D Talks - The Design Podcast

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 experience

59:19 Unlearning, Learning & Coursework

1:19:35 Picking up a Design Project

1:27:30 What helped in the design exam prep

1:33:08 Conclusion

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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 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 she worked really hard to overcome the challenges she had faced during her journey. If you have any questions for Shriya, mention them in the comments below.

00:00 - Introduction

01:52 - Design Thinking: How did it change her perspective

04:12 - Transitioning from Engineering with backlogs to Design

08:16 - The first introduction to UX/UI designing

11:40 - Convincing Parents/Friends - Clarity in your thoughts is the key

16:14 - UX designer position from an engineering college.

19:36 - Engineering: Backlogs | Mental Pressure

28:30 - First Job as a UX designer

32:50 - Design feedbacks

41:05 - 2nd Job and Selection Process

47:30 - Hiring process in the industry

49:26 - Things Shriya would've done differently

52:56 - Importance of Formal Design Education

56:52 - Writing my SOP

59:50 - Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences

1:00:03 - Professional Certifications

Host - Sanjay Reddy

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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 education in pandemic

30:44 - Relevance of design now & in future

35:58 - Mentality during a pandemic

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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 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 magazines including Forbes France.

00:00 - Introduction

06:19 - Design Journey

15:43 - From Artist to Designer

23:00 - From an idea to final execution

25:49 - Feasibility of a project

30:15 - Car Design & Emotion

33:30 - Emotions are an integral part of Design

34:40 - Inside Renault Design Studio

38:46 - Timeframe for ideation

41:35 - Market research/Trends

47:22 - Multiple projects at a time

49:33 - Creative blocks

50:46 - Source of inspiration

55:39 - Suggestions for aspirants


Host - Sanjay Reddy

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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 interview experience

14:50 - Graphic Design at NID

20:37 - Semester-wise modules in Graphic Design at NID

27:22 - Prospects

30:10 - Exchange Program

32:11 - Suggestions for Design aspirants

Host - Sanjay Reddy

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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 National Institute of Design (NID).

The kind of problems students solve in Ceramic & Glass, semester-wise courses that they take in the Bachelors in Design program at NID, kind of projects they do, understanding of clay bodies & materials, future prospects, and how a ceramic & glass designer can find apply his learnings to different industries.

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:03:04 - Experience at NID

00:08:05 - Design journey

00:14:07 - First Day at NID

00:18:15 - B.Des First Year

00:25:11 - Selecting Majors

00:31:51 - Ceramic & Glass (Semester-wise)

00:53:19 - Graduation Project

01:00:53 - Future Plans

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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 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 - The Design Podcast, Angkeeta talks about How she got into design How she made it through the design entrance exams What is Lifestyle Accessory Design What does NID offer in Lifestyle accessory design How being passionate and honest can make you land a seat in NID and much more

00:00 - Introduction

02:22 - Design Community

05:47 - Angkeeta's Design Journey

13:21 - Passion

15:34 - Exam Preparation

21:09 - Books/magazines to read

23:11 - Interview: LAD

26:11 - Interview Apparel

28:31 - Why Lifestyle Accessory Design

30:33 - What is Lifestyle Accessory Design

31:02 - Semesterwise modules in LAD | Semester 1

32:53 - Modules | Semester 2

34:12 - Semester 2 | Open Elective

36:46 - Interdisciplinary nature of LAD

38:36 - Internship after Semester 2

40:55 - Being Openminded

42:15 - Exchange Program

45:04 - Funny interview story | Sanjay Reddy

48:25 - Modules before exchange program

51:58 - Israel Experience

56:16 - Holon Institute of Technology | Faculty of Design | Israel

01:06:04 - From Israel to India

01:08:11 - System Design

01:09:15 - Placements at NID

01:13:03 - Suggestions for Design aspirants

01:14:18 - Industry Experience

01:26:15 - NID a Life-Changing experience

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Host - Sanjay Reddy

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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 - 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

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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 entrance exams, etc. He also shares some interesting questions he was asked by the jury in the Strategic Design Management interview at NID. While he was at NID, Akhil was able to go deeper into various aspects semester by semester which he explains here in detail. His master's thesis was about educating school children about Design. He talks about how to explain the understanding of design to school students.

Here are the highlights

00:00 - Introduction to the episode

01:20 - Akhil Babu Introduction

02:53 - from engineering to design

12:11 - how to choose domains

17:17 - How to prepare for design entrance exams

22:09 - How to know what you are good at/How to focus your preparation

23:36 - SDM | How to approach questions & what is expected out of a student

31:18 - SDM Portfolio

34:11 - SDM Interview

38:57 - Your mindset matters

44:26 - What is SDM

56:59 - Understanding of Design

1:12:04 - Is it important to know Design Softwares

Host - Sanjay Reddy

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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 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 Design. She talks about Toy & Game Design in detail, the career prospects, the myths around this field of design at NID, etc.

Here is the list of books she recommends

Design of everyday life

Hooked

Steal like an artist

Selling the invisible

The blue ocean

Be our guest

There is no business that is not a show business

Nudge

The medici effect

Six thinking hats

The naked ape

The little prince

Animal farm

Panchtantra

Aesops fable

How to read better & Faster

Host - Sanjay Reddy

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