Episodes
Hi there! Join me in conversating with Charli Prangley who is a designer, content creator, speaker, writer, and mentor. She is currently a creative director at Convertkit- which is a marketing hub for creators to build their community and monetize by selling digital products and subscriptions. Charlie is also a design YouTuber. She hosts the podcast show Inside marketing design and co-hosts the podcast show The Design Life. She is originally from New Zealand and she is currently based out of...
Published 01/03/23
Published 01/03/23
Here is part 2 of the episode with Saptarshi Prakash, the Director of Design at Swiggy - India's leading online food ordering and delivery app. In part 1 of this episode, we talked about topics varying from transitioning from an IC to a manager, building and nurturing a team, to becoming a content creator. In this episode, we talk about being a mentor, personal branding, Web3, etc. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  TIME STAMPS:...
Published 12/11/22
Hey folks. Join me in conversating with Saptarshi Prakash, the Director of Design at Swiggy - India's leading online food ordering and delivery app. In part 1 of this episode, we talk about topics varying from transitioning from an IC to a manager, building and nurturing a team, to becoming a content creator. And this is definitely not a UI/UX discussion for I am not a product designer. This was a fun discussion with a lot of takeaways for me. And stay tuned for part 2 of this...
Published 08/12/22
Hey TDC fam! Join me in my conversation with Sneha Sankar - a Brand experience designer, an art director, an illustrator, and a typography enthusiast. She has co-founded the design consulting firm Prophecy: an innovation, strategy, and design consultancy focused on building digital products and brands. Sneha also teaches Brand experience design with the 10kdesigners community platform. She has experience in designing for tech firms like Ola, Unacademy, and has done art direction for a number...
Published 03/19/22
Hey TDC fam! Join me in my conversation with Melvin Thambi: a wonderful artist, an NFT enthusiast, a creative director, and a creative entrepreneur. He has over 14 years of global experience influencing product design with brands including Facebook, LinkedIn, eBay, etc. Today he is a Creative Director at Riversand - a global software company that empowers enterprises to transform their data into an engine of growth.  Chapters: 11:30 Pros/Cons of working abroad  18:22 Creative...
Published 03/15/22
Hey TDC fam! Join me in my conversation with Shivam Thapliyal - a fantastic illustrator/visual designer/creative coder/animator who is also gearing up his 3d design skills lately. The man’s works speak for themselves for the bright colors he uses in his designs light up the consumer/viewer. If you are using Swiggy and you love the beautiful visuals in the app, this man is one of the designers who’s responsible for the delight that the app delivers. We discuss transitioning from engineering...
Published 02/27/22
Hey wonderful Listeners. Nori Norbhu is an amazing illustrator and a budding creative entrepreneur currently based out of Bangalore. I have been watching Nori grow for the past two years and believe me, she has had an incredible journey. She is currently working on her online store for admirers of art and design. She has designed stationaries like notebooks, posters, keychains, etc. Below are the links to her works: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noriiart/ Website: https://noriiart.com/
Published 02/06/22
Hey everyone. This is your host Shakthi Hari. There are things that I wish I knew when I started out as a designer like how to price your works, how to create your portfolio, how to prepare for design interviews, how to manage your time, how to design for B2C organizations, etc. Let's talk. Let's exchange ideas. Stay connected to hear everything in and out about all domains of design from the experts themselves. And sometimes, I'd just share the learnings from my own experiences. I believe...
Published 07/16/21