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Welcome to my show! I'm Sanjay Reddy, an engineer turned Designer, Author & Mentor. I had a very tough transition to design, spent sleepless nights figuring out how to make my way into design, reached out to many people, visited institutes, spoke to professors and what not. All of that just to know more about design. I want to make this journey easier & fun for design enthusiasts, aspirants and students. On this show, I have candid conversations with designers about topics ranging from how t ...
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Santosh Kocherlakota, one of the Co-founders of Earthen Tunes talks about their journey.Founded by alumni of NID - Vidyadhar Bhandare, Santosh Kocherlakota, and Nakul Lathkar, Earthen Tunes designs sustainable shoes using indigenous wool sourced responsibly from local pastoral and weaver communities. With their cross-subsidization initiative, these…
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Radhika Batra, working as an Apparel Designer at Adidas clears NID M.Des and secures an All India Rank 6 in general category. She shares her exam preparation strategies in this episode. ________________________________________Online courses for UCEED CEED NID & NIFT ________________________________________ Connect with Sanjay Reddy(Host)LinkedinADP…
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D Talks - The Design PodcastVaruna is a seasoned cross-functional designer and respected design educator, currently holding the role of Head of Digital Design and UX at Studio 5B-DRL. Holding nearly 12 years of multifaceted experience within the "Idea to Market" product domain, she is renowned for her unwavering dedication to customer satisfaction,…
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In this episode the host, Sanjay Reddy talks about how to sketch from different point of views. Sanjay talks about a technique that can help you to nail the scale and proportion every time you sketch in UCEED, CEED, NID, and NIFT exams. ________________________________________⁠Online courses for UCEED CEED NID & NIFT⁠ ______________________________…
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In conversation with Mayank Saxena, All India Rank 1 in NID 2023 - M.Des (Universal Design). ________________________________________ Online mentorship courses for UCEED CEED NID & NIFT________________________________________Timestamps00:00 - Introduction 06:30 - Managing job during preparation 08:23 - Selecting a domain 12:34 - Mindset shift | fir…
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Our host, Sanjay Reddy in conversation with Ananya Jindal, All India Rank 25, NID 2023. Ananya had won access to the B.Des Self-preparation course in one of the competitions organised by Designex Studio 00:00 - Introduction 10:42 - Preparation Strategy12:50 - Dealing w/other's opinions & choices 14:06 - Preparation routine 16:19 - NID exam experien…
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Established in 2014, HomeLane has grown into India’s tech-enabled home interiors brand, providing end-to-end interior services in a personalized, professional way. HomeLane currently services 20+ cities across the country through 40+ Studios.The woes of any Indian consumer looking at designing their home interiors or renovating the same have always…
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Nick Talbot is the Global Design and Innovation Head, Tata Elxsi. In his current role, Nick is responsible for all design initiatives for the Industrial Design division of Tata Elxsi across the globe including India. This includes innovation driven initiatives for customers and supporting them with new product creation, development and delivery. He…
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In this snippet from the latest episode of D Talks - The Design Podcast, Revathi Kant , the Chief Design Officer at Titan Company Limited talks about the future of design education in India. If you are wondering -Wether to go for design education or notShould you take up design at a bachelors or masters levelIf there is scope for design in IndiaHow…
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Design discussion with Revathi Kant, Chief Design Officer, Titan Company Limited. In this conversation, Revathi kant talks about the following: 00:00 - Episode Summary02:13 - Introduction05:04 - Changing preferences & inclinations06:08 - When to move/switch07:59 - How to leverage internships10:20 - Importance of Culture in Design13:32 - Designing f…
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Every year thousands of students apply for design entrance exams (UCEED, CEED, NID & NIFT) but we all know that there are only limited seats. it is for this and many other reasons many students face failure. Some succumb to the pressure, feel uneasy, sad, depressed and give up on their dream of becoming a designer. While others take a long time to …
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The future of Design ________________________________________ As a Lead UX Designer with expertise in SaaS and enterprise products, Amit Shetty brings a unique blend of creativity and technical skill to every project. With a focus on designing innovative, efficient, and user-focused interactions, Amit dedicated to helping businesses grow and scale …
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The Mindset and Portfolio needed while applying for Design jobs and Internships ________________________________________ As a Lead UX Designer with expertise in SaaS and enterprise products, Amit Shetty brings a unique blend of creativity and technical skill to every project. With a focus on designing innovative, efficient, and user-focused interac…
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Unlike UCEED, the second round of design entrance exams like CEED, NID and NIFT requires the student to have a portfolio. The portfolio typically consists of 3-4 projects but the challenge is - How to decide which projects to include? How to make a design portfolio? What to include in a design project? Where to start and how many pages should each …
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Unlike UCEED, the second round of design entrance exams like CEED, NID and NIFT requires the student to have a portfolio. The portfolio typically consists of 3-4 projects but the challenge is - How to decide which projects to include? How to make a design portfolio? What to include in a design project?Where to start and how many pages should each p…
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As a Lead UX Designer with expertise in SaaS and enterprise products, Amit Shetty brings a unique blend of creativity and technical skill to every project. With a focus on designing innovative, efficient, and user-focused interactions, Amit dedicated to helping businesses grow and scale through effective design solutions. With a passion for design,…
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As a Lead UX Designer with expertise in SaaS and enterprise products, Amit Shetty brings a unique blend of creativity and technical skill to every project. With a focus on designing innovative, efficient, and user-focused interactions, Amit dedicated to helping businesses grow and scale through effective design solutions. With a passion for design,…
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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 different modules in Apparel Design at NID. Online courses for UCEED, CEED, NID & NIFT https://online.designexstudio.com/s/store Host https://www.instagram.com/s…
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Soham Sinha is trained in Industrial Design and Architecture, currently offering User experience and Strategic Design solutions for Sage. An avid follower of Dieter Rams, I believe "Good design is thorough down to the last detail". Soham was one of the senior workshop facilitators during his time at Infosys ( 200+ designers). In this episode of D T…
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Prasanna Gadkari, a UX designer at Amazon talks about how to prepare for the UI/UX job interviews. If you want to apply at Amazon, Google, or any company for a UI/UX position or if you're an aspirant/design student wondering how to begin your preparation for the job interviews and what to expect in the selection process then this episode is for you…
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Hitesh Kumar, NID AIR 17 | Transportation Design. Yet another inspiring story of a young design aspirant chasing his dreams and we are humbled to have been a small part of Hitesh Kumar's journey. Hitesh, a student of Designex Studio, secured a seat in Transportation Design on his second attempt. In this episode of D Talks - The Design Podcast, Hite…
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Malvika Mohan AIR 4 | Animation, NID 2022 Malvika's interest in plots was piqued by narrative dances, graphic novels, and illustrations. As a classical dancer, studying body movements and expressions fascinated her. She enjoyed narrating storybooks to her friends and exploring their anticipation. Without school career counselling, she followed the …
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Apeksha has worn many hats in her career - consultant, team leader and design entrepreneur. She has spent a decade developing identities and designing products for over 45 organizations including Ananda in the Himalayas, Elle Decor, SEOY India Awards led by Jubilant Bhartia & Schwab Foundation, Hyatt, DLF, 32nd avenue, Guesthouser.com, Fundamento.a…
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We are super elated to share this story with you all today. Manya Wahi, a student of Designex Studio, secured an All India Rank 1 in UCEED this year. In this episode of D Talks - The Design Podcast, Manya talks about her journey, and how she prepared for the design entrance exams - UCEED & NID. How she managed time during her preparation while she …
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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 t…
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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 M…
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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 - Movi…
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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/Cra…
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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 - St…
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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…
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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 t…
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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 educatio…
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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…
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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 …
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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…
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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…
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Dhruva Rathod, a Masters in Product Design and Engineering talks about his design journey 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 - S…
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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…
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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 …
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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. Host - Sanjay Reddy Online courses for NID, CEED, UCEED & NIFT…
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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 @dtal…
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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. Host - Sanjay Reddy Online courses for NID, CEED, UCEED & NI…
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Jatin Anand, one of my students, 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. Host - Sanjay Reddy Online courses for NID, CEED, UCEED & NIFT…
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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…
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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…
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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 e…
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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…
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