09:32 - Second round & Interview at IISc Bangalore 14:40 - Interview  16:53 - What does IISc offer 18:46 - Semester wise coursework 24:35 - From Designing to launching a product 26:50 - Startup Culture at IISc 30:22 - Career options 32:13 - IISc campus 33:43 - How is IISc different from IDC/NID 35:45 - Suggestions for Design aspirants 40:10 - Observation 43:59 - Summary for aspirants

Host, Sanjay Reddy talks to Akhil Babu who completed his M.Des in Strategic Design Management from NID. Akhil is now working as a Designer at IBM.  In this episode, Akhil talks about his journey into design. Coming from an engineering background, how he convinced his parents that he wants to go for design, what strategy he used to prepare for design entrance exams, etc. He also shares some interesting questions he was asked by the jury in the Strategic Design Management interview at NID....

This episode is about Aditi Sharma's story, how she did not give up after a failed first attempt at NID, how she managed to find mentors who would guide her, how she planned her preparation, and so on.  Often times we hear students who give up after their first attempt at NID, UCEED, CEED, or NIFT. Aditi's story tells us how with dedication and one can make it through the exam and how one can inform oneself about design.  Aditi Sharma secured an All India Rank 4 in NID 2020 in Toy & Game...

Aditya Sharma, worked at Amazon for 2 years as a designer without a formal education in Design. He secured an All India Rank 3 in NID 2020 and All India Rank 7 in CEED 2020.  He shares how he made it to Amazon and how he prepared for the design entrance exams. 

One of our students Samriddhi Uniyal secured an All India Rank 13 in NID 2020 (B.Des) and Rank 51 in NIFT. In this video, she shares the preparation strategy that helped her to secure these top ranks.    Waiting to learn the nuances of cracking CEED/UCEED/NID/NIFT entrance exams from experienced CEED and NID experts? Fret not! We here at Designex Studio have designed the most comprehensive courses designed by NID and CEED top rankers just for you and it is online!    Check out our...

A bunch of designers who came together to support the skilled artisans who make Lacquer toys. They collectively call themselves the Indian Design Society.  In this episode Faiza Qidwai, one of the contributors shares how they came up with the idea. Please feel free to visit www.indiandesignsociety.org for more info.  Follow D Talks on Instagram @dtalksthedesignpodcast

In this episode Shivangi, studying Masters in Communication Design at IDC, IIT Bombay shares how she prepared for the Ceed exam. Things that worked for her and things that did not. She secured an All India Rank 7 in Ceed 2020 and got into Industrial Design and Communication Design at IDC.

Jatin Anand who secured an All India Rank 2 in UCEED 2020 shares how he prepared for the exam. what worked for him and what did not. He received guidance from his mentors and says it is absolutely necessary for students who want to appear for design entrance exams. 

In this episode, Pallavi Gautam shares her experience as a Mobility Designer. She switched from engineering to design by pursuing a Masters in Design from IIT Delhi. Having worked at Royal Enfield for 5 years as an Industrial Designer after graduation, she decided to go for a second Master's degree at Artcenter College of design, California.   Please visit www.pallavigautam.com to check out her work. 

Whenever we think about Transportation Design all that comes to our mind are those crazy perspective sketches, dramatic photoshop renders, and alias models. We often design for the design briefs, but how does that design brief come into existence? Who creates those briefs for the automotive giants? What does the process of designing a brief involve?  In this episode, Harsh Agarwal talks about exactly that.  He is a Masters in Transportation Systems and Design from Artcenter, California. He...

UCEED, CEED, NID & NIFT. These are the Design Entrance Exams in India. There are so many questions that pop up in the mind of a design aspirant when he or she thinks about the design entrance exams. Questions, like I have studied Psychology in my bachelors, am I eligible for this exam?, How can I start my preparation? What are the things that are expected out of you as a candidate and so on. Prasanna Gadkari, a UX Designer at Amazon & Founder of TEACUP BLOG, a blog where over 400...

This episode is about the art of Cardmaking.  Swati Gupta, the owner of the brand - Hues of memories started her crafting journey in February 2014. She's been hooked to this art form since then and along with cardmaking, she specializes in Watercolour painting and calligraphy. She makes customised cards, gifts, tags, watercolour paintings and wooden magnets. She conducts workshops all over India online and offline. Her cards are more than just greeting cards, they have a story to tell. Swati...

Sumit Yempalle, a Visual Designer in the IT Industry, a talented Sitar player, and the director of Ek Cup Chaha shares his take on Storytelling. Ek Cup Chaha a stop motion animation film made using sand animation, received 11 Film festival selections & 12 awards. That includes RamMohan Viewer's choice award at Anifest conducted by the animation society of India, awards at Rajasthan International film festival & at Pune design festival. In this conversation, he also talks about the...