work. experience.
~MY PROFESSIONAL COURSE OF LIFE~
Down below this parallax is my career history over the years.
I’ve inculcated critical skills, openness & unbiased exposure that led me to partner with
creative industry professionals and researchers as we worked on exceptional social projects.
I completed Bachelor of Design in Information Arts and Information Design Practices (IAIDP) from
Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Bangalore in 2019.
Review my resume to learn more about my profile and acquired skills.
FEB 2023
Sound and Cinematics Designer
As part of Global Game Jam 2023 with the theme ROOTS and amongst the 7600 games submitted across 108 countries! We present to you Gravitree: The Root that never was...
Go back in time to change the historical event where Isaac Newton formulates the theory of universal gravity. He being the ROOT cause for the subject of theoretical physics in the high school curriculum; Sam with the help of Sir Lunas Johanson, the theologist attempts to erase the historical event from happening.
JUNE 2021 - APRIL 2022
Visual Designer and Researcher
Fields of View (FoV) are a not-for-profit group that engages in designing tools to improve the process of policy making and develops tools, such as GAMES and SIMULATIONS, using research at the intersection of technology, social sciences, and art, with the view to enhance the policy making process by boosting decision-making, learning, and participatory planning.
My role as an in-house visual designer was to work on
• Visual content for information and instructional design in the digital and print medium
• Communication design for promotion/presentation material
Our accomplishments and my responsibilities along with the team during my exposure to design consultancy for FoV,
Lead the visual and game design team for FoV's 10th-anniversary campaign event (online) with the successful release of our new digital game Solemnly Resolve for POLITY.
Designed the stall exhibit and offline game launch exhibition of Solemnly Resolve @BIC Hub'ba 2022.
Lead the visual and game asset design for the installation of Dhuaandil (Air Pollution game) in association with Khoj @Air Expo 2022.
Provided visual and pitch presentation designs for the tool called E-QLT: A Tool to enhance social protection for vulnerable groups in the society
Published and released our team's reports along with our respective collaborators
Networks of Care: Partnerships for Relief and Support during the COVID-19 Second Wave in Karnataka.
COVID-19: Sustaining Momentum and Collaborations, Case study on the Relief Ecosystem in Karnataka.
Design Activity Toolkit- Participation in Play: Demonstrating a practicable approach to people’s participation in the context of policymaking during COVID-19.
Designed FoV's game posters for the ISAGA conference 2021 and provided design edits for the FoV talk at G4C Asia-Pacific 2021.
JUNE 2021 - APRIL 2022
Visual Designer
At Thumbi Labs, we put research to work for a sustainable future.
By leveraging our interdisciplinary expertise in technology, social sciences, and the arts, we provide consulting services and build, design, and deploy products.
My role as an in-house visual designer was to work on
• Visual content for information and instructional design in the digital and print medium
• Communication design for promotion/presentation material
My major contributions to workshops designed for client projects,
Take a Step- An Dutch-based game activity to bridge the gap between international migrants and native Dutch employers to improve employment opportunities and community bonding in society.
WASCA (Water Security and Climate Adaptation in Rural India) workshop design for internal training enhancement at GIZ.
Collective Actions Network (CAN) AT KOLAR workshop in collaboration with Rainmatter Foundation.
JULY 2021
Sound and Visual Design
BreathSync - A seated VR biofeedback experience that teaches, visualizes, and encourages deep belly breathing to promote mindfulness and reduce stress.
Interact with your environment by using deep breathing techniques to calm your mind. As you breathe deeply, your breath will gradually reveal new aspects of the virtual environment. Sync your breathing to the environment and see what you find!
This prototype was developed in 48 hours for the 2021 XR Brain Jam hosted by Games for Change and Carnegie Mellon University. The project won the laurel for "Best Research Application."
https://sunchasers.itch.io/breathsync
My contributions were game design ideation, sound and visual design for the team.
SEPT 2020 - SEPT 2021
Ekam Mitra (Volunteer)
These are free of charge, but require a certain standard of respect and sacredness. Ekam circles offer 8 gifts to the participant through a process of digestible-wisdom, powerful meditation, joyful sharing and connection with the divine.
SEPT 2019 – FEB 2020
Junior Artist (Internship)
Worked with the Graphics Team @CuttingCrewStudio where my contributions were:
A. ANIMATED MUSIC VIDEO_ CHILL MAAR
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CEjGP2BpSJ8/
• Story Boarding,
• Illustrations,
• 2D animation
B. Assisting in Motion Graphics and Video Editing for other client projects
JAN 2019 – APR 2019
Thesis Project
Srishti Collective 2019_UnderGrad show @BangaloreInternationalCentre
A/range of storage products were designed by me for Industree at Impact Edge Lab that are expandable or contractible to collapsible upon need and scale used within home accessories category. The idea sparked from a need in a product whose semantics, interaction and experience would indicate that the user is short of the goods/supplies, reminding the user to cater to that need.
MAY 2018 – JUN 2018
Junior Graphic Designer (Internship)
My tasks for Digital Content Marketing Services' @TheInformationCompany:
• Social Media Marketing (Video Editing),
• Magazines (Masthead, Cover and Spreads),
• Newsletters,
• Interactive Content Banners,
• Creative Writing (Copywriting and Company Profile),
• Website Wireframes (Company Homepage profile, creating Learning and Test modules for client)
NOV 2017 – DEC 2017
Design Assistant
Collaborative 'SPARTH_Place in Orbit' studio space with German Media Artist Thomas Heidtmann @BangaloreFantastic.
Along with my teammates, we had the opportunity to explore the dimensions of light, sound, sensors, projections and AR to create PSLV-C37 -inspired interactive installations. We built an installation that consisted of four parts: a mission control panel, a sculpture inspired by the mission’s main cargo CartoSat-2D, and smaller satellites that simulate CubeSats. These physically present objects were accompanied by several virtual objects.
NOV 2016 – DEC 2016
Design Assistant
Collaborative 'Port of Entry' studio space with Danish Sculptor/Artist Eva Koch
@Kochi-MuzirisBiennale2016.
Myself and my fellow group of design students from Srishti had an opportunity to learn from Eva Koch who is famous sculptor for her video installations. It was an incredible opportunity to explore the town of Mattancherry and Fort Kochi to learn and connect with people and culture of tourism, art and fisheries. Our team used this opportunity to tell stories of travel and ferries through projections and scrap material. This was to create an immersive experience between the viewer and the dancing lights contained within the domed Mill Hall.
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