Episodes
Vaibhav Kumaresh is the founder and director at Vaibhav Studios, Mumbai. He studied Fine Arts in Mysuru and holds a post-grad Diploma in Animation from National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad. In this episode we discuss his journey, the state of the animation industry, education vs training within animation and advice for students who want to delve into this field.  This episode was originally recorded in 2018.
Published 05/06/20
Published 05/06/20
In this Bonus clip, Prof. Balaram focuses particularly on young designers and students and informs them about two avenues that require a deeper design intervention.
Published 05/05/20
C. Mohan is an Industrial Designer by profession, and a painter by hobby. A graduate of National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, he further studied Jewellery Manufacturing Arts at the Gemological Institute of America, in LA, USA. He is passionate about education and had been running his own 'unconventional' school in Coimbatore for seven years. He then moved to the Accessory design department of NIFT, Bengaluru where he was the Chairperson of the Accessory Design Program. Later he joined DJ...
Published 05/05/20
Principal Faculty and Discipline Lead of Film & Video Communication Department at NID, Ahmedabad. Prof. Arun Gupta has taught various filmmaking courses (including Direction, Scriptwriting, Film Language and Film Appreciation) for more than two decades, at NID and elsewhere. He has a Post-Graduate Diploma in Film Direction from FTII, Pune and a BA in English Literature from the University of Delhi. He has had a long stint in Indian television before joining full-time teaching at NID. He...
Published 05/05/20
P.M. Dalwadi graduated in Fine Arts (painting) at M.S. University, Baroda and stumbled into a post-graduation in Visual Communication at NID, Ahmedabad; Where he eventually worked as member of Educational Board, member of Management Board and head of Audio-Visual department. In this episode, we discuss his journey of 45+ years within the design and photography sphere.  Originally posted on 12th Jun, 2018
Published 05/05/20
S Balaram is an industrial designer, senior faculty and former Chairman of Education at the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad in India. He was also the founder dean at DJ Academy of Design, Coimbatore for 13 years and currently hold the position of Director at Sasi Creative Institute Of Design. This conversation was originally posted on 1st Jan, 2018.
Published 05/05/20
S Balaram is an industrial designer, senior faculty and former Chairman of Education at the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad in India. He was also the founder dean at DJ Academy of Design, Coimbatore for 13 years and currently hold the position of Director at Sasi Creative Institute Of Design.  This conversation was originally posted on 20th Dec, 2017.
Published 05/05/20